ALGN vs HSIC vs RMD Stock Comparison

Align Technology, Henry Schein and Resmed Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$151.95 +3.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
1 win
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$250.71 +12.9% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.48B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 7, Henry Schein 3, Align Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALGNHSICRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $9.66B $36.48B RMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 24.0x 23.9x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 14.7x 19.5x ALGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +6.5% +9.9% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 3.0% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.1% 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% +32.6% -3.3% HSIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.8%/yr +2.2%/yr -1.4%/yr HSIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 25.6% 29.0% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 78/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ALGNHSICRMD

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

AxisALGNHSICRMD
Valuation 89 #27 of 227 38 #16 of 25 74 #61 of 227
Growth 22 #171 of 219 39 #15 of 24 63 #81 of 219
Profitability 88 #26 of 206 83 #5 of 24 99 #3 of 206
Financial Health 44 #135 of 238 20 #21 of 26 76 #59 of 238
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 134 100 #1 of 15 81 #27 of 134
Overall 66 56 78
  • ALGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • 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

PeriodALGNHSICRMDSPY
1 month +3.5%-2.5%+12.9% -0.2%
3 months -13.5%-1.7%+19.9% +3.9%
6 months -14.3%+10.7%+15.5% +8.2%
Year to date -2.7%+11.5%+4.1% +12.9%
1 year +12.0%+32.6%-3.3% +12.3%
3 years -20.4%+26.9%+86.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.3%+8.3%+23.0% +23.3%
5 years -75.9%+11.6%-6.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.8%+2.2%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +80.6%+44.3%+319.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.1%+3.7%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALGNHSICRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%25.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%24.0%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.460.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.311.27-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-32.7%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-7.3%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $197.51$90.86$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $131.91$62.32$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.

MultipleALGNHSICRMD
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 29.6x 23.7xmedian 23.9x 24.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 6.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 17.4x 12.6xmedian 13.4x 16.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 22.3x 16.6xmedian 15.5x 21.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 1.04 49.67median 1.34 1.22median 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 monthsALGNHSICRMD
Revenue $4.14B $13.60B $5.65B
Gross profit $2.82B $4.26B $3.45B
Operating income $547.59M $680.00M $1.89B
Net income $413.58M $426.00M $1.52B
Free cash flow $633.57M $569.00M $1.65B
R&D $377.00M – $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $5.78 $3.52 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $1.10B – $1.47B
Total debt – $3.46B $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 71.52M 114.39M 146.05M
Enterprise value $6.76B $9.50B $30.55B

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
MetricALGNHSICRMD
P/E 26.3x 23.7x 24.0x
P/FCF 17.1x 16.6x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 13.5x 20.0x
P/S 2.6x 0.7x 6.4x
P/B 2.6x 2.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.3x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 12.6x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 18.7x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.9x 6.3x
EV/FCF 15.3x 22.4x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 18.2x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 49.67 1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALGNHSICRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 6.5% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 2.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 6.4% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 3.4% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 6.6% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 1.1% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.5% 6.0% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -4.5% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.1% 11.1% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 0.5% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 36.7% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 2.3% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 50.1% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.3% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALGNHSICRMD
Gross margin 68.0% 31.3% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 7.4% 36.9%
Operating margin 13.2% 5.0% 33.4%
Pretax margin 13.7% 4.1% 34.0%
Net margin 10.0% 3.0% 26.9%
FCF margin 15.3% 4.2% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 5.1% 31.9%
Return on equity 9.9% 11.0% 23.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 3.8% 17.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.1% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 8.7% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 0.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALGNHSICRMD
Debt / assets – 30.4% 7.4%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 6.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.0% 66.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 66.0% 33.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.61 2.65 11.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALGNHSICRMD
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 7.7% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.7% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusALGNHSICRMD
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 19.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.95FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +8.2% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +4.8% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALGNHSICRMD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 68.7%
Institutions holding 675 564 887
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +2.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 292 245 404
Institutions selling 268 216 358
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.13 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.

ALGNHSICRMD
ALGN 1.00 0.45 0.35
HSIC 0.45 1.00 0.30
RMD 0.35 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALGN, HSIC and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Align Technology (ALGN) $11.02B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.66B, Resmed (RMD) $36.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALGN, HSIC and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Align Technology (ALGN) 26.6x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 24.0x, Resmed (RMD) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Align Technology (ALGN) is cheapest (Align Technology (ALGN) 13.9x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x, Resmed (RMD) 19.5x). 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: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Henry Schein (HSIC) returned the most: Align Technology (ALGN) +12.0%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%, Resmed (RMD) -3.3%. Over five years, Henry Schein (HSIC) compounded fastest (Align Technology (ALGN) -24.8%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Align Technology (ALGN) 39.1%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALGN, HSIC 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 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.