08:58 AM EST, 02/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) down 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) marginally declining.

Medtronic ( MDT ) stock was down more than 4% after the company posted a decline in fiscal Q3 non-GAAP earnings.