DROR vs MLSS vs ALGN Stock Comparison

Dror Ortho-Design, Milestone Scientific and Align Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$152.26 +3.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.88B
P/E
26.3x
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.

QuestionDRORMLSSALGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.77M $28.87M $10.88B ALGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x — 26.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 13.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -27.5% +4.4% 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% -26.6% +12.6% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr -31.5%/yr -24.1%/yr ALGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 320.7% 81.5% 39.2% ALGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 — 66/100 ALGN

Percentile Scorecard

DRORMLSSALGN

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

AxisDRORMLSSALGN
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
  • MLSS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALGN 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

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

Risk

MeasureDRORMLSSALGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 320.7%81.5%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,199.8%83.3%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.131.281.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.330.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-90.9%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%-45.5%-22.9% -1.8%
52-week high $0.03$0.55$197.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$0.25$131.91 $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.

MultipleDRORMLSSALGN
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 30.6x —median 30.6x 26.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x 2.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 12.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x 17.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 0.87 —median 0.87 2.16median 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 monthsDRORMLSSALGN
Revenue – $6.58M $4.14B
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 93.13M 71.52M
Enterprise value $9.18M $28.87M $6.62B

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
MetricDRORMLSSALGN
P/E -4.0x – 26.3x
P/FCF -5.5x – 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow -5.5x – 14.4x
P/S – 4.0x 2.6x
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 – 4.0x 2.4x
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
MetricDRORMLSSALGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – -27.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -12.9% 3.5%
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
MetricDRORMLSSALGN
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
MetricDRORMLSSALGN
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
MetricDRORMLSSALGN
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DROR, MLSS and ALGN?

Align Technology (ALGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) $9.77M, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $28.87M, Align Technology (ALGN) $10.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 0.0%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -26.6%, Align Technology (ALGN) +12.6%. Over five years, Align Technology (ALGN) compounded fastest (Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) -35.6%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.5%/yr, Align Technology (ALGN) -24.1%/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%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.5%, Align Technology (ALGN) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.