MDLN vs WST vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Medline, West Pharmaceutical Services and SkyAI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.38 -6.7% 1M
Market cap
$42.57B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.91 +54.8% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$209.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 6, Medline 2, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLNWSTSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.57B $28.03B $209.79M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 49.9x -0.7x MDLN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 41.6x 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.4% +108.9% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 17.0% -158,431.4% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 16.9% — WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.3x — WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.22% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +38.6% -46.2% WST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 31.2% 106.0% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 68/100 26/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

MDLNWSTSKYA

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

AxisMDLNWSTSKYA
Valuation 84 #37 of 227 48 #119 of 227 2 #222 of 227
Growth – 40 #132 of 219 6 #205 of 219
Profitability 73 #57 of 206 92 #18 of 206 1 #204 of 206
Financial Health 41 #140 of 238 78 #54 of 238 95 #14 of 238
Shareholder Returns 71 #39 of 134 81 #26 of 134 –
Overall 67 68 26
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST 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

PeriodMDLNWSTSKYASPY
1 month -6.7%+7.5%+54.8% -0.2%
3 months -20.1%+18.1%+107.9% +3.9%
6 months -26.8%+36.3%+62.6% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+44.7%+43.3% +12.9%
1 year —+38.6%-46.2% +12.3%
3 years —+24.0%-99.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+7.5%-90.1% +23.3%
5 years —-5.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-1.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+449.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDLNWSTSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%31.2%106.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.7%30.8%104.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.622.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.24-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-59.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%0.0%-46.2% -1.2%
52-week high $49.99$398.10$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $31.64$230.95$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.

MultipleMDLNWSTSKYA
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 29.6x 49.9xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 17.4x 32.3xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 22.3x 64.1xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 10.35median 1.04 0.01median 1.04

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 monthsMDLNWSTSKYA
Revenue $28.57B $3.33B $194.22K
Gross profit $7.79B $1.22B $321.93K
Operating income $2.03B $680.40M -$289.52M
Net income $1.03B $564.90M -$307.71M
Free cash flow $1.59B $436.90M –
R&D – $74.40M $399.91K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $7.92 $-4.27
Cash & equivalents $2.33B $435.80M $12.07M
Total debt $12.58B $202.90M –
Shares (diluted) 861.00M 71.30M 72.09M
Enterprise value $43.02B $25.65B $168.49M

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
MetricMDLNWSTSKYA
P/E 33.2x 49.9x -0.7x
P/FCF 26.8x 64.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.2x 42.3x –
P/S 1.5x 8.4x 1,080x
P/B 2.2x 9.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 9.4x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 32.3x –
EV/EBIT 25.8x 40.8x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 8.4x 1,018x
EV/FCF 33.0x 63.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 42.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.35 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLNWSTSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.4% 108.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.0% -5,525%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% -212.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 15.8% -42,440%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% -238.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.8% -487.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLNWSTSKYA
Gross margin 27.3% 36.8% 165.8%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 25.9% –
Operating margin 7.1% 20.5% -149,065%
Pretax margin 4.3% 20.8% -151,352%
Net margin 2.9% 17.0% -158,431%
FCF margin 5.6% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 19.9% –
Return on equity 5.4% 18.4% -140.2%
Return on assets 2.6% 13.4% -137.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 16.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 19.7% -136.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.0% 48,037%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLNWSTSKYA
Debt / assets 32.0% 5.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.9x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 26.6% 1.9%
Equity / assets 48.5% 73.4% 98.1%
Interest coverage – 151.2x –
Current ratio 4.3x 2.8x 5.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.8x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 4.2x
Altman Z-score 2.44 18.78 31.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLNWSTSKYA
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –

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.

ConsensusMDLNWSTSKYA
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 41.6xFY2026 0.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $9.56FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.52BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +16.8% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLNWSTSKYA
Held by institutions 85.5% 99.5% –
Institutions holding 407 833 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 322 448 –
Institutions selling 68 261 –
Buyers to sellers 4.74 1.72 –

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.

MDLNWSTSKYA
MDLN 1.00 0.09 0.05
WST 0.09 1.00 0.07
SKYA 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLN, WST and SKYA?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medline (MDLN) $42.57B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $28.03B, SkyAI (SKYA) $209.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLN, WST and SKYA?

Medline (MDLN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medline (MDLN) 33.2x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 49.9x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Medline (MDLN) 22.5x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 41.6x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x). 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: West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 17.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) returned the most: West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +38.6%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.22%. Medline (MDLN) and SkyAI (SKYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Medline (MDLN) 44.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLN, WST 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, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 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.