MDLN vs ISRG vs RMTI Stock Comparison

Medline, Intuitive Surgical and Rockwell Medical Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.00 -8.5% 1M
Market cap
$42.07B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$448.76 +8.9% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.8% 1M +570.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 6, Medline 3, Rockwell Medical 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNISRGRMTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.07B $155.54B $29.04M ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.8x 53.0x -5.7x MDLN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 39.1x — MDLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.5% -21.1% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 25.5% -7.3% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 7.8x MDLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -16.5% +570.6% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.4%/yr +4.2%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 34.6% 401.8% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 80/100 57/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNISRGRMTI

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

AxisMDLNISRGRMTI
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 53 #107 of 227 90 #24 of 227
Growth – 80 #44 of 218 26 #161 of 218
Profitability 74 #54 of 202 98 #6 of 202 56 #89 of 202
Financial Health 41 #137 of 233 77 #54 of 233 54 #107 of 233
Shareholder Returns 72 #37 of 130 91 #13 of 130 –
Overall 68 80 57
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMTI 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

PeriodMDLNISRGRMTISPY
1 month -8.5%+8.9%-15.8% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%+27.1%+3.0% +3.7%
6 months -28.0%-1.9%+730.7% +7.1%
Year to date -23.8%-20.8%+780.7% +12.8%
1 year —-16.5%+570.6% +11.9%
3 years —+73.6%+332.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+20.2%+63.0% +22.8%
5 years —+24.3%+23.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+4.4%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years —+505.9%-88.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+19.7%-19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDLNISRGRMTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%34.6%401.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%37.5%354.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.891.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.481.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-49.9%-91.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-24.3%-17.4% -1.2%
52-week high $49.99$592.85$8.85 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$332.02$0.55 $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.

MultipleMDLNISRGRMTI
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 28.7x 53.0xmedian 28.7x -5.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 13.4xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 17.8x 37.0xmedian 17.8x -6.6xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.4x 43.2xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 2.06median 0.99 -0.14median 0.99

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 monthsMDLNISRGRMTI
Revenue $28.57B $11.58B $69.39M
Gross profit $7.79B $7.78B $12.29M
Operating income $2.03B $3.28B -$4.52M
Net income $1.03B $2.97B -$5.08M
Free cash flow $1.59B $3.60B $1.50M
R&D – $1.49B $40.00K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $8.41 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $2.98B $10.52M
Total debt $12.58B – $9.00M
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 351.60M 3.96M
Enterprise value $42.52B $135.96B -$68.36M

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
MetricMDLNISRGRMTI
P/E 32.8x 53.0x -5.7x
P/FCF 26.4x 43.2x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 38.0x 10.2x
P/S 1.5x 13.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 9.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 10.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 37.0x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 46.1x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 13.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF 32.7x 42.1x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 37.0x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.06 -0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNISRGRMTI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.5% -21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.9% -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 22.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.6% -250.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.8% 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.5% -142.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.4% 24.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.8% -109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.1% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.4% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 58.4% -44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% 30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNISRGRMTI
Gross margin 27.3% 67.2% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 35.3% -2.9%
Operating margin 7.1% 28.4% -6.5%
Pretax margin 4.3% 31.3% -7.9%
Net margin 2.9% 25.5% -7.3%
FCF margin 5.6% 31.1% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 35.3% 4.1%
Return on equity 5.4% 17.3% -15.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 14.8% -9.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% – –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 18.7% -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.4x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 7.2% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNISRGRMTI
Debt / assets 32.0% – 15.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 7.8x
Debt / FCF 7.9x – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 16.7% 37.9%
Equity / assets 48.5% 83.3% 62.1%
Interest coverage – – -4.0x
Current ratio 4.3x 3.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.3x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.6x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.42 30.73 -7.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNISRGRMTI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% –
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.

ConsensusMDLNISRGRMTI
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 39.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.52BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $77.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +11.3% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNISRGRMTI
Held by institutions 85.5% 86.2% 8.6%
Institutions holding 408 2,237 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% +4.6% -14.2%
Institutions buying 322 1,072 13
Institutions selling 69 877 9
Buyers to sellers 4.67 1.22 1.44

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.

MDLNISRGRMTI
MDLN 1.00 0.23 0.13
ISRG 0.23 1.00 0.07
RMTI 0.13 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, ISRG and RMTI?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $42.07B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $155.54B, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $29.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLN, ISRG and RMTI?

Medline (MDLN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medline (MDLN) 32.8x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 53.0x, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medline (MDLN) is cheapest (Medline (MDLN) 22.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -16.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +570.6%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.4%/yr, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLN, ISRG and RMTI?

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