DXCM vs MCK vs MDT Stock Comparison

Dexcom, Mckesson and Medtronic Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.56 -9.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.65B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$112.75B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.35%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.04%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 5, Mckesson 4, Dexcom 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXCMMCKMDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.65B $112.75B $120.23B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.0x 25.0x 23.0x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x 20.5x 16.9x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +8.8% +9.8% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 1.1% 13.9% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 107.9% 6.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.0x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.35% 3.04% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.2% +19.2% -0.2% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.2%/yr +36.4%/yr -5.0%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 30.7% 24.7% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 57/100 66/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

DXCMMCKMDT

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

AxisDXCMMCKMDT
Valuation 71 #67 of 227 50 #13 of 25 85 #36 of 227
Growth 97 #8 of 219 65 #9 of 24 51 #107 of 219
Profitability 100 #1 of 206 61 #10 of 24 86 #29 of 206
Financial Health 33 #159 of 238 52 #13 of 26 50 #120 of 238
Shareholder Returns 87 #19 of 134 57 #7 of 15 59 #56 of 134
Overall 77 57 66
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDT 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

PeriodDXCMMCKMDTSPY
1 month -9.3%+11.6%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months +5.0%+8.7%+8.1% +3.9%
6 months +32.4%+15.8%+14.7% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%+17.9%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year +11.2%+19.2%-0.2% +12.3%
3 years -12.0%+115.8%+35.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+29.3%+10.6% +23.3%
5 years -44.9%+371.7%-22.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.2%+36.4%-5.0% +10.9%
10 years +316.8%+502.5%+15.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%+19.7%+1.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXCMMCKMDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%30.7%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%27.4%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.64-0.270.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.62-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-27.2%-43.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-6.1%-10.8% -1.2%
52-week high $92.34$1,030.18$105.35 $779.14
52-week low $54.84$725.17$73.75 $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.

MultipleDXCMMCKMDT
P/E now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 29.6x 25.0xmedian 23.9x 23.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 3.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 17.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x 14.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 22.3x 17.6xmedian 15.5x 19.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 2.3x -26.6xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.04 2.09median 1.34 1.59median 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 monthsDXCMMCKMDT
Revenue $4.97B $410.98B $37.54B
Gross profit $3.10B $14.96B $24.41B
Operating income $1.14B $6.50B $6.79B
Net income $999.70M $5.30B $5.27B
Free cash flow $1.41B $6.42B $6.13B
R&D $604.00M – $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $2.56 $38.52 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $1.11B $5.16B $1.69B
Total debt – $9.73B $113.29B
Shares (diluted) 390.10M 119.20M 1.29B
Enterprise value $19.97B $99.21B $86.10B

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
MetricDXCMMCKMDT
P/E 30.0x 25.0x 23.0x
P/FCF 21.1x 17.6x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 16.5x 15.0x
P/S 6.0x 0.3x 3.2x
P/B 11.3x -26.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 11.8x -13.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 16.2x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 18.1x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 0.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 19.7x 18.3x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 17.1x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 2.09 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCMMCKMDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 8.8% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 13.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.8% 11.2% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 6.6% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 65.8% 46.6% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 13.5% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.9% 58.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 10.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.0% 52.8% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 12.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 77.0% 4.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 10.7% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.1% 6.8% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 11.3% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCMMCKMDT
Gross margin 62.5% 3.6% 65.0%
EBITDA margin 28.2% 1.8% 25.9%
Operating margin 22.9% 1.6% 18.1%
Pretax margin 25.8% 1.6% 17.6%
Net margin 20.1% 1.1% 13.9%
FCF margin 28.3% 1.6% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% 1.7% 21.4%
Return on equity 35.8% – 10.4%
Return on assets 15.3% 6.2% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 107.9% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 27.2% 43.4% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 4.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCMMCKMDT
Debt / assets – 11.0% 30.2%
Debt / equity – -2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.4% 104.8% 45.5%
Equity / assets 40.6% -4.8% 54.5%
Interest coverage – 23.6x 9.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.94 5.89 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCMMCKMDT
Dividend yield – 0.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 5.9% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 6.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.4% 69.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.1% 59.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.3% 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusDXCMMCKMDT
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +11.0% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.08BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +1.5% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCMMCKMDT
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 85.1%
Institutions holding 974 2,009 2,124
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% -0.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 519 881 1,013
Institutions selling 344 791 913
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.11 1.11

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.

DXCMMCKMDT
DXCM 1.00 0.12 0.32
MCK 0.12 1.00 0.31
MDT 0.32 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXCM, MCK and MDT?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dexcom (DXCM) $29.65B, Mckesson (MCK) $112.75B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXCM, MCK and MDT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x, Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x, Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%, Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Mckesson (MCK) 0.35%, Medtronic (MDT) 3.04%. Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXCM, MCK and MDT?

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