MDT vs ALC vs BVS Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Alcon and Bioventus Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.32B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
ALC Alcon Inc
$70.00 +8.6% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.12B
P/E
53.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
0.40%
Medical Devices Healthcare
BVS Bioventus Inc.
$14.72 +6.6% 1M +112.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$581.85M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Bioventus 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTALCBVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.32B $34.12B $1.24B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 53.7x 18.3x BVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 21.7x 19.6x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +8.5% +3.1% MDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 6.0% 9.4% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 3.6% 11.3% BVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 2.1x MDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.02% 0.40% 0.00% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% -8.0% +112.1% BVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -3.0%/yr -0.3%/yr BVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 28.7% 50.8% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 66/100 73/100 BVS

Percentile Scorecard

MDTALCBVS

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

AxisMDTALCBVS
Valuation 85 #13 of 80 80 #17 of 80 94 #6 of 80
Growth 56 #33 of 74 48 #39 of 74 95 #5 of 74
Profitability 85 #11 of 67 79 #15 of 67 92 #6 of 67
Financial Health 43 #52 of 91 51 #45 of 91 29 #65 of 91
Shareholder Returns 82 #7 of 35 71 #11 of 35 56 #16 of 35
Overall 70 66 73
  • MDT ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALC ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BVS ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMDTALCBVSSPY
1 month +6.9%+8.6%+6.6% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+4.1%+18.2% +3.5%
6 months +14.3%-7.9%+47.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.3%-11.2%+97.8% +12.2%
1 year +1.2%-8.0%+112.1% +13.0%
3 years +36.5%0.0%+347.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.9%0.0%+64.8% +23.1%
5 years -22.6%-14.3%-1.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%-3.0%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years +16.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTALCBVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%28.7%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.9%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.380.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.282.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-38.4%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-19.7%-3.5% -1.8%
52-week high $105.35$87.18$15.26 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$62.02$6.53 $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.

MultipleMDTALCBVS
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 29.3x 53.7xmedian 29.3x 18.3xmedian 29.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 14.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 19.6x 13.1xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 4.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.84 2.56median 0.84 0.62median 0.84

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 monthsMDTALCBVS
Revenue $37.54B $10.80B $581.85M
Gross profit $24.41B $6.17B $399.45M
Operating income $6.79B $948.00M $58.28M
Net income $5.27B $643.00M $61.48M
Free cash flow $6.13B $1.74B $94.29M
R&D $2.92B $1.43B $11.57M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $1.30 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $1.36B $29.46M
Total debt $113.29B $4.72B $248.45M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 496.20M 70.84M
Enterprise value $87.19B $25.09B $1.13B

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
MetricMDTALCBVS
P/E 23.2x 53.7x 18.3x
P/FCF 19.8x 19.6x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 14.8x 12.8x
P/S 3.2x 3.2x 2.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.6x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 14.1x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 38.7x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 22.9x 21.1x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 15.9x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 2.56 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTALCBVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 8.5% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.9% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 11.7% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 7.3% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -34.3% 68.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.5% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -40.1% 12,370%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 21.1% 29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -40.7% 7,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 21.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 10.3% 167.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 25.9% 69.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 7.5% 176.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 48.0% 71.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTALCBVS
Gross margin 65.0% 57.2% 68.7%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 17.8%
Operating margin 18.1% 8.8% 10.0%
Pretax margin 17.6% 6.9% 6.6%
Net margin 13.9% 6.0% 9.4%
FCF margin 16.3% 16.1% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 21.4% 16.6%
Return on equity 10.4% 2.9% 24.0%
Return on assets 5.7% 2.1% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 3.6% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 3.4% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 3.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.6% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTALCBVS
Debt / assets 30.2% 15.2% 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 30.6% 58.8%
Equity / assets 54.5% 69.4% 41.2%
Interest coverage 9.4x 9.2x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.02 – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTALCBVS
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusMDTALCBVS
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $3.23FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +15.8% +30.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $632.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +8.1% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTALCBVS
Held by institutions 85.1% 48.8% 78.9%
Institutions holding 2,124 629 156
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +5.3% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,013 225 101
Institutions selling 913 274 37
Buyers to sellers 1.11 0.82 2.73

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.

MDTALCBVS
MDT 1.00 0.47 0.33
ALC 0.47 1.00 0.27
BVS 0.33 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, ALC and BVS?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $121.32B, Alcon (ALC) $34.12B, Bioventus (BVS) $1.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, ALC and BVS?

Bioventus (BVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.2x, Alcon (ALC) 53.7x, Bioventus (BVS) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x, Alcon (ALC) 21.7x, Bioventus (BVS) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Medtronic (MDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Alcon (ALC) +8.5%, Bioventus (BVS) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Alcon (ALC) 6.0%, Bioventus (BVS) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Bioventus (BVS) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Alcon (ALC) 3.6%, Bioventus (BVS) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioventus (BVS) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%, Alcon (ALC) -8.0%, Bioventus (BVS) +112.1%. Over five years, Bioventus (BVS) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Alcon (ALC) -3.0%/yr, Bioventus (BVS) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 3.02%, Alcon (ALC) 0.40%, Bioventus (BVS) 0.00%. Bioventus (BVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Alcon (ALC) 28.7%, Bioventus (BVS) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, ALC and BVS?

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