MDLN vs SKYA vs ACU Stock Comparison

Medline, SkyAI and Acme United 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
1 win
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
ACU Acme United Corp
$63.33 +0.9% 1M +60.9% 1Y
Market cap
$251.24M
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$211.60M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Acme United leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Acme United 7, SkyAI 2, Medline 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNSKYAACULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.76B $210.15M $251.24M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x -0.7x 25.6x ACU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 0.0x 23.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +108.9% +9.0% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -158,431.4% 4.6% ACU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% — 7.3% ACU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 1.1x ACU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -42.8% +60.9% ACU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +11.7%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 106.2% 30.5% ACU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 26/100 71/100 ACU

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNSKYAACU

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

AxisMDLNSKYAACU
Valuation 82 #42 of 228 2 #223 of 228 95 #12 of 228
Growth – 6 #207 of 221 59 #91 of 221
Profitability 72 #59 of 208 1 #206 of 208 80 #42 of 208
Financial Health 41 #142 of 239 94 #16 of 239 56 #106 of 239
Shareholder Returns 72 #39 of 137 – 63 #52 of 137
Overall 67 26 71
  • MDLN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ACU 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

PeriodMDLNSKYAACUSPY
1 month -2.9%+53.7%+0.9% -0.8%
3 months -15.1%+118.9%+11.6% +3.5%
6 months -25.5%+61.5%+50.8% +7.0%
Year to date -19.8%+42.4%+57.1% +12.2%
1 year —-42.8%+60.9% +13.0%
3 years —-99.9%+108.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-90.1%+27.7% +23.1%
5 years ——+74.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+11.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+205.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDLNSKYAACUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%106.2%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%104.5%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.622.590.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.401.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-100.0%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-46.6%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $49.99$5.41$63.85 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$0.95$35.50 $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.

MultipleMDLNSKYAACU
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 30.6x -0.7xmedian 30.6x 24.6xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 1,073xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 10.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x 15.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 0.01median 0.87 0.83median 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 monthsMDLNSKYAACU
Revenue $28.57B $194.22K $211.60M
Gross profit $7.79B $321.93K $84.82M
Operating income $2.03B -$289.52M $14.48M
Net income $1.03B -$307.71M $9.82M
Free cash flow $1.59B – $15.48M
R&D – $399.91K –
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-4.27 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $12.07M $5.04M
Total debt $12.58B – $32.33M
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 72.09M 4.14M
Enterprise value $20.71B $168.85M $233.26M

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
MetricMDLNSKYAACU
P/E 34.5x -0.7x 24.6x
P/FCF 27.8x – 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x – 9.3x
P/S 1.6x 1,073x 1.1x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 16.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 10.9x
EV/EBIT 26.7x -0.7x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1,011x 1.3x
EV/FCF 34.1x – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x – 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.01 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNSKYAACU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 108.9% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5,525% 3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -212.8% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -42,440% -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -238.0% 36.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -487.2% -5.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -84.2% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 43.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNSKYAACU
Gross margin 27.3% 165.8% 40.1%
EBITDA margin 10.8% – 11.7%
Operating margin 7.1% -149,065% 6.8%
Pretax margin 4.3% -151,352% 5.9%
Net margin 2.9% -158,431% 4.6%
FCF margin 5.6% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% – 12.3%
Return on equity 5.4% -140.2% 8.2%
Return on assets 2.6% -137.6% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 5.4% – 7.3%
Return on capital employed 5.6% -136.7% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 48,037% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNSKYAACU
Debt / assets 32.0% – 16.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 7.9x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 1.9% 39.5%
Equity / assets 48.5% 98.1% 60.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.3x 5.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 4.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.49 31.13 4.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNSKYAACU
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.8%
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.

ConsensusMDLNSKYAACU
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $2.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 – +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.52BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $217.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +17.5% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNSKYAACU
Held by institutions 57.1% – 73.5%
Institutions holding 407 – 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 322 – 47
Institutions selling 68 – 21
Buyers to sellers 4.74 – 2.24

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.

MDLNSKYAACU
MDLN 1.00 0.05 0.27
SKYA 0.05 1.00 -0.01
ACU 0.27 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, SKYA and ACU?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $27.76B, SkyAI (SKYA) $210.15M, Acme United (ACU) $251.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLN, SKYA and ACU?

Acme United (ACU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medline (MDLN) 33.2x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x, Acme United (ACU) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Medline (MDLN) 23.4x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Acme United (ACU) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Acme United (ACU) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acme United (ACU) has the highest net margin (Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Acme United (ACU) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Acme United (ACU) leads (Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, Acme United (ACU) 7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acme United (ACU) returned the most: SkyAI (SKYA) -42.8%, Acme United (ACU) +60.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acme United (ACU) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.5%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.2%, Acme United (ACU) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acme United (ACU) leads on 7. 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.