BSX vs SOLV vs RMD Stock Comparison

Boston Scientific, Solventum and Resmed Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$45.60 +3.8% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$66.31B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.87 -4.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.42B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$253.24 +14.1% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.57B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 5, Boston Scientific 3, Solventum 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSXSOLVRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.31B $14.42B $36.57B BSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 10.1x 24.0x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 12.6x 19.7x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% -0.9% +9.9% BSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 17.3% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 17.6% 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.9% +20.2% -2.4% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr — -1.1%/yr BSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 29.9% 29.1% RMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 66/100 78/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

BSXSOLVRMD

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

AxisBSXSOLVRMD
Valuation 89 #27 of 228 79 #49 of 228 72 #64 of 228
Growth 86 #33 of 221 54 #102 of 221 63 #82 of 221
Profitability 91 #19 of 208 85 #33 of 208 99 #3 of 208
Financial Health 42 #140 of 239 20 #192 of 239 75 #60 of 239
Shareholder Returns 39 #84 of 137 90 #14 of 137 78 #31 of 137
Overall 69 66 78
  • BSX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodBSXSOLVRMDSPY
1 month +3.8%-4.1%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months +0.2%+6.7%+24.7% +3.5%
6 months -23.9%+23.1%+14.1% +7.0%
Year to date -52.2%+8.4%+5.1% +12.2%
1 year -54.9%+20.2%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years -7.9%—+88.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%—+23.5% +23.1%
5 years +4.3%—-5.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%—-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +106.4%—+318.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.5%—+15.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBSXSOLVRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%29.9%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%28.5%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.580.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.370.68-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-40.0%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-7.1%-8.2% -1.8%
52-week high $104.98$92.45$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $41.57$62.49$182.82 $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.

MultipleBSXSOLVRMD
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 30.6x 10.3xmedian 30.6x 24.2xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.5x 7.5xmedian 17.5x 17.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 23.3x -123.8xmedian 23.3x 22.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.87 —median 0.87 1.23median 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 monthsBSXSOLVRMD
Revenue $21.00B $8.31B $5.65B
Gross profit $14.68B $4.55B $3.45B
Operating income $4.15B $2.08B $1.89B
Net income $3.67B $1.43B $1.52B
Free cash flow $3.63B -$118.00M $1.65B
R&D $2.15B $725.00M $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $8.27 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $539.00M $403.00M $1.47B
Total debt $12.62B $5.08B $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 173.30M 146.05M
Enterprise value $61.08B $10.93B $30.64B

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
MetricBSXSOLVRMD
P/E 18.2x 10.3x 24.2x
P/FCF 18.2x -123.8x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 69.9x 20.2x
P/S 3.1x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 2.6x 3.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 6.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 7.5x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 18.8x 9.3x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.3x 6.3x
EV/FCF 21.6x -163.4x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 92.3x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 – 1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSXSOLVRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% -0.9% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% -0.6% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.9% 167.2% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.9% 277.4% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.0% – 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.6% 281.5% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.5% – 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% -64.3% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.7% – 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% -180.3% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% – 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSXSOLVRMD
Gross margin 69.9% 54.7% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 26.5% 31.1% 36.9%
Operating margin 19.8% 25.0% 33.4%
Pretax margin 18.4% 20.4% 34.0%
Net margin 17.5% 17.3% 26.9%
FCF margin 17.3% -1.4% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 2.5% 31.9%
Return on equity 14.3% 29.4% 23.3%
Return on assets 8.2% 10.1% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 17.6% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 19.8% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSXSOLVRMD
Debt / assets 27.9% 35.7% 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.5x -43.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 66.3% 26.6%
Equity / assets 55.7% 33.7% 73.4%
Interest coverage 11.4x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.03 2.19 12.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSXSOLVRMD
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 2.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusBSXSOLVRMD
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.12FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +12.7% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.67BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +5.4% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSXSOLVRMD
Held by institutions 90.5% 73.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 1,481 878 887
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 738 369 404
Institutions selling 610 284 358
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.30 1.13

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.

BSXSOLVRMD
BSX 1.00 0.20 0.21
SOLV 0.20 1.00 0.41
RMD 0.21 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSX, SOLV and RMD?

Boston Scientific (BSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Scientific (BSX) $66.31B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.42B, Resmed (RMD) $36.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSX, SOLV and RMD?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.1x, Resmed (RMD) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.6x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.6x, Resmed (RMD) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Scientific (BSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Boston Scientific (BSX) -54.9%, Solventum (SOLV) +20.2%, Resmed (RMD) -2.4%. Over five years, Boston Scientific (BSX) compounded fastest (Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.8%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Resmed (RMD) has been the steadiest (Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.0%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%, Resmed (RMD) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSX, SOLV and RMD?

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