LMAT vs MDT vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Lemaitre Vascular, Medtronic and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$83.79 +2.8% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
1.13%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 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
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
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 5, Lemaitre Vascular 3, Dexcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLMATMDTDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.92B $120.23B $29.65B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 23.0x 30.0x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 16.9x 27.8x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +9.8% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 13.9% 20.1% LMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.13% 3.04% — MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% -0.2% +11.2% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -5.0%/yr -11.2%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 24.7% 40.7% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 66/100 77/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

LMATMDTDXCM

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

AxisLMATMDTDXCM
Valuation 74 #59 of 227 85 #36 of 227 71 #67 of 227
Growth 89 #25 of 219 51 #107 of 219 97 #8 of 219
Profitability 96 #9 of 206 86 #29 of 206 100 #1 of 206
Financial Health 90 #25 of 238 50 #120 of 238 33 #159 of 238
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 134 59 #56 of 134 87 #19 of 134
Overall 83 66 77
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodLMATMDTDXCMSPY
1 month +2.8%+6.0%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months -18.1%+8.1%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months -25.5%+14.7%+32.4% +8.2%
Year to date +3.3%-2.2%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -7.0%-0.2%+11.2% +12.3%
3 years +76.8%+35.3%-12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+10.6%-4.2% +23.3%
5 years +49.0%-22.5%-44.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%-5.0%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +296.9%+15.8%+316.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.8%+1.5%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLMATMDTDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%24.7%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%22.0%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.110.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.010.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-43.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-10.8%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $117.39$105.35$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $78.80$73.75$54.84 $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.

MultipleLMATMDTDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 29.6x 23.0xmedian 29.6x 30.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.4x 14.4xmedian 17.4x 19.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 22.3x 19.6xmedian 22.3x 21.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 11.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.04 1.59median 1.04 0.66median 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 monthsLMATMDTDXCM
Revenue $262.43M $37.54B $4.97B
Gross profit $191.31M $24.41B $3.10B
Operating income $77.32M $6.79B $1.14B
Net income $65.67M $5.27B $999.70M
Free cash flow $73.83M $6.13B $1.41B
R&D $15.41M $2.92B $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $4.07 $2.56
Cash & equivalents $26.63M $1.69B $1.11B
Total debt – $113.29B –
Shares (diluted) 24.53M 1.29B 390.10M
Enterprise value $470.20M $86.10B $19.97B

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
MetricLMATMDTDXCM
P/E 29.2x 23.0x 30.0x
P/FCF 26.0x 19.6x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 15.0x 17.0x
P/S 7.3x 3.2x 6.0x
P/B 4.6x 2.4x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 3.0x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 14.4x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 20.6x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 3.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF 20.9x 22.8x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 17.4x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 1.59 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMATMDTDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 9.8% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 6.0% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.0% 9.3% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 5.6% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.2% 10.9% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 6.4% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.4% 12.4% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 13.0% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.1% 12.4% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 14.5% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.2% 12.4% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 11.3% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.1% 15.6% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 11.3% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMATMDTDXCM
Gross margin 72.9% 65.0% 62.5%
EBITDA margin 33.8% 25.9% 28.2%
Operating margin 29.5% 18.1% 22.9%
Pretax margin 32.3% 17.6% 25.8%
Net margin 25.0% 13.9% 20.1%
FCF margin 28.1% 16.3% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 21.4% 35.2%
Return on equity 15.9% 10.4% 35.8%
Return on assets 10.3% 5.7% 15.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 12.8% 8.3% 27.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.3% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMATMDTDXCM
Debt / assets – 30.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 45.5% 59.4%
Equity / assets 65.6% 54.5% 40.6%
Interest coverage 14.9x 9.4x –
Current ratio 16.3x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 13.8x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 12.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.34 3.00 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMATMDTDXCM
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.2% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 3.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.2% 69.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.8% 59.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.3% 1.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 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.

ConsensusLMATMDTDXCM
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +7.2% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $266.90MFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -4.7% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMATMDTDXCM
Held by institutions 99.3% 85.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 327 2,124 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -0.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 172 1,013 519
Institutions selling 98 913 344
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.11 1.51

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.

LMATMDTDXCM
LMAT 1.00 0.25 0.28
MDT 0.25 1.00 0.32
DXCM 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMAT, MDT and DXCM?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.92B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B, Dexcom (DXCM) $29.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMAT, MDT and DXCM?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.2x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.4x, Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x). 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: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) has the highest net margin (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -7.0%, Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +8.3%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 1.13%, 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 (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.1%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.