BDX vs SKYA vs MDLN Stock Comparison

Becton Dickinson, SkyAI and Medline Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$196.39 +6.8% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$53.61B
P/E
57.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.89 +53.7% 1M -42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$210.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$33.69 -2.9% 1M
Market cap
$27.76B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBDXSKYAMDLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.61B $210.15M $27.76B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.0x -0.7x 33.2x MDLN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 0.0x 23.4x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +108.9% — SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% -158,431.4% 2.9% BDX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — 5.4% MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 3.2x MDLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% -42.8% — BDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 106.2% 44.5% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 26/100 67/100 BDX

Percentile Scorecard

BDXSKYAMDLN

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

AxisBDXSKYAMDLN
Valuation 90 #24 of 228 2 #223 of 228 82 #42 of 228
Growth 47 #117 of 221 6 #207 of 221 –
Profitability 78 #46 of 208 1 #206 of 208 72 #59 of 208
Financial Health 27 #176 of 239 94 #16 of 239 41 #142 of 239
Shareholder Returns 95 #8 of 137 – 72 #39 of 137
Overall 67 26 67
  • BDX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN 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

PeriodBDXSKYAMDLNSPY
1 month +6.8%+53.7%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months +23.6%+118.9%-15.1% +3.5%
6 months +30.7%+61.5%-25.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.2%+42.4%-19.8% +12.2%
1 year +5.7%-42.8%— +13.0%
3 years -21.9%-99.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.9%-90.1%— +23.1%
5 years -19.8%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%—— +11.0%
10 years +17.2%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBDXSKYAMDLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%106.2%44.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%104.5%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.342.590.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.40— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-100.0%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-46.6%-32.6% -1.8%
52-week high $210.02$5.41$49.99 $779.14
52-week low $140.71$0.95$31.64 $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.

MultipleBDXSKYAMDLN
P/E now vs peer median 57.3xmedian 30.6x -0.7xmedian 30.6x 34.5xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.0x 1,073xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 17.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x 27.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.93median 0.87 0.01median 0.87 —median 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 monthsBDXSKYAMDLN
Revenue $23.25B $194.22K $28.57B
Gross profit $10.91B $321.93K $7.79B
Operating income $2.48B -$289.52M $2.03B
Net income $941.00M -$307.71M $1.03B
Free cash flow $3.20B – $1.59B
R&D $1.37B $399.91K –
EPS (diluted) $3.42 $-4.27 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $708.00M $12.07M $2.33B
Total debt $72.81B – $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 275.16M 72.09M 861.00M
Enterprise value $50.76B $168.85M $20.71B

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
MetricBDXSKYAMDLN
P/E 57.3x -0.7x 34.5x
P/FCF 16.7x – 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – 22.1x
P/S 2.3x 1,073x 1.6x
P/B 2.2x 1.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 16.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x – 17.5x
EV/EBIT 28.0x -0.7x 26.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1,011x 1.9x
EV/FCF 21.7x – 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.93 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYAMDLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 108.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 23.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% -5,525% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -212.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% -42,440% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -238.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -38.0% -487.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -84.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYAMDLN
Gross margin 46.9% 165.8% 27.3%
EBITDA margin 21.4% – 10.8%
Operating margin 10.7% -149,065% 7.1%
Pretax margin 8.4% -151,352% 4.3%
Net margin 4.0% -158,431% 2.9%
FCF margin 13.8% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% – 7.0%
Return on equity 3.9% -140.2% 5.4%
Return on assets 1.9% -137.6% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – 5.4%
Return on capital employed 6.0% -136.7% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 48,037% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDXSKYAMDLN
Debt / assets 33.1% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 1.9% 51.5%
Equity / assets 48.1% 98.1% 48.5%
Interest coverage 4.2x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 5.3x 4.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.29 31.13 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDXSKYAMDLN
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 4.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.8% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBDXSKYAMDLN
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.99FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.9% – +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.11BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $32.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +17.5% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDXSKYAMDLN
Held by institutions 96.1% – 57.1%
Institutions holding 1,442 – 407
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – +17.9%
Institutions buying 688 – 322
Institutions selling 543 – 68
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – 4.74

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.

BDXSKYAMDLN
BDX 1.00 0.11 0.31
SKYA 0.11 1.00 0.05
MDLN 0.31 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDX, SKYA and MDLN?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.61B, SkyAI (SKYA) $210.15M, Medline (MDLN) $27.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDX, SKYA and MDLN?

Medline (MDLN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 57.0x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x, Medline (MDLN) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.1x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Medline (MDLN) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest net margin (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Becton Dickinson (BDX) returned the most: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +5.7%, SkyAI (SKYA) -42.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.2%, Medline (MDLN) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDX, SKYA and MDLN?

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