ALGN vs PDEX vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Align Technology, Pro Dex and Solventum Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PDEX Pro Dex Inc
$61.60 -12.0% 1M +100.6% 1Y
Market cap
$197.33M
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.58M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$83.56 -6.5% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.21B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 6, Pro Dex 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALGNPDEXSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.95B $197.33M $14.21B SOLV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 16.4x 10.1x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 19.0x 12.2x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +13.3% -0.9% PDEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 15.1% 17.3% SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.8x PDEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.5% +100.6% +19.7% PDEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.5%/yr +20.5%/yr — PDEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 56.6% 30.0% SOLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 82/100 66/100 PDEX

Percentile Scorecard

ALGNPDEXSOLV

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

AxisALGNPDEXSOLV
Valuation 88 #28 of 227 87 #30 of 227 80 #47 of 227
Growth 24 #167 of 218 93 #17 of 218 55 #98 of 218
Profitability 89 #23 of 202 90 #21 of 202 85 #32 of 202
Financial Health 44 #132 of 233 62 #90 of 233 22 #183 of 233
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 130 80 #27 of 130 90 #14 of 130
Overall 66 82 66
  • ALGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PDEX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodALGNPDEXSOLVSPY
1 month +6.7%-12.0%-6.5% +0.7%
3 months -11.4%+8.7%-3.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.7%+22.9%+24.0% +7.1%
Year to date -1.6%+60.1%+5.5% +12.8%
1 year +16.5%+100.6%+19.7% +11.9%
3 years -17.7%+247.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.3%+51.5%— +22.8%
5 years -75.4%+153.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -24.5%+20.5%— +10.9%
10 years +80.5%+1,268.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+29.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALGNPDEXSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%56.6%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%51.3%28.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.230.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.780.66 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-65.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-16.1%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $197.51$73.41$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $131.91$28.91$62.49 $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.

MultipleALGNPDEXSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 28.7x 16.4xmedian 28.7x 10.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 17.8x 14.6xmedian 17.8x 7.3xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 26.4x 18.5xmedian 26.4x -120.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.99 0.47median 0.99 —median 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 monthsALGNPDEXSOLV
Revenue $4.14B $79.58M $8.31B
Gross profit $2.82B $25.82M $4.55B
Operating income $547.59M $13.40M $2.08B
Net income $413.58M $12.03M $1.43B
Free cash flow $633.57M $10.69M -$118.00M
R&D $377.00M $3.79M $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.78 $3.63 $8.27
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $11.76M $403.00M
Total debt – $32.92M $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 71.52M 3.32M 173.30M
Enterprise value $6.69B $161.24M $10.73B

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
MetricALGNPDEXSOLV
P/E 26.6x 16.4x 10.1x
P/FCF 17.3x 18.5x -120.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 17.3x 68.0x
P/S 2.6x 2.5x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 4.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 14.6x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 16.2x 9.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF 15.5x 20.3x -160.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 19.0x 90.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALGNPDEXSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 13.3% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 19.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 30.9% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 24.2% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 26.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.5% 7.5% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 31.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.1% 8.2% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 34.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 1,007% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 56.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 592.2% -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 73.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALGNPDEXSOLV
Gross margin 68.0% 32.5% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 18.7% 31.1%
Operating margin 13.2% 16.8% 25.0%
Pretax margin 13.7% 19.1% 20.4%
Net margin 10.0% 15.1% 17.3%
FCF margin 15.3% 13.4% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 14.4% 2.5%
Return on equity 9.9% 24.8% 29.4%
Return on assets 6.5% 15.9% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 21.4% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.9x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 0.8% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALGNPDEXSOLV
Debt / assets – 43.0% 35.7%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x -43.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.0% 35.6% 66.3%
Equity / assets 66.0% 64.4% 33.7%
Interest coverage – 15.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 4.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.64 7.51 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALGNPDEXSOLV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% 0.9% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.9% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusALGNPDEXSOLV
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 19.0xFY2027 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.95FY2026 $3.24FY2027 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 -21.4%FY2027 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% -3.1% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $87.24MFY2027 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2027 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -6.8% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALGNPDEXSOLV
Held by institutions 100.0% 22.8% 73.9%
Institutions holding 676 68 879
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.8% -0.8%
Institutions buying 292 40 370
Institutions selling 268 20 284
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.00 1.30

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.

ALGNPDEXSOLV
ALGN 1.00 0.20 0.48
PDEX 0.20 1.00 0.16
SOLV 0.48 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALGN, PDEX and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Align Technology (ALGN) $10.95B, Pro Dex (PDEX) $197.33M, Solventum (SOLV) $14.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALGN, PDEX and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Align Technology (ALGN) 26.6x, Pro Dex (PDEX) 16.4x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Align Technology (ALGN) 14.0x, Pro Dex (PDEX) 19.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pro Dex (PDEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Pro Dex (PDEX) +13.3%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Pro Dex (PDEX) 15.1%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Pro Dex (PDEX) 12.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pro Dex (PDEX) returned the most: Align Technology (ALGN) +16.5%, Pro Dex (PDEX) +100.6%, Solventum (SOLV) +19.7%. Over five years, Pro Dex (PDEX) compounded fastest (Align Technology (ALGN) -24.5%/yr, Pro Dex (PDEX) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solventum (SOLV) has been the steadiest (Align Technology (ALGN) 39.0%, Pro Dex (PDEX) 56.6%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALGN, PDEX and SOLV?

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