ALGN vs MLSS vs DROR Stock Comparison

Align Technology, Milestone Scientific and Dror Ortho-Design Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$152.26 +3.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionALGNMLSSDRORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.87B $29.21M $9.77M ALGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x — -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% -27.5% — ALGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% -26.6% 0.0% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.1%/yr -31.5%/yr -35.6%/yr ALGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 81.5% 320.7% ALGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 26/100 ALGN

Percentile Scorecard

ALGNMLSSDROR

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

AxisALGNMLSSDROR
Valuation 88 #28 of 228 – 16 #192 of 228
Growth 22 #173 of 221 – 62 #84 of 221
Profitability 88 #25 of 208 – –
Financial Health 43 #137 of 239 – 1 #237 of 239
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 137 – –
Overall 66 – 26
  • ALGN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MLSS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DROR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALGNMLSSDRORSPY
1 month +3.7%-26.8%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -9.4%-26.8%0.0% +3.5%
6 months -17.6%-11.8%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date -2.5%+9.9%0.0% +12.2%
1 year +12.6%-26.6%0.0% +13.0%
3 years -20.3%-66.3%-50.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%-30.4%-20.6% +23.1%
5 years -74.8%-84.8%-88.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.1%-31.5%-35.6% +11.0%
10 years +80.1%-83.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%-16.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALGNMLSSDRORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%81.5%320.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%83.3%1,199.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.280.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.330.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-90.9%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-45.5%-66.7% -1.8%
52-week high $197.51$0.55$0.03 $779.14
52-week low $131.91$0.25$0.01 $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.

MultipleALGNMLSSDROR
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 30.6x —median 30.6x -4.0xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x -8.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x -5.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x -2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 0.87 —median 0.87 -0.12median 0.87

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 monthsALGNMLSSDROR
Revenue $4.14B $6.58M –
Gross profit $2.82B – –
Operating income $547.59M – -$1.91M
Net income $413.58M – -$2.47M
Free cash flow $633.57M – -$1.78M
R&D $377.00M – $521.41K
EPS (diluted) $5.78 – $0.00
Cash & equivalents $1.10B – $93.56K
Total debt – – $5.57M
Shares (diluted) 71.52M 93.13M 977.00M
Enterprise value $6.60B $29.21M $9.18M

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
MetricALGNMLSSDROR
P/E 26.3x – -4.0x
P/FCF 17.1x – -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x – -5.5x
P/S 2.6x 4.0x –
P/B 2.6x – -2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x – -8.4x
EV/EBIT 17.8x – -6.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.0x –
EV/FCF 15.4x – -6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x – -6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 – -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALGNMLSSDROR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% -27.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -12.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% – 49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – -5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.5% – 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – -15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.1% – 43.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% – 20.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – 20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALGNMLSSDROR
Gross margin 68.0% – –
EBITDA margin 19.4% – –
Operating margin 13.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.7% – –
Net margin 10.0% – –
FCF margin 15.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% – –
Return on equity 9.9% – –
Return on assets 6.5% – -798.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 12.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALGNMLSSDROR
Debt / assets – – 512.4%
Debt / equity – – -0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.3x
Debt / FCF – – -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.0% – 1,177%
Equity / assets 66.0% – -1,077%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x – 0.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALGNMLSSDROR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% – –
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.

ConsensusALGNMLSSDROR
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.95FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $9.29MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +27.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALGNMLSSDROR
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.8% –
Institutions holding 675 31 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +18.9% –
Institutions buying 292 11 –
Institutions selling 268 4 –
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.75 –

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.

ALGNMLSSDROR
ALGN 1.00 0.20 -0.02
MLSS 0.20 1.00 0.01
DROR -0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALGN, MLSS and DROR?

Align Technology (ALGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Align Technology (ALGN) $10.87B, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $29.21M, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) $9.77M.

Which company is growing faster?

Align Technology (ALGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Align Technology (ALGN) +12.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -26.6%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 0.0%. Over five years, Align Technology (ALGN) compounded fastest (Align Technology (ALGN) -24.1%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.5%/yr, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) -35.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Align Technology (ALGN) has been the steadiest (Align Technology (ALGN) 39.2%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.5%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 320.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALGN, MLSS and DROR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Align Technology (ALGN) 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.