BAX vs UEEC vs RMTI Stock Comparison

Baxter International, United Health Products and Rockwell Medical Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.16%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.3% 1M +552.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Rockwell Medical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Medical 5, Baxter International 2, United Health Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXUEECRMTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.18B $7.34M $29.04M BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.4x -5.0x -5.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -49.1% — -21.1% RMTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.2% — -7.3% RMTI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x -1.9x 7.8x UEEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.16% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.5% -62.5% +552.7% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.3%/yr -49.6%/yr +4.2%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 191.1% 401.8% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 34/100 57/100 RMTI

Percentile Scorecard

BAXUEECRMTI

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

AxisBAXUEECRMTI
Valuation 83 #39 of 227 26 #168 of 227 90 #24 of 227
Growth 21 #174 of 219 75 #56 of 219 26 #162 of 219
Profitability 73 #56 of 205 – 57 #89 of 205
Financial Health 19 #192 of 237 1 #234 of 237 55 #108 of 237
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 – –
Overall 45 34 57
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • UEEC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMTI 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

PeriodBAXUEECRMTISPY
1 month +8.5%-25.0%-15.3% +0.9%
3 months +2.9%-40.0%+6.3% +5.9%
6 months +50.8%-50.0%+712.2% +8.5%
Year to date +33.4%-40.0%+780.7% +13.3%
1 year +11.5%-62.5%+552.7% +12.4%
3 years -20.7%-88.5%+337.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.5%-51.3%+63.6% +23.5%
5 years -67.7%-96.7%+23.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.3%-49.6%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -46.0%-62.5%-88.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%-9.3%-19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBAXUEECRMTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%191.1%401.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%335.9%353.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.16-0.681.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.331.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-96.7%-91.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-70.0%-17.4% -0.9%
52-week high $28.35$0.10$8.85 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$0.03$0.55 $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.

MultipleBAXUEECRMTI
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 28.8x -5.0xmedian 28.8x -5.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 0.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.4x -9.9xmedian 17.4x -6.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 25.7x -7.7xmedian 25.7x 19.4xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x -1.7xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 1.03 -1.05median 1.03 -0.14median 1.03

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 monthsBAXUEECRMTI
Revenue $5.55B – $69.39M
Gross profit $3.78B – $12.29M
Operating income $532.00M -$930.33K -$4.52M
Net income -$1.06B $3.92M -$5.08M
Free cash flow $839.00M -$950.64K $1.50M
R&D $542.00M $89.05K $40.00K
EPS (diluted) $-2.05 $-0.01 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $2.15B $24.50K $10.52M
Total debt $9.46B $4.92M $9.00M
Shares (diluted) 518.00M 260.04M 3.96M
Enterprise value $5.28B $7.23M -$68.36M

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
MetricBAXUEECRMTI
P/E -12.4x -5.0x -5.7x
P/FCF 15.7x -7.7x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x -7.7x 10.2x
P/S 2.4x – 0.4x
P/B 2.1x -1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 6.2x -1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x -9.9x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 38.5x -9.8x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x – 0.2x
EV/FCF 24.4x -9.6x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x -9.6x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 -1.05 -0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXUEECRMTI
Revenue growth (1Y) -49.1% – -21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -23.5% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% – -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 22.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -50.8% 68.3% -250.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 29.2% 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -604.0% 277.7% -142.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 40.2% 24.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -580.5% 52.7% -109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 4.8% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.3% 1.0% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 8.5% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 153.5% 1.0% -44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 8.5% 30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXUEECRMTI
Gross margin 68.1% – 17.7%
EBITDA margin 27.3% – -2.9%
Operating margin 9.6% – -6.5%
Pretax margin 5.1% – -7.9%
Net margin -19.2% – -7.3%
FCF margin 15.1% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% – 4.1%
Return on equity -17.4% – -15.5%
Return on assets -5.4% -407.2% -9.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – –
Return on capital employed 3.3% – -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x -0.2x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXUEECRMTI
Debt / assets 47.8% 737.4% 15.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x -0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x -1.9x 7.8x
Debt / FCF 11.3x -1.9x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 1,892% 37.9%
Equity / assets 31.4% -1,792% 62.1%
Interest coverage – -8.2x -4.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.0x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.0x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.13 – -7.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXUEECRMTI
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) -17.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBAXUEECRMTI
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 – $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 – $77.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% – +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXUEECRMTI
Held by institutions 100.0% – 8.6%
Institutions holding 690 – 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% – -14.2%
Institutions buying 359 – 13
Institutions selling 193 – 9
Buyers to sellers 1.86 – 1.44

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.

BAXUEECRMTI
BAX 1.00 0.06 0.08
UEEC 0.06 1.00 -0.12
RMTI 0.08 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, UEEC and RMTI?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $13.18B, United Health Products (UEEC) $7.34M, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $29.04M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Medical (RMTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Medical (RMTI) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, United Health Products (UEEC) -62.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +552.7%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, United Health Products (UEEC) -49.6%/yr, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%. United Health Products (UEEC) and Rockwell Medical (RMTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, United Health Products (UEEC) 191.1%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, UEEC and RMTI?

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