MDLN vs RMTI vs UEEC Stock Comparison

Medline, Rockwell Medical and United Health Products Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.00 -8.5% 1M
Market cap
$27.54B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.8% 1M +570.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Medline leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Medline 4, Rockwell Medical 2, United Health Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNRMTIUEECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.54B $28.02M $7.53M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x -5.5x -5.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -21.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -7.3% — MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 7.8x -1.9x UEEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +570.6% -42.9% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.2%/yr -46.6%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 401.8% 192.9% MDLN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 57/100 38/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNRMTIUEEC

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

AxisMDLNRMTIUEEC
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 90 #24 of 227 37 #143 of 227
Growth – 26 #161 of 218 75 #56 of 218
Profitability 74 #54 of 202 56 #89 of 202 –
Financial Health 41 #137 of 233 54 #107 of 233 1 #230 of 233
Shareholder Returns 72 #37 of 130 – –
Overall 68 57 38
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • UEEC 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

PeriodMDLNRMTIUEECSPY
1 month -8.5%-15.8%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%+3.0%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -28.0%+730.7%-33.3% +7.1%
Year to date -23.8%+780.7%-20.0% +12.8%
1 year —+570.6%-42.9% +11.9%
3 years —+332.5%-85.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+63.0%-47.1% +22.8%
5 years —+23.1%-95.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+4.2%-46.6% +10.9%
10 years —-88.3%-50.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-19.3%-6.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDLNRMTIUEECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%401.8%192.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%354.5%338.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.66-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.42-0.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-91.1%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-17.4%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $49.99$8.85$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$0.55$0.03 $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.

MultipleMDLNRMTIUEEC
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 28.7x -5.7xmedian 28.7x -6.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 17.8x -6.6xmedian 17.8x -12.5xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x -10.3xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x -2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 -0.14median 0.99 -1.41median 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 monthsMDLNRMTIUEEC
Revenue $28.57B $69.39M –
Gross profit $7.79B $12.29M –
Operating income $2.03B -$4.52M -$930.33K
Net income $1.03B -$5.08M $3.92M
Free cash flow $1.59B $1.50M -$950.64K
R&D – $40.00K $89.05K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-1.28 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $10.52M $24.50K
Total debt $12.58B $9.00M $4.92M
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 3.96M 260.04M
Enterprise value $20.49B -$69.37M $7.42M

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
MetricMDLNRMTIUEEC
P/E 32.8x -5.7x -6.7x
P/FCF 26.4x 19.4x -10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 10.2x -10.3x
P/S 1.5x 0.4x –
P/B 2.2x 0.8x -2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 1.1x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x -6.6x -12.5x
EV/EBIT 25.6x -2.9x -12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 32.7x 8.8x -12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 4.6x -12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.14 -1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNRMTIUEEC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -21.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -20.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -250.1% 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -142.2% 277.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% 40.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -109.9% 52.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.3% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -44.2% 1.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNRMTIUEEC
Gross margin 27.3% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 10.8% -2.9% –
Operating margin 7.1% -6.5% –
Pretax margin 4.3% -7.9% –
Net margin 2.9% -7.3% –
FCF margin 5.6% 2.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 4.1% –
Return on equity 5.4% -15.5% –
Return on assets 2.6% -9.6% -407.2%
Return on invested capital 5.4% – –
Return on capital employed 5.6% -9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.6x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNRMTIUEEC
Debt / assets 32.0% 15.9% 737.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 7.8x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 7.9x 6.0x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 37.9% 1,892%
Equity / assets 48.5% 62.1% -1,792%
Interest coverage – -4.0x -8.2x
Current ratio 4.3x 3.3x 0.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.0x 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.42 -7.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNRMTIUEEC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNRMTIUEEC
Held by institutions 85.5% 8.6% –
Institutions holding 408 33 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% -14.2% –
Institutions buying 322 13 –
Institutions selling 69 9 –
Buyers to sellers 4.67 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.

MDLNRMTIUEEC
MDLN 1.00 0.13 -0.03
RMTI 0.13 1.00 -0.12
UEEC -0.03 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, RMTI and UEEC?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $27.54B, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $28.02M, United Health Products (UEEC) $7.53M.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +570.6%, United Health Products (UEEC) -42.9%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, United Health Products (UEEC) -46.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medline (MDLN) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.4%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%, United Health Products (UEEC) 192.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.