ALC vs OMCL vs RMD Stock Comparison

Alcon, Omnicell and Resmed Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALC Alcon Inc
$71.18 +8.8% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.24B
P/E
54.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
OMCL Omnicell, Inc.
$36.88 +7.5% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$252.81 +13.4% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.74B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 3, Omnicell 3, Alcon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCOMCLRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.24B $1.67B $33.74B ALC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.8x 37.5x 21.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 16.8x 19.7x OMCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +5.6% +9.0% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% +24.7% -0.3% OMCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr -27.0%/yr -0.8%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 50.3% 29.0% ALC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 68/100 OMCL

Percentile Scorecard

ALCOMCLRMD

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

AxisALCOMCLRMD
Valuation 79 #48 of 227 95 #12 of 227 62 #88 of 227
Growth 48 #113 of 218 79 #46 of 218 59 #89 of 218
Profitability 78 #46 of 202 77 #47 of 202 87 #28 of 202
Financial Health 60 #95 of 233 45 #129 of 233 65 #83 of 233
Shareholder Returns 76 #32 of 130 – 70 #40 of 130
Overall 68 74 68
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • OMCL 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

PeriodALCOMCLRMDSPY
1 month +8.8%+7.5%+13.4% +0.7%
3 months +2.3%-0.6%+21.2% +3.7%
6 months -4.9%-11.0%+18.2% +7.1%
Year to date -9.7%-18.6%+5.0% +12.8%
1 year -3.3%+24.7%-0.3% +11.9%
3 years +1.1%+4.5%+83.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.4%+1.5%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -14.6%-79.3%-3.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%-27.0%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years —+13.1%+318.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.2%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCOMCLRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%50.3%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%49.7%30.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.970.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.49-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-86.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-28.2%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $87.18$51.39$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.02$29.57$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.

MultipleALCOMCLRMD
P/E now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 28.7x 37.7xmedian 28.7x 23.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x —median 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 26.4x 11.0xmedian 26.4x 19.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 0.99 0.78median 0.99 1.10median 0.99

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 monthsALCOMCLRMD
Revenue $10.80B $1.24B $5.73B
Gross profit $6.17B $561.45M $3.50B
Operating income $948.00M $64.65M $1.89B
Net income $643.00M $44.67M $1.59B
Free cash flow $1.74B – –
R&D $1.43B $86.72M –
EPS (diluted) $1.30 $0.96 $10.91
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $314.86M $1.01B
Total debt $4.72B – –
Shares (diluted) 496.20M 46.30M 146.05M
Enterprise value $26.21B $1.67B $33.74B

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
MetricALCOMCLRMD
P/E 54.6x 37.7x 23.1x
P/FCF 19.9x 11.0x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 9.0x 20.6x
P/S 3.2x 1.4x 6.4x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.4x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 39.3x – –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.4x 6.4x
EV/FCF 21.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 9.0x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 0.78 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCOMCLRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 5.6% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 1.6% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 9.0% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 3.0% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 277.2% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 48.8% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.1% 124.2% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 48.9% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.7% 122.3% 11.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 48.6% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% 21.5% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -6.1% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCOMCLRMD
Gross margin 57.2% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 8.8% – –
Pretax margin 6.9% – –
Net margin 6.0% – –
FCF margin 16.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 15.0% 30.9%
Return on equity 2.9% – 25.4%
Return on assets 2.1% – 18.5%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – –
Return on capital employed 3.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 4.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCOMCLRMD
Debt / assets 15.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 36.0% 27.6%
Equity / assets 69.4% 64.0% 72.4%
Interest coverage 9.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.7x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCOMCLRMD
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% – 1.0%
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.

ConsensusALCOMCLRMD
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 19.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.22FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% -9.1% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +7.1% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCOMCLRMD
Held by institutions 48.8% 100.0% 68.7%
Institutions holding 630 308 888
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 226 176 405
Institutions selling 274 90 358
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.96 1.13

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.

ALCOMCLRMD
ALC 1.00 0.32 0.38
OMCL 0.32 1.00 0.18
RMD 0.38 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALC, OMCL and RMD?

Alcon (ALC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcon (ALC) $35.24B, Omnicell (OMCL) $1.67B, Resmed (RMD) $33.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALC, OMCL and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alcon (ALC) 54.8x, Omnicell (OMCL) 37.5x, Resmed (RMD) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omnicell (OMCL) is cheapest (Alcon (ALC) 22.1x, Omnicell (OMCL) 16.8x, Resmed (RMD) 19.7x). 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%, Omnicell (OMCL) +5.6%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omnicell (OMCL) returned the most: Alcon (ALC) -3.3%, Omnicell (OMCL) +24.7%, Resmed (RMD) -0.3%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Alcon (ALC) -3.1%/yr, Omnicell (OMCL) -27.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alcon (ALC) has been the steadiest (Alcon (ALC) 28.6%, Omnicell (OMCL) 50.3%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALC, OMCL 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 3. 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.