MDLN vs RVP vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Medline, Retractable Technologies and SkyAI Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDLN Medline Inc.
$33.63 -5.6% 1M
Market cap
$32.51B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.93 +59.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$212.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Medline leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Medline 4, SkyAI 3, Retractable Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNRVPSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.51B $16.82M $212.31M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x -4.7x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x — 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -11.2% +108.9% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -10.6% -158,431.4% MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% -31.4% — MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x — RVP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -35.1% -33.6% SKYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -42.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 40.2% 105.5% RVP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 53/100 26/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNRVPSKYA

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

AxisMDLNRVPSKYA
Valuation 82 #42 of 227 73 #63 of 227 2 #222 of 227
Growth – 34 #145 of 220 7 #205 of 220
Profitability 72 #59 of 209 38 #130 of 209 1 #207 of 209
Financial Health 41 #143 of 240 65 #84 of 240 95 #14 of 240
Shareholder Returns 72 #39 of 138 – –
Overall 67 53 26
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RVP ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

PeriodMDLNRVPSKYASPY
1 month -5.6%-18.6%+59.2% -2.3%
3 months -16.9%-14.9%+127.1% -0.7%
6 months -23.9%-12.3%+60.1% +4.8%
Year to date -19.9%-26.2%+44.3% +10.3%
1 year —-35.1%-33.6% +10.3%
3 years —-48.6%-99.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year —-19.9%-90.1% +20.1%
5 years —-93.9%— +61.9%
5 years, per year —-42.9%— +10.1%
10 years —-78.2%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —-14.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDLNRVPSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%40.2%105.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%44.8%104.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.152.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.87-0.32 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-93.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-35.3%-31.5% -3.5%
52-week high $49.99$0.88$4.28 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$0.57$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.

MultipleMDLNRVPSKYA
P/E now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 28.4x -4.7xmedian 28.4x -0.7xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x 1,088xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 18.0x 1.5xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 25.0x -3.3xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.22median 0.93 0.01median 0.93

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 monthsMDLNRVPSKYA
Revenue $28.57B $33.90M $194.22K
Gross profit $7.79B -$491.51K $321.93K
Operating income $2.03B -$22.68M -$289.52M
Net income $1.03B -$3.37M -$307.71M
Free cash flow $1.59B -$5.11M –
R&D – $682.03K $399.91K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-0.12 $-4.27
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $2.64M $12.07M
Total debt $12.58B $715.92K –
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 29.94M 72.09M
Enterprise value $25.46B -$129.58M $171.02M

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
MetricMDLNRVPSKYA
P/E 34.4x -4.7x -0.7x
P/FCF 27.8x -3.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x -3.4x –
P/S 1.5x 0.5x 1,088x
P/B 2.3x 0.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 0.2x 16.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 1.5x –
EV/EBIT 26.7x 1.0x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x -0.7x 1,025x
EV/FCF 34.0x 4.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 4.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.22 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNRVPSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -11.2% 108.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -14.7% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 81.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -26.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.3% -5,525%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.7% -212.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 61.4% -42,440%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.9% -238.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 59.8% -487.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.9% -84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 58.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 62.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNRVPSKYA
Gross margin 27.3% -1.4% 165.8%
EBITDA margin 10.8% -43.9% –
Operating margin 7.1% -66.9% -149,065%
Pretax margin 4.3% -9.9% -151,352%
Net margin 2.9% -10.6% -158,431%
FCF margin 5.6% -15.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% -14.6% –
Return on equity 5.4% -4.7% -140.2%
Return on assets 2.6% -2.4% -137.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% -31.4% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% -18.0% -136.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 48,037%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNRVPSKYA
Debt / assets 32.0% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 7.9x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 48.6% 1.9%
Equity / assets 48.5% 51.4% 98.1%
Interest coverage – -278.8x –
Current ratio 4.3x 4.9x 5.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.7x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.0x 4.2x
Altman Z-score 2.49 0.43 31.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNRVPSKYA
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.

ConsensusMDLNRVPSKYA
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 – 0.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 – $2,362.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.52BFY2026 – $70.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 – +34,200.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% – +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNRVPSKYA
Held by institutions 57.1% 8.8% –
Institutions holding 409 32 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% +5.9% –
Institutions buying 322 10 –
Institutions selling 69 4 –
Buyers to sellers 4.67 2.50 –

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.

MDLNRVPSKYA
MDLN 1.00 0.12 0.05
RVP 0.12 1.00 0.04
SKYA 0.05 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, RVP and SKYA?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $32.51B, Retractable Technologies (RVP) $16.82M, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.31M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medline (MDLN) has the highest net margin (Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SkyAI (SKYA) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -35.1%, SkyAI (SKYA) -33.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Retractable Technologies (RVP) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.5%, Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) 105.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLN, RVP 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 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.