BTSG vs HSIC vs MDLN Stock Comparison

BrightSpring Health Services, Henry Schein and Medline Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$86.44 +1.7% 1M +38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.62B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.00 -8.5% 1M
Market cap
$27.54B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Henry Schein leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Henry Schein 4, BrightSpring Health Services 4, Medline 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTSGHSICMDLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.69B $9.62B $27.54B MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.4x 23.9x 32.9x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.8x 15.0x 22.2x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +6.5% — BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 3.0% 2.9% HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 7.1% 5.4% BTSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x 3.2x BTSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.9% +38.7% — BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 25.6% 44.4% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 55/100 68/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

BTSGHSICMDLN

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

AxisBTSGHSICMDLN
Valuation 66 #32 of 92 33 #17 of 25 85 #36 of 227
Growth 93 #7 of 87 39 #15 of 24 –
Profitability 57 #38 of 86 83 #5 of 24 74 #54 of 202
Financial Health 41 #58 of 97 20 #21 of 26 41 #137 of 233
Shareholder Returns 67 #19 of 55 100 #1 of 16 72 #37 of 130
Overall 65 55 68
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDLN 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

PeriodBTSGHSICMDLNSPY
1 month +8.1%+1.7%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months -17.4%+1.5%-18.2% +3.7%
6 months +25.5%+15.9%-28.0% +7.1%
Year to date +60.8%+14.4%-23.8% +12.8%
1 year +76.9%+38.7%— +11.9%
3 years —+30.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+9.3%— +22.8%
5 years —+13.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+2.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+47.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTSGHSICMDLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%25.6%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%24.1%48.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.460.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.721.51— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-32.7%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-4.9%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $72.91$90.86$49.99 $779.14
52-week low $31.36$62.32$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.

MultipleBTSGHSICMDLN
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 26.0x 24.3xmedian 24.3x 32.8xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 15.4x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 16.8xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 21.5x 17.0xmedian 16.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.2x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 50.96median 1.36 —median 0.99

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 monthsBTSGHSICMDLN
Revenue $14.37B $13.60B $28.57B
Gross profit $1.78B $4.26B $7.79B
Operating income $447.80M $680.00M $2.03B
Net income $365.85M $426.00M $1.03B
Free cash flow $402.35M $569.00M $1.59B
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $3.52 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $550.38M – $2.33B
Total debt $2.19B $3.46B $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 220.28M 114.39M 861.00M
Enterprise value $12.03B $9.46B $20.49B

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
MetricBTSGHSICMDLN
P/E 33.9x 24.3x 32.8x
P/FCF 29.6x 17.0x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 13.8x 21.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
P/B 5.8x 2.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 3.4x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 12.9x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 30.2x 19.1x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 33.6x 22.8x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 18.5x 25.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 50.96 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMDLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 6.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 143.5% 6.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 472.6% 6.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 448.6% 11.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.6% 36.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.5% 50.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMDLN
Gross margin 12.4% 31.3% 27.3%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 7.4% 10.8%
Operating margin 3.1% 5.0% 7.1%
Pretax margin 2.1% 4.1% 4.3%
Net margin 2.5% 3.0% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.8% 4.2% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 5.1% 7.0%
Return on equity 18.2% 11.0% 5.4%
Return on assets 6.0% 3.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 7.1% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 8.7% 5.6%
Asset turnover 2.4x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMDLN
Debt / assets 36.6% 30.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 6.1x 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.8% 66.5% 51.5%
Equity / assets 34.2% 33.5% 48.5%
Interest coverage 2.9x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 4.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.65 2.67 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMDLN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 7.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 7.5% 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.

ConsensusBTSGHSICMDLN
Forward P/E 34.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +8.2% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.01BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $32.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +4.8% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTSGHSICMDLN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 85.5%
Institutions holding 422 565 408
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.1% +17.9%
Institutions buying 309 245 322
Institutions selling 83 216 69
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.13 4.67

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.

BTSGHSICMDLN
BTSG 1.00 0.16 0.10
HSIC 0.16 1.00 0.33
MDLN 0.10 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTSG, HSIC and MDLN?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $13.69B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.62B, Medline (MDLN) $27.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTSG, HSIC and MDLN?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 37.4x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.9x, Medline (MDLN) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.8x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 15.0x, Medline (MDLN) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Henry Schein (HSIC) has the highest net margin (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) leads (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +76.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +38.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Medline (MDLN) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTSG, HSIC 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, Henry Schein (HSIC) leads on 4. 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.