DROR vs ALGN vs MLSS Stock Comparison

Dror Ortho-Design, Align Technology and Milestone Scientific Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALGN Align Technology Inc
$152.26 +3.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Align Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Align Technology 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDRORALGNMLSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.77M $10.91B $30.03M ALGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x 26.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% -27.5% ALGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +12.6% -26.6% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr -24.1%/yr -31.5%/yr ALGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 320.7% 39.2% 81.5% ALGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 66/100 — ALGN

Percentile Scorecard

DRORALGNMLSS

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

AxisDRORALGNMLSS
Valuation 16 #192 of 228 88 #28 of 228 –
Growth 62 #84 of 221 22 #173 of 221 –
Profitability – 88 #25 of 208 –
Financial Health 1 #237 of 239 43 #137 of 239 –
Shareholder Returns – 89 #16 of 137 –
Overall 26 66 –
  • DROR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALGN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MLSS 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

PeriodDRORALGNMLSSSPY
1 month 0.0%+3.7%-26.8% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%-9.4%-26.8% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%-17.6%-11.8% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%-2.5%+9.9% +12.2%
1 year 0.0%+12.6%-26.6% +13.0%
3 years -50.0%-20.3%-66.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%-7.3%-30.4% +23.1%
5 years -88.9%-74.8%-84.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -35.6%-24.1%-31.5% +11.0%
10 years —+80.1%-83.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.1%-16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDRORALGNMLSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 320.7%39.2%81.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,199.8%37.1%83.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.131.301.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.32-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-82.4%-90.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%-22.9%-45.5% -1.8%
52-week high $0.03$197.51$0.55 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$131.91$0.25 $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.

MultipleDRORALGNMLSS
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 30.6x 26.3xmedian 30.6x —median 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 2.6xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 17.5x 12.2xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 23.3x 17.1xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 0.87 2.16median 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 monthsDRORALGNMLSS
Revenue – $4.14B $6.58M
Gross profit – $2.82B –
Operating income -$1.91M $547.59M –
Net income -$2.47M $413.58M –
Free cash flow -$1.78M $633.57M –
R&D $521.41K $377.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $5.78 –
Cash & equivalents $93.56K $1.10B –
Total debt $5.57M – –
Shares (diluted) 977.00M 71.52M 93.13M
Enterprise value $9.18M $6.64B $30.03M

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
MetricDRORALGNMLSS
P/E -4.0x 26.3x –
P/FCF -5.5x 17.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -5.5x 14.4x –
P/S – 2.6x 4.0x
P/B -2.5x 2.6x –
P/Tangible book -2.5x 2.6x –
EV/EBITDA -8.4x 12.2x –
EV/EBIT -6.1x 17.8x –
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 4.0x
EV/FCF -6.5x 15.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.5x 12.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 2.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDRORALGNMLSS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% -27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% -12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.0% -8.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -0.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.4% -5.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 9.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 43.6% -4.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 12.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 3.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 0.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 1.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDRORALGNMLSS
Gross margin – 68.0% –
EBITDA margin – 19.4% –
Operating margin – 13.2% –
Pretax margin – 13.7% –
Net margin – 10.0% –
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 18.3% –
Return on equity – 9.9% –
Return on assets -798.5% 6.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDRORALGNMLSS
Debt / assets 512.4% – –
Debt / equity -0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – –
Debt / FCF -1.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 1,177% 34.0% –
Equity / assets -1,077% 66.0% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.1x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 4.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDRORALGNMLSS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusDRORALGNMLSS
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.95FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +16.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.86BFY2026 $9.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.5% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDRORALGNMLSS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 5.8%
Institutions holding – 675 31
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.2% +18.9%
Institutions buying – 292 11
Institutions selling – 268 4
Buyers to sellers – 1.09 2.75

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.

DRORALGNMLSS
DROR 1.00 -0.02 0.01
ALGN -0.02 1.00 0.19
MLSS 0.01 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DROR, ALGN and MLSS?

Align Technology (ALGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) $9.77M, Align Technology (ALGN) $10.91B, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $30.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

Align Technology (ALGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 0.0%, Align Technology (ALGN) +12.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -26.6%. Over five years, Align Technology (ALGN) compounded fastest (Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) -35.6%/yr, Align Technology (ALGN) -24.1%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Align Technology (ALGN) has been the steadiest (Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 320.7%, Align Technology (ALGN) 39.2%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DROR, ALGN and MLSS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Align Technology (ALGN) leads on 6. 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.