MDLN vs BAX vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Medline, Baxter International and SkyAI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDLN Medline Inc.
$33.69 -2.9% 1M
Market cap
$27.76B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.29 +8.2% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.89 +53.7% 1M -42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$210.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Medline leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medline 5, SkyAI 2, Baxter International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNBAXSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.76B $12.89B $210.15M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x -12.1x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 12.8x 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -49.1% +108.9% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -19.2% -158,431.4% MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 3.4% — MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 4.8x — MDLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +9.9% -42.8% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -21.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 44.4% 106.2% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 26/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNBAXSKYA

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

AxisMDLNBAXSKYA
Valuation 82 #42 of 228 82 #41 of 228 2 #223 of 228
Growth – 19 #180 of 221 6 #207 of 221
Profitability 72 #59 of 208 73 #57 of 208 1 #206 of 208
Financial Health 41 #142 of 239 19 #194 of 239 94 #16 of 239
Shareholder Returns 72 #39 of 137 27 #101 of 137 –
Overall 67 44 26
  • MDLN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

PeriodMDLNBAXSKYASPY
1 month -2.9%+8.2%+53.7% -0.8%
3 months -15.1%+8.4%+118.9% +3.5%
6 months -25.5%+36.8%+61.5% +7.0%
Year to date -19.8%+32.3%+42.4% +12.2%
1 year —+9.9%-42.8% +13.0%
3 years —-21.4%-99.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-7.7%-90.1% +23.1%
5 years —-69.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-21.0%— +11.0%
10 years —-46.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-6.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDLNBAXSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%44.4%106.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%48.2%104.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.162.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.22-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-82.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-10.8%-46.6% -1.8%
52-week high $49.99$28.35$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$15.80$0.95 $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.

MultipleMDLNBAXSKYA
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 30.6x -12.3xmedian 30.6x -0.7xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 1,073xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.5x 13.5xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 23.3x 15.6xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -0.43median 0.87 0.01median 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 monthsMDLNBAXSKYA
Revenue $28.57B $5.55B $194.22K
Gross profit $7.79B $3.78B $321.93K
Operating income $2.03B $532.00M -$289.52M
Net income $1.03B -$1.06B -$307.71M
Free cash flow $1.59B $839.00M –
R&D – $542.00M $399.91K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-2.05 $-4.27
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $2.15B $12.07M
Total debt $12.58B $9.46B –
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 518.00M 72.09M
Enterprise value $20.71B $5.02B $168.85M

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
MetricMDLNBAXSKYA
P/E 34.5x -12.3x -0.7x
P/FCF 27.8x 15.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 9.7x –
P/S 1.6x 2.4x 1,073x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 6.1x 16.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 13.5x –
EV/EBIT 26.7x 38.3x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.7x 1,011x
EV/FCF 34.1x 24.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 15.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.43 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNBAXSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -49.1% 108.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -23.5% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -50.8% -5,525%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.5% -212.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -604.0% -42,440%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% -238.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -580.5% -487.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% -84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 153.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNBAXSKYA
Gross margin 27.3% 68.1% 165.8%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 27.3% –
Operating margin 7.1% 9.6% -149,065%
Pretax margin 4.3% 5.1% -151,352%
Net margin 2.9% -19.2% -158,431%
FCF margin 5.6% 15.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 24.2% –
Return on equity 5.4% -17.4% -140.2%
Return on assets 2.6% -5.4% -137.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 3.4% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 3.3% -136.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.1% 48,037%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNBAXSKYA
Debt / assets 32.0% 47.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF 7.9x 11.3x –
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 68.6% 1.9%
Equity / assets 48.5% 31.4% 98.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.3x 1.9x 5.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 4.2x
Altman Z-score 2.49 2.13 31.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNBAXSKYA
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

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.

ConsensusMDLNBAXSKYA
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 0.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% -3.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.52BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +11.7% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNBAXSKYA
Held by institutions 57.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 407 690 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% +5.2% –
Institutions buying 322 359 –
Institutions selling 68 193 –
Buyers to sellers 4.74 1.86 –

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.

MDLNBAXSKYA
MDLN 1.00 0.30 0.05
BAX 0.30 1.00 0.11
SKYA 0.05 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, BAX and SKYA?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $27.76B, Baxter International (BAX) $12.89B, SkyAI (SKYA) $210.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medline (MDLN) has the highest net margin (Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +9.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -42.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medline (MDLN) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.00%. Medline (MDLN) and SkyAI (SKYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.5%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLN, BAX and SKYA?

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