BDX vs SKYA vs RMTI Stock Comparison

Becton Dickinson, SkyAI and Rockwell Medical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$194.95 +6.1% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.10B
P/E
56.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
2.15%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.91 +54.8% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$209.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$6.86 -18.0% 1M +501.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBDXSKYARMTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.10B $209.79M $27.25M BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.9x -0.7x -5.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 0.0x — SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +108.9% -21.1% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% -158,431.4% -7.3% BDX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 7.8x BDX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.15% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.2% -46.2% +501.8% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr — +3.3%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 106.0% 401.8% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 26/100 57/100 BDX

Percentile Scorecard

BDXSKYARMTI

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

AxisBDXSKYARMTI
Valuation 90 #23 of 227 2 #222 of 227 90 #24 of 227
Growth 49 #113 of 219 6 #205 of 219 26 #163 of 219
Profitability 79 #45 of 206 1 #204 of 206 57 #90 of 206
Financial Health 27 #175 of 238 95 #14 of 238 54 #109 of 238
Shareholder Returns 96 #7 of 134 – –
Overall 68 26 57
  • BDX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

PeriodBDXSKYARMTISPY
1 month +6.1%+54.8%-18.0% -0.2%
3 months +17.2%+107.9%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +30.4%+62.6%+670.8% +8.2%
Year to date +0.5%+43.3%+726.5% +12.9%
1 year +4.2%-46.2%+501.8% +12.3%
3 years -22.5%-99.9%+310.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.2%-90.1%+60.2% +23.3%
5 years -18.3%—+17.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%—+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +16.6%—-89.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%—-19.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBDXSKYARMTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%106.0%401.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%104.5%351.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.342.591.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.441.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-100.0%-91.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-46.2%-22.5% -1.2%
52-week high $210.02$5.41$8.85 $779.14
52-week low $140.71$0.95$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.

MultipleBDXSKYARMTI
P/E now vs peer median 56.9xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x -5.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x -5.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x 18.2xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.90median 1.04 0.01median 1.04 -0.13median 1.04

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 monthsBDXSKYARMTI
Revenue $23.25B $194.22K $69.39M
Gross profit $10.91B $321.93K $12.29M
Operating income $2.48B -$289.52M -$4.52M
Net income $941.00M -$307.71M -$5.08M
Free cash flow $3.20B – $1.50M
R&D $1.37B $399.91K $40.00K
EPS (diluted) $3.42 $-4.27 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $708.00M $12.07M $10.52M
Total debt $72.81B – $9.00M
Shares (diluted) 275.16M 72.09M 3.96M
Enterprise value $50.25B $168.49M -$70.14M

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
MetricBDXSKYARMTI
P/E 56.9x -0.7x -5.3x
P/FCF 16.6x – 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 9.5x
P/S 2.3x 1,080x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 1.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 16.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x – -5.7x
EV/EBIT 27.9x -0.7x -2.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1,018x 0.2x
EV/FCF 21.6x – 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.90 0.01 -0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARMTI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 108.9% -21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 23.8% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% – -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – 22.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% -5,525% -250.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -212.8% 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% -42,440% -142.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -238.0% 24.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.0% -487.2% -109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -84.2% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% – -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% – -44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% – 30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARMTI
Gross margin 46.9% 165.8% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 21.4% – -2.9%
Operating margin 10.7% -149,065% -6.5%
Pretax margin 8.4% -151,352% -7.9%
Net margin 4.0% -158,431% -7.3%
FCF margin 13.8% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% – 4.1%
Return on equity 3.9% -140.2% -15.5%
Return on assets 1.9% -137.6% -9.6%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – –
Return on capital employed 6.0% -136.7% -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x – -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 48,037% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARMTI
Debt / assets 33.1% – 15.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 7.8x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 1.9% 37.9%
Equity / assets 48.1% 98.1% 62.1%
Interest coverage 4.2x – -4.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 5.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.4x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.28 31.41 -7.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARMTI
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 4.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.9% – –
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.

ConsensusBDXSKYARMTI
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.99FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.11BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $77.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +17.5% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDXSKYARMTI
Held by institutions 96.1% – 8.6%
Institutions holding 1,442 – 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – -14.2%
Institutions buying 688 – 13
Institutions selling 543 – 9
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – 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.

BDXSKYARMTI
BDX 1.00 0.11 0.06
SKYA 0.11 1.00 0.04
RMTI 0.06 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDX, SKYA and RMTI?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.10B, SkyAI (SKYA) $209.79M, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $27.25M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest net margin (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +4.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +501.8%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.0%/yr, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Becton Dickinson (BDX) 2.15%. SkyAI (SKYA) and Rockwell Medical (RMTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.0%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDX, SKYA 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, 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.