ADMT vs BSX vs SYK Stock Comparison

Adm Tronics Unlimited, Boston Scientific and Stryker Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$45.08 +2.6% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$63.38B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$301.50 +10.7% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$116.11B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.84B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boston Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boston Scientific 6, Stryker 4, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMTBSXSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.70M $63.38B $116.11B SYK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.4x 17.2x 31.1x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x 19.0x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +13.5% +8.5% BSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% 17.5% 14.4% BSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 10.5% 10.5% BSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.2x 1.7x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% -56.0% -21.4% SYK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr +0.8%/yr +2.4%/yr SYK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 180.8% 39.9% 30.6% SYK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 69/100 69/100 BSX

Percentile Scorecard

ADMTBSXSYK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADMTBSXSYK
Valuation 52 #109 of 227 89 #26 of 227 66 #77 of 227
Growth 2 #214 of 219 86 #32 of 219 66 #75 of 219
Profitability 46 #111 of 206 91 #19 of 206 89 #23 of 206
Financial Health 16 #200 of 238 42 #138 of 238 49 #123 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 39 #82 of 134 77 #32 of 134
Overall 29 69 69
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADMTBSXSYKSPY
1 month 0.0%+2.6%+10.7% -0.2%
3 months +25.0%-2.3%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months -37.5%-22.9%-6.2% +8.2%
Year to date -50.0%-52.7%-14.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.4%-56.0%-21.4% +12.3%
3 years -54.5%-9.0%+15.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.1%-3.1%+4.8% +23.3%
5 years -58.3%+4.3%+12.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.1%+0.8%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years -68.8%+109.8%+174.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.0%+7.7%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMTBSXSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 180.8%39.9%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 350.0%46.9%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.190.140.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-1.40-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.0%-61.6%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.3%-57.1%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.12$104.98$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$41.57$269.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADMTBSXSYK
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 29.6x 18.0xmedian 29.6x 31.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x 18.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.5xmedian 22.3x 18.0xmedian 22.3x 24.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.04 0.29median 1.04 2.81median 1.04

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADMTBSXSYK
Revenue $3.24M $21.00B $25.84B
Gross profit $1.27M $14.68B $16.79B
Operating income -$288.99K $4.15B $5.53B
Net income -$395.64K $3.67B $3.73B
Free cash flow -$157.02K $3.63B $4.70B
R&D $522.65K $2.15B $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $2.49 $9.66
Cash & equivalents $222.62K $539.00M $3.39B
Total debt $1.93M $12.62B $14.94B
Shares (diluted) 67.59M 1.47B 386.00M
Enterprise value $2.61M $58.15B $102.23B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADMTBSXSYK
P/E -8.5x 18.0x 31.0x
P/FCF -21.5x 18.0x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow -21.5x 14.4x 20.9x
P/S 1.0x 3.1x 4.5x
P/B 5.6x 2.6x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 3.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -13.9x 13.9x 18.8x
EV/EBIT -12.5x 18.6x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF -23.0x 21.4x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -23.0x 17.1x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.29 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMTBSXSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 13.5% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 16.1% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 16.3% 9.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 16.4% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.9% 31.9% 53.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 31.5% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -485.4% 46.9% 27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 59.0% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% 48.6% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 61.5% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 5.7% 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 28.7% 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 4.0% 16.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 33.9% 24.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMTBSXSYK
Gross margin 39.2% 69.9% 65.0%
EBITDA margin -8.0% 26.5% 26.1%
Operating margin -8.9% 19.8% 21.4%
Pretax margin -12.2% 18.4% 19.9%
Net margin -12.2% 17.5% 14.4%
FCF margin -4.8% 17.3% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% 21.6% 21.4%
Return on equity -67.4% 14.3% -3.9%
Return on assets -20.6% 8.2% -1.9%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 10.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed -41.9% 10.8% 13.7%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMTBSXSYK
Debt / assets 22.2% 27.9% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.2x 1.7x
Debt / FCF -2.9x 3.5x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 44.3% 50.0%
Equity / assets 29.8% 55.7% 50.0%
Interest coverage -8.0x 11.4x 9.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -20.34 3.01 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMTBSXSYK
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield – -0.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADMTBSXSYK
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.12FY2026 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $20.67BFY2026 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.6% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMTBSXSYK
Held by institutions – 90.5% 80.3%
Institutions holding – 1,481 2,264
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying – 738 1,102
Institutions selling – 610 852
Buyers to sellers – 1.21 1.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADMTBSXSYK
ADMT 1.00 0.13 -0.03
BSX 0.13 1.00 0.41
SYK -0.03 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADMT, BSX and SYK?

Stryker (SYK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $3.70M, Boston Scientific (BSX) $63.38B, Stryker (SYK) $116.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADMT, BSX and SYK?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -9.4x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.2x, Stryker (SYK) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.4x, Stryker (SYK) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Scientific (BSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%, Stryker (SYK) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Scientific (BSX) has the highest net margin (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%, Stryker (SYK) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Boston Scientific (BSX) leads (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%, Stryker (SYK) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stryker (SYK) returned the most: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -44.4%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -56.0%, Stryker (SYK) -21.4%. Over five years, Stryker (SYK) compounded fastest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -16.1%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.8%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stryker (SYK) has been the steadiest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 180.8%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 39.9%, Stryker (SYK) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADMT, BSX and SYK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boston Scientific (BSX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.