BAX vs MCK vs RVP Stock Comparison

Baxter International, Mckesson and Retractable Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAX Baxter International Inc
$26.42 +9.1% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.15%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,068.31 +16.6% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$123.34B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.32%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 9, Baxter International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXMCKRVPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.67B $123.34B $17.06M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.9x 26.4x -4.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 22.7x — BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +8.2% -11.2% MCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 1.1% -10.6% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 98.7% -31.4% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 0.4x 2.6x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% 0.32% — MCK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +26.9% -32.2% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr +37.0%/yr -42.5%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 31.3% 40.0% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 61/100 52/100 MCK

Percentile Scorecard

BAXMCKRVP

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

AxisBAXMCKRVP
Valuation 86 #32 of 229 60 #11 of 26 72 #64 of 229
Growth 14 #190 of 221 63 #10 of 25 34 #147 of 221
Profitability 65 #73 of 209 67 #9 of 25 38 #131 of 209
Financial Health 18 #197 of 240 48 #14 of 26 66 #82 of 240
Shareholder Returns 35 #96 of 146 69 #6 of 17 –
Overall 44 61 52
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • RVP 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

PeriodBAXMCKRVPSPY
1 month +9.1%+16.6%-18.6% -1.0%
3 months -3.3%+21.7%-14.9% -0.4%
6 months +55.6%+43.7%-17.7% +4.5%
Year to date +38.3%+30.2%-26.2% +12.4%
1 year +47.3%+26.9%-32.2% +13.6%
3 years -22.2%+136.0%-48.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -8.0%+33.2%-19.9% +20.8%
5 years -66.1%+381.9%-93.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -19.5%+37.0%-42.5% +10.4%
10 years -43.8%+717.0%-77.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year -5.6%+23.4%-13.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBAXMCKRVPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%31.3%40.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%27.4%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.09-0.190.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.86-0.81 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-27.2%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%0.0%-33.5% -1.6%
52-week high $28.35$1,068.31$0.86 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$725.17$0.56 $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.

MultipleBAXMCKRVP
P/E now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 28.5x 26.4xmedian 25.7x -4.7xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 18.5x 16.9xmedian 13.9x 1.5xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 26.7x 17.4xmedian 16.6x -3.3xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x -31.2xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.93 1.66median 1.56 0.22median 0.93

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 monthsBAXMCKRVP
Revenue $11.61B $418.79B $33.90M
Gross profit $3.49B $15.37B -$491.51K
Operating income -$221.00M $6.69B -$22.68M
Net income -$723.00M $5.43B -$3.37M
Free cash flow $1.16B $7.11B -$5.11M
R&D $519.00M – $682.03K
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $40.27 $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $1.98B $6.53B $2.64M
Total debt $8.60B $9.21B $715.92K
Shares (diluted) 520.00M 116.70M 29.94M
Enterprise value $5.52B $107.28B -$129.34M

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
MetricBAXMCKRVP
P/E -18.9x 26.4x -4.7x
P/FCF 11.8x 17.4x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 16.4x -3.4x
P/S 1.2x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 2.1x -31.2x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 5.3x -15.6x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x 16.9x 1.5x
EV/EBIT -91.8x 18.8x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.3x -0.7x
EV/FCF 17.5x 17.7x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 16.8x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 1.66 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXMCKRVP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 8.2% -11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 12.9% -14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.1% 11.8% 81.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 7.6% -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.3% 27.3% -2.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 16.1% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -112.0% 28.5% 61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 14.2% -23.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.6% 24.2% 59.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% 15.9% -21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.4% 9.3% 58.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 15.2% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 11.8% 62.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 16.3% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXMCKRVP
Gross margin 30.1% 3.7% -1.4%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 1.8% -43.9%
Operating margin -1.9% 1.6% -66.9%
Pretax margin -1.6% 1.6% -9.9%
Net margin -6.2% 1.1% -10.6%
FCF margin 10.0% 1.7% -15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 1.8% -14.6%
Return on equity -11.4% – -4.7%
Return on assets -3.7% 6.0% -2.4%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 98.7% -31.4%
Return on capital employed -1.4% 42.0% -18.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 4.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXMCKRVP
Debt / assets 44.3% 10.0% 0.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x -2.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 0.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 7.4x 1.3x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 104.3% 48.6%
Equity / assets 33.5% -4.3% 51.4%
Interest coverage – 21.9x -278.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.9x 4.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 2.40 5.81 0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXMCKRVP
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 5.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -14.1% 7.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.8% 5.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.0% 10.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -44.1% 9.8% –

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.

ConsensusBAXMCKRVP
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $47.15FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +11.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXMCKRVP
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 8.8%
Institutions holding 692 2,014 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.7% +5.9%
Institutions buying 359 883 10
Institutions selling 194 793 4
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.11 2.50

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.

BAXMCKRVP
BAX 1.00 0.19 0.03
MCK 0.19 1.00 -0.14
RVP 0.03 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, MCK and RVP?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $13.67B, Mckesson (MCK) $123.34B, Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.06M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mckesson (MCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +47.3%, Mckesson (MCK) +26.9%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -32.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -19.5%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.0%/yr, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -42.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest dividend yield: Baxter International (BAX) 0.15%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.32%. Retractable Technologies (RVP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 42.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, MCK and RVP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mckesson (MCK) leads on 9. 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.