ADMT vs EW vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Adm Tronics Unlimited, Edwards Lifesciences and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$90.81 +5.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.36B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.56 -9.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.65B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Edwards Lifesciences leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Edwards Lifesciences 7, Dexcom 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMTEWDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.38M $52.36B $29.65B EW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x 52.1x 30.0x DXCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.1x 27.8x DXCM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +14.6% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% 15.4% 20.1% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 9.0% — EW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -2.3x — EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% +12.4% +11.2% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -4.9%/yr -11.2%/yr EW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 180.8% 24.7% 40.7% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 78/100 77/100 EW

Percentile Scorecard

ADMTEWDXCM

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

AxisADMTEWDXCM
Valuation 52 #109 of 227 64 #83 of 227 71 #67 of 227
Growth 2 #214 of 219 55 #100 of 219 97 #8 of 219
Profitability 46 #111 of 206 95 #12 of 206 100 #1 of 206
Financial Health 16 #200 of 238 87 #31 of 238 33 #159 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 88 #17 of 134 87 #19 of 134
Overall 29 78 77
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • EW ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodADMTEWDXCMSPY
1 month 0.0%+5.2%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months +25.0%+8.5%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months -37.5%+10.4%+32.4% +8.2%
Year to date -50.0%+6.5%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -44.4%+12.4%+11.2% +12.3%
3 years -54.5%+47.2%-12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.1%+13.8%-4.2% +23.3%
5 years -58.3%-22.1%-44.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.1%-4.9%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years -68.8%+195.5%+316.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.0%+11.4%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMTEWDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 180.8%24.7%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 350.0%24.5%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.190.580.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.500.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.0%-54.3%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.3%-4.6%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $0.12$95.17$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$75.87$54.84 $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.

MultipleADMTEWDXCM
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 29.6x 52.1xmedian 29.6x 30.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 17.4x 30.2xmedian 17.4x 19.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.5xmedian 22.3x 36.5xmedian 22.3x 21.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 11.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.04 -6.07median 1.04 0.66median 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 monthsADMTEWDXCM
Revenue $3.24M $6.51B $4.97B
Gross profit $1.27M $5.07B $3.10B
Operating income -$288.99K $1.45B $1.14B
Net income -$395.64K $1.00B $999.70M
Free cash flow -$157.02K $1.43B $1.41B
R&D $522.65K $1.09B $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $1.74 $2.56
Cash & equivalents $222.62K $2.91B $1.11B
Total debt $1.93M $598.70M –
Shares (diluted) 67.59M 577.60M 390.10M
Enterprise value $2.28M $36.48B $19.97B

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
MetricADMTEWDXCM
P/E -8.5x 52.1x 30.0x
P/FCF -21.5x 36.5x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow -21.5x 30.4x 17.0x
P/S 1.0x 8.0x 6.0x
P/B 5.6x 4.9x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 5.6x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA -13.9x 30.2x 19.7x
EV/EBIT -12.5x 33.6x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 7.5x 5.6x
EV/FCF -23.0x 34.0x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -23.0x 28.3x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -6.07 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMTEWDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 14.6% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 15.3% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 13.0% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 11.9% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.9% -1.4% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 5.0% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -485.4% -75.8% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -10.2% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% -75.3% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -8.6% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 116.4% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 22.3% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 143.9% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 26.9% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMTEWDXCM
Gross margin 39.2% 77.8% 62.5%
EBITDA margin -8.0% 24.8% 28.2%
Operating margin -8.9% 22.3% 22.9%
Pretax margin -12.2% 21.8% 25.8%
Net margin -12.2% 15.4% 20.1%
FCF margin -4.8% 22.0% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% 26.4% 35.2%
Return on equity -67.4% 9.5% 35.8%
Return on assets -20.6% 7.4% 15.3%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed -41.9% 12.0% 27.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMTEWDXCM
Debt / assets 22.2% 4.3% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -2.3x –
Debt / FCF -2.9x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 22.7% 59.4%
Equity / assets 29.8% 77.3% 40.6%
Interest coverage -8.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 4.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -20.34 12.77 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMTEWDXCM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 1.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusADMTEWDXCM
Forward P/E – 32.1xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.83FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.7% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.24BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.2%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.6% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMTEWDXCM
Held by institutions – 90.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,323 974
Change in shares held, QoQ – +20.4% +6.3%
Institutions buying – 641 519
Institutions selling – 453 344
Buyers to sellers – 1.42 1.51

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.

ADMTEWDXCM
ADMT 1.00 -0.03 -0.04
EW -0.03 1.00 0.34
DXCM -0.04 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADMT, EW and DXCM?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $3.38M, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $52.36B, Dexcom (DXCM) $29.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADMT, EW and DXCM?

Dexcom (DXCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -8.5x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 52.1x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dexcom (DXCM) is cheapest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 32.1x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) leads (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -44.4%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +12.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%. Over five years, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) compounded fastest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -16.1%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -4.9%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 180.8%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 24.7%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADMT, EW and DXCM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) leads on 7. 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.