BDX vs SKYA vs RVP Stock Comparison

Becton Dickinson, SkyAI and Retractable Technologies 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
7 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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Becton Dickinson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Becton Dickinson 7, SkyAI 2, Retractable Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDXSKYARVPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.10B $209.79M $17.36M BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.9x -0.7x -4.8x –
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% -11.2% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% -158,431.4% -10.6% BDX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — -31.4% BDX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 2.6x RVP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.15% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.2% -46.2% -37.2% BDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr — -42.8%/yr BDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 106.0% 40.3% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 26/100 53/100 BDX

Percentile Scorecard

BDXSKYARVP

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

AxisBDXSKYARVP
Valuation 90 #23 of 227 2 #222 of 227 73 #63 of 227
Growth 49 #113 of 219 6 #205 of 219 34 #144 of 219
Profitability 79 #45 of 206 1 #204 of 206 39 #126 of 206
Financial Health 27 #175 of 238 95 #14 of 238 65 #85 of 238
Shareholder Returns 96 #7 of 134 – –
Overall 68 26 53
  • BDX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RVP 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

PeriodBDXSKYARVPSPY
1 month +6.1%+54.8%-14.7% -0.2%
3 months +17.2%+107.9%-13.4% +3.9%
6 months +30.4%+62.6%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +0.5%+43.3%-24.9% +12.9%
1 year +4.2%-46.2%-37.2% +12.3%
3 years -22.5%-99.9%-45.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.2%-90.1%-18.2% +23.3%
5 years -18.3%—-93.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%—-42.8% +10.9%
10 years +16.6%—-76.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%—-13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBDXSKYARVPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%106.0%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%104.5%44.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.342.590.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.44-0.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-100.0%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-46.2%-37.2% -1.2%
52-week high $210.02$5.41$0.92 $779.14
52-week low $140.71$0.95$0.58 $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.

MultipleBDXSKYARVP
P/E now vs peer median 56.9xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x -4.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 1.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x -3.4xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.90median 1.04 0.01median 1.04 0.22median 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 monthsBDXSKYARVP
Revenue $23.25B $194.22K $33.90M
Gross profit $10.91B $321.93K -$491.51K
Operating income $2.48B -$289.52M -$22.68M
Net income $941.00M -$307.71M -$3.37M
Free cash flow $3.20B – -$5.11M
R&D $1.37B $399.91K $682.03K
EPS (diluted) $3.42 $-4.27 $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $708.00M $12.07M $2.64M
Total debt $72.81B – $3.40M
Shares (diluted) 275.16M 72.09M 29.94M
Enterprise value $50.25B $168.49M -$129.04M

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
MetricBDXSKYARVP
P/E 56.9x -0.7x -4.8x
P/FCF 16.6x – -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x – -3.5x
P/S 2.3x 1,080x 0.5x
P/B 2.2x 1.3x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 16.1x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x – 1.5x
EV/EBIT 27.9x -0.7x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1,018x -0.6x
EV/FCF 21.6x – 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.90 0.01 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARVP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 108.9% -11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 23.8% -14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% – 81.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% -5,525% -2.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -212.8% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% -42,440% 61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -238.0% -23.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.0% -487.2% 59.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -84.2% -21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% – 58.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% – 62.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% – 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARVP
Gross margin 46.9% 165.8% -1.4%
EBITDA margin 21.4% – -43.9%
Operating margin 10.7% -149,065% -66.9%
Pretax margin 8.4% -151,352% -9.9%
Net margin 4.0% -158,431% -10.6%
FCF margin 13.8% – -15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% – -14.6%
Return on equity 3.9% -140.2% -4.7%
Return on assets 1.9% -137.6% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – -31.4%
Return on capital employed 6.0% -136.7% -18.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 48,037% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARVP
Debt / assets 33.1% – 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 1.9% 48.6%
Equity / assets 48.1% 98.1% 51.4%
Interest coverage 4.2x – -278.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 5.3x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.4x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.2x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 2.28 31.41 0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDXSKYARVP
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDXSKYARVP
Held by institutions 96.1% – 8.8%
Institutions holding 1,442 – 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 688 – 10
Institutions selling 543 – 4
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – 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.

BDXSKYARVP
BDX 1.00 0.11 0.01
SKYA 0.11 1.00 0.05
RVP 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDX, SKYA and RVP?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.10B, SkyAI (SKYA) $209.79M, Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.36M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest net margin (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Becton Dickinson (BDX) leads (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Becton Dickinson (BDX) returned the most: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +4.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -37.2%. Over five years, Becton Dickinson (BDX) compounded fastest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.0%/yr, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -42.8%/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 Retractable Technologies (RVP) 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%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDX, SKYA 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, Becton Dickinson (BDX) leads on 7. 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.