UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 18, 2026

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia

Canada

001-14956

98-0448205

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission file number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West, Laval, Québec, Canada H7L 4A8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(514) 744-6792

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, No Par Value	BHC	New York Stock Exchange	Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 18, 2026, Bausch Health Companies Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2025 and certain other financial information as of and for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference. This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release of Bausch Health Companies Inc., respecting financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, dated February 18, 2026
101.SCH						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.LAB						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 18, 2026


			BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.


By:			/s/ JEAN-JACQUES CHARHON
			Jean-Jacques Charhon
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

Bausch Health Companies Inc. 8-K