ALC vs DXCM vs RMD Stock Comparison

Alcon, Dexcom 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
$36.95B
P/E
57.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$84.46 +1.3% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.76B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$239.16 +8.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 6, Alcon 2, Dexcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCDXCMRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.95B $29.76B $33.64B ALC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.5x 30.0x 21.1x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 29.5x 18.5x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +13.0% +9.0% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 19.4% 27.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — 22.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +42.5% -2.5% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -11.9%/yr -1.7%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 38.1% 31.1% ALC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 74/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ALCDXCMRMD

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

AxisALCDXCMRMD
Valuation 77 #54 of 229 67 #77 of 229 75 #58 of 229
Growth 46 #119 of 221 82 #40 of 221 58 #94 of 221
Profitability 76 #51 of 210 99 #3 of 210 100 #2 of 210
Financial Health 62 #93 of 240 35 #156 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Shareholder Returns 76 #36 of 147 88 #18 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Overall 67 74 80
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodALCDXCMRMDSPY
1 month +21.2%+1.3%+8.4% -5.9%
3 months +10.1%+1.7%+7.1% -4.6%
6 months +19.8%+38.7%+15.6% +0.2%
Year to date -2.9%+27.3%-0.7% +7.5%
1 year +3.0%+42.5%-2.5% +8.2%
3 years +3.5%-10.9%+55.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +1.2%-3.8%+15.8% +19.0%
5 years -10.6%-46.8%-8.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-11.9%-1.7% +9.4%
10 years —+445.6%+316.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+18.5%+15.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALCDXCMRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%38.1%31.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%33.9%33.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.720.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.101.11-0.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-66.3%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-8.5%-13.3% -5.9%
52-week high $87.18$92.34$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.02$54.84$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.

MultipleALCDXCMRMD
P/E now vs peer median 58.7xmedian 26.9x 31.9xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 19.8xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 26.4x 28.7xmedian 26.4x 20.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 12.4xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 0.88 0.74median 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 monthsALCDXCMRMD
Revenue $10.80B $5.10B $5.73B
Gross profit $6.17B $3.24B $3.50B
Operating income $948.00M $1.22B $1.89B
Net income $643.00M $991.00M $1.59B
Free cash flow $1.74B $1.10B $1.61B
R&D $1.43B $608.10M $393.82M
EPS (diluted) $1.30 $2.58 $11.11
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $961.40M $1.01B
Total debt $4.72B – $409.60M
Shares (diluted) 496.20M 383.50M 143.41M
Enterprise value $27.92B $21.58B $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
MetricALCDXCMRMD
P/E 58.7x 31.9x 21.5x
P/FCF 21.4x 28.7x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 22.3x 19.0x
P/S 3.5x 6.2x 5.9x
P/B 1.7x 12.4x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 12.9x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – 19.8x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 42.1x 24.3x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 5.8x 5.8x
EV/FCF 22.9x 27.0x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 21.0x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 0.74 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCDXCMRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 13.0% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 14.5% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 21.5% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 14.2% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 57.4% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 34.2% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.1% 37.5% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 38.0% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.7% 46.1% 13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 43.0% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -2.3% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 23.7% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 3.4% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 30.0% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCDXCMRMD
Gross margin 57.2% 63.4% 61.1%
EBITDA margin – 29.4% 36.4%
Operating margin 8.8% 24.0% 33.0%
Pretax margin 6.9% 24.7% 35.1%
Net margin 6.0% 19.4% 27.8%
FCF margin 16.1% 21.5% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 27.7% 30.9%
Return on equity 2.9% 38.4% 25.4%
Return on assets 2.1% 15.6% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 22.0%
Return on capital employed 3.4% 29.9% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.0% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCDXCMRMD
Debt / assets 15.2% – 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 59.4% 27.6%
Equity / assets 69.4% 40.6% 72.4%
Interest coverage 9.2x – 81.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 7.60 11.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCDXCMRMD
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 2.2% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.2% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusALCDXCMRMD
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 18.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $2.86FY2026 $12.92FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +3.8% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.60BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +6.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +15.8% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCDXCMRMD
Held by institutions 48.8% 100.0% 68.7%
Institutions holding 631 977 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +6.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 226 521 404
Institutions selling 274 345 360
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.51 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.

ALCDXCMRMD
ALC 1.00 0.33 0.39
DXCM 0.33 1.00 0.33
RMD 0.39 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALC, DXCM and RMD?

Alcon (ALC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcon (ALC) $36.95B, Dexcom (DXCM) $29.76B, Resmed (RMD) $33.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALC, DXCM and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alcon (ALC) 57.5x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x, Resmed (RMD) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Alcon (ALC) 23.6x, Dexcom (DXCM) 29.5x, 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?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alcon (ALC) +8.5%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Alcon (ALC) 6.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Alcon (ALC) 3.6%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Alcon (ALC) +3.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) +42.5%, Resmed (RMD) -2.5%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Alcon (ALC) -2.2%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.9%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alcon (ALC) has been the steadiest (Alcon (ALC) 29.5%, Dexcom (DXCM) 38.1%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALC, DXCM 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 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.