ALC vs BAX vs RMD Stock Comparison

Alcon, Baxter International and Resmed Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALC Alcon Inc
$76.55 +21.2% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.31B
P/E
58.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
0.37%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.63 +5.3% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.16%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$239.16 +8.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 8, Alcon 2, Baxter International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCBAXRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.31B $13.26B $33.64B ALC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.7x -18.3x 21.5x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 12.6x 18.5x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +5.3% +9.0% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% -6.2% 27.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% -1.4% 22.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.0x -0.3x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.37% 0.16% 1.03% RMD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +42.8% -2.5% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -20.0%/yr -1.7%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 42.9% 31.1% ALC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 43/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ALCBAXRMD

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

AxisALCBAXRMD
Valuation 77 #54 of 229 86 #32 of 229 75 #58 of 229
Growth 46 #119 of 221 14 #191 of 221 58 #94 of 221
Profitability 76 #51 of 210 64 #77 of 210 100 #2 of 210
Financial Health 62 #93 of 240 17 #199 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Shareholder Returns 76 #36 of 147 34 #98 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Overall 67 43 80
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodALCBAXRMDSPY
1 month +21.2%+5.3%+8.4% -5.9%
3 months +10.1%-5.1%+7.1% -4.6%
6 months +19.8%+46.5%+15.6% +0.2%
Year to date -2.9%+34.1%-0.7% +7.5%
1 year +3.0%+42.8%-2.5% +8.2%
3 years +3.5%-25.7%+55.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +1.2%-9.4%+15.8% +19.0%
5 years -10.6%-67.2%-8.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-20.0%-1.7% +9.4%
10 years —-45.5%+316.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-5.9%+15.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALCBAXRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%42.9%31.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%44.3%33.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.401.050.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.101.00-0.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-82.3%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-9.6%-13.3% -5.9%
52-week high $87.18$28.35$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.02$15.80$182.82 $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.

MultipleALCBAXRMD
P/E now vs peer median 58.7xmedian 26.9x -18.3xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 27.1xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 26.4x 11.4xmedian 26.4x 20.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 0.88 0.58median 0.88 0.98median 0.88

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 monthsALCBAXRMD
Revenue $10.80B $11.61B $5.73B
Gross profit $6.17B $3.49B $3.50B
Operating income $948.00M -$221.00M $1.89B
Net income $643.00M -$723.00M $1.59B
Free cash flow $1.74B $1.16B $1.61B
R&D $1.43B $519.00M $393.82M
EPS (diluted) $1.30 $-1.39 $11.11
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $1.98B $1.01B
Total debt $4.72B $8.60B $409.60M
Shares (diluted) 496.20M 520.00M 143.41M
Enterprise value $28.28B $5.11B $28.08B

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
MetricALCBAXRMD
P/E 58.7x -18.3x 21.5x
P/FCF 21.4x 11.4x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 8.0x 19.0x
P/S 3.5x 1.1x 5.9x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.1x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – 27.1x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 42.1x -90.0x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF 22.9x 17.1x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 11.9x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 0.58 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCBAXRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 5.3% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 0.7% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% -7.1% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -7.7% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% -136.3% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 4.2% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.1% -112.0% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -31.6% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.7% -109.6% 13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% -31.5% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% 97.4% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 0.6% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 243.5% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -5.0% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCBAXRMD
Gross margin 57.2% 30.1% 61.1%
EBITDA margin – 6.3% 36.4%
Operating margin 8.8% -1.9% 33.0%
Pretax margin 6.9% -1.6% 35.1%
Net margin 6.0% -6.2% 27.8%
FCF margin 16.1% 10.0% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 14.3% 30.9%
Return on equity 2.9% -11.4% 25.4%
Return on assets 2.1% -3.7% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 3.6% -1.4% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 3.4% -1.4% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x -2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.9% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCBAXRMD
Debt / assets 15.2% 44.3% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 7.4x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 66.5% 27.6%
Equity / assets 69.4% 33.5% 72.4%
Interest coverage 9.2x – 81.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.38 11.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCBAXRMD
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -0.2% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.0% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -14.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -44.1% –

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.

ConsensusALCBAXRMD
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 18.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $2.03FY2026 $12.92FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -5.9% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.60BFY2026 $11.14BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +6.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +11.6% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCBAXRMD
Held by institutions 48.8% 100.0% 68.7%
Institutions holding 631 692 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +5.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 226 358 404
Institutions selling 274 194 360
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.85 1.12

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.

ALCBAXRMD
ALC 1.00 0.40 0.39
BAX 0.40 1.00 0.46
RMD 0.39 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALC, BAX and RMD?

Alcon (ALC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcon (ALC) $37.31B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.26B, Resmed (RMD) $33.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALC, BAX and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alcon (ALC) 58.7x, Baxter International (BAX) -18.3x, Resmed (RMD) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baxter International (BAX) is cheapest (Alcon (ALC) 23.6x, Baxter International (BAX) 12.6x, Resmed (RMD) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Resmed (RMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alcon (ALC) +8.5%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Alcon (ALC) 6.0%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Alcon (ALC) 3.6%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Alcon (ALC) +3.0%, Baxter International (BAX) +42.8%, Resmed (RMD) -2.5%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Alcon (ALC) -2.2%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest dividend yield: Alcon (ALC) 0.37%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%, Resmed (RMD) 1.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alcon (ALC) has been the steadiest (Alcon (ALC) 29.5%, Baxter International (BAX) 42.9%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALC, BAX and RMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Resmed (RMD) leads on 8. 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.