ALGN vs MDT vs RMD Stock Comparison

Align Technology, Medtronic and Resmed Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALGN Align Technology Inc
$153.71 +6.7% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.95B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
2 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$97.10 +11.5% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$124.29B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
2.95%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$252.81 +13.4% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.47B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
0.97%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 5, Resmed 3, Align Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALGNMDTRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.95B $124.29B $36.47B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 23.8x 23.1x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 17.4x 19.7x ALGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +9.8% +9.0% MDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 13.9% — MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.95% 0.97% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.5% +5.9% -0.3% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.5%/yr -4.1%/yr -0.8%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 24.8% 29.0% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 68/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ALGNMDTRMD

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

AxisALGNMDTRMD
Valuation 88 #28 of 227 83 #40 of 227 62 #88 of 227
Growth 24 #167 of 218 52 #105 of 218 59 #89 of 218
Profitability 89 #23 of 202 89 #24 of 202 87 #28 of 202
Financial Health 44 #132 of 233 50 #118 of 233 65 #83 of 233
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 130 58 #55 of 130 70 #40 of 130
Overall 66 66 68
  • ALGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT 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

PeriodALGNMDTRMDSPY
1 month +6.7%+11.5%+13.4% +0.7%
3 months -11.4%+13.3%+21.2% +3.7%
6 months -12.7%+19.9%+18.2% +7.1%
Year to date -1.6%+1.1%+5.0% +12.8%
1 year +16.5%+5.9%-0.3% +11.9%
3 years -17.7%+38.8%+83.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.3%+11.5%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -75.4%-19.0%-3.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -24.5%-4.1%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years +80.5%+18.5%+318.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+1.7%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALGNMDTRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%24.8%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%22.0%30.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.100.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.24-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-43.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-7.8%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $197.51$105.35$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $131.91$73.75$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.

MultipleALGNMDTRMD
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 28.7x 23.8xmedian 28.7x 23.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 17.8x 14.8xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 26.4x 20.3xmedian 26.4x 19.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.99 1.64median 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 monthsALGNMDTRMD
Revenue $4.14B $37.54B $5.73B
Gross profit $2.82B $24.41B $3.50B
Operating income $547.59M $6.79B $1.89B
Net income $413.58M $5.27B $1.59B
Free cash flow $633.57M $6.13B –
R&D $377.00M $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $5.78 $4.07 $10.91
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $1.69B $1.01B
Total debt – $113.29B –
Shares (diluted) 71.52M 1.29B 146.05M
Enterprise value $6.69B $90.16B $36.47B

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
MetricALGNMDTRMD
P/E 26.6x 23.8x 23.1x
P/FCF 17.3x 20.3x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 15.5x 20.6x
P/S 2.6x 3.3x 6.4x
P/B 2.6x 2.4x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.1x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 18.0x 21.2x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.8x 6.4x
EV/FCF 15.5x 23.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 17.9x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 1.64 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALGNMDTRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.8% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.0% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 9.3% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 5.6% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 10.9% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 6.4% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.5% 12.4% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 13.0% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.1% 12.4% 11.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 14.5% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 12.4% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 11.3% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 15.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALGNMDTRMD
Gross margin 68.0% 65.0% –
EBITDA margin 19.4% 25.9% –
Operating margin 13.2% 18.1% –
Pretax margin 13.7% 17.6% –
Net margin 10.0% 13.9% –
FCF margin 15.3% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 21.4% 30.9%
Return on equity 9.9% 10.4% 25.4%
Return on assets 6.5% 5.7% 18.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% 8.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.3% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALGNMDTRMD
Debt / assets – 30.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 34.0% 45.5% 27.6%
Equity / assets 66.0% 54.5% 72.4%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 4.64 3.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALGNMDTRMD
Dividend yield – 2.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.1% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 69.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusALGNMDTRMD
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.95FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +7.2% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -4.7% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALGNMDTRMD
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 676 2,126 888
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -0.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 292 1,015 405
Institutions selling 268 913 358
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.11 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.

ALGNMDTRMD
ALGN 1.00 0.26 0.36
MDT 0.26 1.00 0.49
RMD 0.36 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALGN, MDT and RMD?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Align Technology (ALGN) $10.95B, Medtronic (MDT) $124.29B, Resmed (RMD) $36.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALGN, MDT and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Align Technology (ALGN) 26.6x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.8x, Resmed (RMD) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Align Technology (ALGN) is cheapest (Align Technology (ALGN) 14.0x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.4x, 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?

Medtronic (MDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Align Technology (ALGN) +16.5%, Medtronic (MDT) +5.9%, Resmed (RMD) -0.3%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Align Technology (ALGN) -24.5%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -4.1%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 2.95%, Resmed (RMD) 0.97%. Align Technology (ALGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Align Technology (ALGN) 39.0%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALGN, MDT 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, Medtronic (MDT) leads on 5. 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.