MCK vs MDT vs RMD Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Medtronic and Resmed Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
RMD Resmed Inc
$250.71 +12.9% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.16B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
0.98%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMCKMDTRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $112.75B $120.23B $36.16B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 23.0x 24.0x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 16.9x 19.5x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +9.8% +9.9% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 13.9% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% 6.9% 20.8% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.0x -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% 3.04% 0.98% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% -0.2% -3.3% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr -5.0%/yr -1.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 24.7% 29.0% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 78/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

MCKMDTRMD

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

AxisMCKMDTRMD
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 85 #36 of 227 74 #61 of 227
Growth 65 #9 of 24 51 #107 of 219 63 #81 of 219
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 86 #29 of 206 99 #3 of 206
Financial Health 52 #13 of 26 50 #120 of 238 76 #59 of 238
Shareholder Returns 57 #7 of 15 59 #56 of 134 81 #27 of 134
Overall 57 66 78
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodMCKMDTRMDSPY
1 month +11.6%+6.0%+12.9% -0.2%
3 months +8.7%+8.1%+19.9% +3.9%
6 months +15.8%+14.7%+15.5% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-2.2%+4.1% +12.9%
1 year +19.2%-0.2%-3.3% +12.3%
3 years +115.8%+35.3%+86.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%+10.6%+23.0% +23.3%
5 years +371.7%-22.5%-6.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +36.4%-5.0%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +502.5%+15.8%+319.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.7%+1.5%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCKMDTRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%24.7%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%22.0%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.110.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.01-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-43.6%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-10.8%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,030.18$105.35$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$73.75$182.82 $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.

MultipleMCKMDTRMD
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 23.0xmedian 29.6x 24.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 14.4xmedian 17.4x 16.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 15.5x 19.6xmedian 22.3x 21.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.09median 1.34 1.59median 1.04 1.22median 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 monthsMCKMDTRMD
Revenue $410.98B $37.54B $5.65B
Gross profit $14.96B $24.41B $3.45B
Operating income $6.50B $6.79B $1.89B
Net income $5.30B $5.27B $1.52B
Free cash flow $6.42B $6.13B $1.65B
R&D – $2.92B $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $4.07 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $1.69B $1.47B
Total debt $9.73B $113.29B $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 1.29B 146.05M
Enterprise value $99.21B $86.10B $30.23B

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
MetricMCKMDTRMD
P/E 25.0x 23.0x 24.0x
P/FCF 17.6x 19.6x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 15.0x 20.0x
P/S 0.3x 3.2x 6.4x
P/B -26.6x 2.4x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -13.7x 3.0x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 14.4x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 20.6x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF 18.3x 22.8x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 17.4x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.09 1.59 1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKMDTRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 9.8% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 6.0% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 9.3% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 5.6% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% 10.9% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 6.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% 12.4% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 13.0% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 12.4% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.5% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 12.4% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 11.3% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% 15.6% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 11.3% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKMDTRMD
Gross margin 3.6% 65.0% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 25.9% 36.9%
Operating margin 1.6% 18.1% 33.4%
Pretax margin 1.6% 17.6% 34.0%
Net margin 1.1% 13.9% 26.9%
FCF margin 1.6% 16.3% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 21.4% 31.9%
Return on equity – 10.4% 23.3%
Return on assets 6.2% 5.7% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 107.9% 6.9% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 43.4% 8.3% 25.2%
Asset turnover 4.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKMDTRMD
Debt / assets 11.0% 30.2% 7.4%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 45.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets -4.8% 54.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage 23.6x 9.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.89 3.00 11.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKMDTRMD
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 5.9% 0.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.2% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusMCKMDTRMD
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +7.2% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -4.7% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKMDTRMD
Held by institutions 89.1% 85.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,009 2,124 887
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -0.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 881 1,013 404
Institutions selling 791 913 358
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.11 1.13

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.

MCKMDTRMD
MCK 1.00 0.31 0.23
MDT 0.31 1.00 0.49
RMD 0.23 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, MDT and RMD?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $112.75B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B, Resmed (RMD) $36.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, MDT and RMD?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Resmed (RMD) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x, Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Resmed (RMD) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Resmed (RMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%, Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Resmed (RMD) -3.3%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.4%/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%, Resmed (RMD) 0.98%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.