MDT vs ALC vs LMAT Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Alcon and Lemaitre Vascular Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.49B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
ALC Alcon Inc
$69.42 +7.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.35B
P/E
53.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$83.79 +2.8% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Lemaitre Vascular 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTALCLMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.49B $34.35B $1.91B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 53.4x 29.1x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 21.6x 28.4x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +8.5% +11.8% LMAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 6.0% 25.0% LMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 3.6% — MDT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.01% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -8.8% -7.0% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -3.5%/yr +8.3%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 28.6% 46.1% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 68/100 83/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

MDTALCLMAT

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

AxisMDTALCLMAT
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 79 #48 of 227 74 #59 of 227
Growth 51 #107 of 219 48 #114 of 219 89 #25 of 219
Profitability 86 #29 of 206 76 #50 of 206 96 #9 of 206
Financial Health 50 #120 of 238 60 #96 of 238 90 #25 of 238
Shareholder Returns 59 #56 of 134 74 #35 of 134 64 #49 of 134
Overall 66 68 83
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LMAT 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

PeriodMDTALCLMATSPY
1 month +6.0%+7.7%+2.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.1%+0.4%-18.1% +3.9%
6 months +14.7%-7.9%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%-11.9%+3.3% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%-8.8%-7.0% +12.3%
3 years +35.3%-0.9%+76.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.6%-0.3%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years -22.5%-16.1%+49.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.0%-3.5%+8.3% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%—+296.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%—+14.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTALCLMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%28.6%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.8%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.380.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.31-0.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-38.4%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-20.4%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$87.18$117.39 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$62.02$78.80 $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.

MultipleMDTALCLMAT
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 29.6x 53.2xmedian 29.6x 29.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 22.3x 19.4xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 1.04 2.54median 1.04 0.87median 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 monthsMDTALCLMAT
Revenue $37.54B $10.80B $262.43M
Gross profit $24.41B $6.17B $191.31M
Operating income $6.79B $948.00M $77.32M
Net income $5.27B $643.00M $65.67M
Free cash flow $6.13B $1.74B $73.83M
R&D $2.92B $1.43B $15.41M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $1.30 $2.68
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $1.36B $26.63M
Total debt $113.29B $4.72B –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 496.20M 24.53M
Enterprise value $86.74B $25.31B $463.91M

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
MetricMDTALCLMAT
P/E 23.0x 53.2x 29.2x
P/FCF 19.6x 19.4x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 14.6x 23.1x
P/S 3.2x 3.1x 7.3x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.5x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x – 17.4x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 38.4x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.4x 5.9x
EV/FCF 22.8x 20.9x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 15.8x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 2.54 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTALCLMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 8.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.9% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 11.7% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 7.3% 18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -34.3% 41.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.5% 36.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -40.1% 39.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 21.1% 37.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -40.7% 30.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 21.0% 33.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 10.3% 41.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 25.9% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 7.5% 41.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 48.0% 57.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTALCLMAT
Gross margin 65.0% 57.2% 72.9%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 33.8%
Operating margin 18.1% 8.8% 29.5%
Pretax margin 17.6% 6.9% 32.3%
Net margin 13.9% 6.0% 25.0%
FCF margin 16.3% 16.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 21.4% 31.6%
Return on equity 10.4% 2.9% 15.9%
Return on assets 5.7% 2.1% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 3.4% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 3.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.6% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTALCLMAT
Debt / assets 30.2% 15.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 30.6% 34.4%
Equity / assets 54.5% 69.4% 65.6%
Interest coverage 9.4x 9.2x 14.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.1x 16.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 13.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 12.6x
Altman Z-score 3.00 – 7.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTALCLMAT
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% – 31.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% – 27.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – 26.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 20.5%

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.

ConsensusMDTALCLMAT
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $3.22FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +15.5% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $266.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +8.1% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTALCLMAT
Held by institutions 85.1% 48.8% 99.3%
Institutions holding 2,124 629 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +5.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,013 225 172
Institutions selling 913 274 98
Buyers to sellers 1.11 0.82 1.76

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.

MDTALCLMAT
MDT 1.00 0.47 0.25
ALC 0.47 1.00 0.26
LMAT 0.25 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, ALC and LMAT?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $121.49B, Alcon (ALC) $34.35B, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, ALC and LMAT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.2x, Alcon (ALC) 53.4x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Alcon (ALC) 21.6x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Alcon (ALC) +8.5%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Alcon (ALC) 6.0%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Medtronic (MDT) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Alcon (ALC) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Alcon (ALC) -8.8%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -7.0%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Alcon (ALC) -3.5%/yr, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Alcon (ALC) 0.00%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 0.01%. Alcon (ALC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Alcon (ALC) 28.6%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.