HSIC vs MLSS vs BTSG Stock Comparison

Henry Schein, Milestone Scientific and BrightSpring Health Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BrightSpring Health Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BrightSpring Health Services 6, Henry Schein 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSICMLSSBTSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43B $27.51M $11.53B BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x — 32.9x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — 33.7x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% -27.5% +26.4% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% — 2.5% HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — 8.6% BTSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 2.6x BTSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.6% -31.9% +72.5% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -31.1%/yr — HSIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 81.4% 44.6% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 64/100 BTSG

Percentile Scorecard

HSICMLSSBTSG

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

AxisHSICMLSSBTSG
Valuation 38 #16 of 25 – 66 #32 of 92
Growth 39 #15 of 24 – 93 #7 of 87
Profitability 83 #5 of 24 – 57 #38 of 86
Financial Health 20 #21 of 26 – 41 #58 of 97
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 15 – 62 #22 of 56
Overall 56 – 64
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MLSS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHSICMLSSBTSGSPY
1 month -2.5%-24.4%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-27.9%-19.5% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%-4.9%+22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +11.5%+13.6%+55.8% +12.9%
1 year +32.6%-31.9%+72.5% +12.3%
3 years +26.9%-65.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.3%-29.6%— +23.3%
5 years +11.6%-84.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%-31.1%— +10.9%
10 years +44.3%-83.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.7%-16.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSICMLSSBTSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%81.4%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%83.3%51.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.291.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.391.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-90.9%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-43.6%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $90.86$0.55$72.91 $779.14
52-week low $62.32$0.25$31.36 $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.

MultipleHSICMLSSBTSG
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 23.9x —median 29.6x 32.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 13.4x —median 17.4x 21.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 15.5x —median 22.3x 28.6xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.3x 5.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 49.67median 1.34 —median 1.04 —median 0.66

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 monthsHSICMLSSBTSG
Revenue $13.60B $6.58M $14.37B
Gross profit $4.26B – $1.78B
Operating income $680.00M – $447.80M
Net income $426.00M – $365.85M
Free cash flow $569.00M – $402.35M
EPS (diluted) $3.52 – $1.66
Cash & equivalents – – $550.38M
Total debt $3.46B – $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 114.39M 93.13M 220.28M
Enterprise value $10.18B $27.51M $9.87B

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
MetricHSICMLSSBTSG
P/E 23.7x – 32.9x
P/FCF 16.6x – 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – 22.8x
P/S 0.7x 4.2x 0.8x
P/B 2.5x – 5.6x
P/Tangible book 3.3x – 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – 21.2x
EV/EBIT 18.7x – 29.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 22.4x – 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x – 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 49.67 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSICMLSSBTSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% -27.5% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -12.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% – 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.6% – 143.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.0% – 472.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.1% – 448.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% – 88.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% – 110.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSICMLSSBTSG
Debt / assets 30.4% – 36.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 6.1x – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% – 65.8%
Equity / assets 33.5% – 34.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 2.9x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.65 – 4.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSICMLSSBTSG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.7% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.7% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusHSICMLSSBTSG
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.75FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 – +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% – +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.38BFY2026 $9.29MFY2026 $16.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +27.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSICMLSSBTSG
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 564 31 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +18.9% -0.7%
Institutions buying 245 11 309
Institutions selling 216 4 83
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.75 3.72

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.

HSICMLSSBTSG
HSIC 1.00 0.03 0.15
MLSS 0.03 1.00 0.07
BTSG 0.15 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSIC, MLSS and BTSG?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.43B, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $27.51M, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $11.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSIC, MLSS and BTSG?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.7x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.7x). 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: Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +72.5%. Over five years, Henry Schein (HSIC) compounded fastest (Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSIC, MLSS and BTSG?

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