MDT vs DXCM vs STE Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Dexcom and Steris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.47B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.56 -9.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.13B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
STE STERIS plc
$228.50 +9.4% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.26B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 5, Dexcom 4, Steris 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTDXCMSTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.47B $30.13B $22.26B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 30.1x 27.7x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 27.8x 19.8x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +15.5% +8.4% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 20.1% 13.3% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 9.3% STE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 0.9x STE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.01% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +11.2% -5.2% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -11.2%/yr -0.4%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 40.7% 26.2% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 77/100 75/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

MDTDXCMSTE

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

AxisMDTDXCMSTE
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 71 #67 of 227 83 #39 of 227
Growth 51 #107 of 219 97 #8 of 219 72 #63 of 219
Profitability 86 #29 of 206 100 #1 of 206 87 #28 of 206
Financial Health 50 #120 of 238 33 #159 of 238 62 #91 of 238
Shareholder Returns 59 #56 of 134 87 #19 of 134 73 #37 of 134
Overall 66 77 75
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE 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

PeriodMDTDXCMSTESPY
1 month +6.0%-9.3%+9.4% -0.2%
3 months +8.1%+5.0%-0.8% +3.9%
6 months +14.7%+32.4%+4.0% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+18.4%-9.9% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%+11.2%-5.2% +12.3%
3 years +35.3%-12.0%+9.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.6%-4.2%+3.0% +23.3%
5 years -22.5%-44.9%-1.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.0%-11.2%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%+316.8%+241.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%+15.3%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTDXCMSTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%40.7%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%40.2%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.640.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.28-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-66.3%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-14.9%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$92.34$268.65 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$54.84$199.40 $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.

MultipleMDTDXCMSTE
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 29.6x 30.0xmedian 29.6x 27.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x 19.7xmedian 17.4x 14.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 22.3x 21.1xmedian 22.3x 24.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 11.3xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 1.04 0.66median 1.04 0.31median 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 monthsMDTDXCMSTE
Revenue $37.54B $4.97B $6.04B
Gross profit $24.41B $3.10B $2.68B
Operating income $6.79B $1.14B $1.14B
Net income $5.27B $999.70M $808.10M
Free cash flow $6.13B $1.41B $925.60M
R&D $2.92B $604.00M $115.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $2.56 $8.22
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $1.11B $482.30M
Total debt $113.29B – $1.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 390.10M 97.90M
Enterprise value $86.72B $20.45B $20.60B

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
MetricMDTDXCMSTE
P/E 23.0x 30.0x 27.7x
P/FCF 19.6x 21.1x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 17.0x 17.3x
P/S 3.2x 6.0x 3.7x
P/B 2.4x 11.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 11.8x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 19.7x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 24.3x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 5.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF 22.8x 19.7x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 15.8x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 0.66 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTDXCMSTE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 15.5% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 15.8% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 22.8% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 14.9% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 65.8% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 36.5% 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 74.9% 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 40.9% 89.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 83.0% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 45.7% 89.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 77.0% 1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 31.4% 16.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 146.1% 1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 44.5% 23.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTDXCMSTE
Gross margin 65.0% 62.5% 44.4%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 28.2% 27.0%
Operating margin 18.1% 22.9% 18.9%
Pretax margin 17.6% 25.8% 18.0%
Net margin 13.9% 20.1% 13.3%
FCF margin 16.3% 28.3% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 35.2% 21.3%
Return on equity 10.4% 35.8% 11.2%
Return on assets 5.7% 15.3% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 9.3%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 27.2% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTDXCMSTE
Debt / assets 30.2% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 59.4% 32.7%
Equity / assets 54.5% 40.6% 67.3%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 18.8x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.00 6.94 5.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTDXCMSTE
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.6% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.6% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% – 30.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – 9.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 9.7%

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.

ConsensusMDTDXCMSTE
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $11.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +4.9% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +16.6% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTDXCMSTE
Held by institutions 85.1% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 2,124 974 829
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +6.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,013 519 405
Institutions selling 913 344 300
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.51 1.35

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.

MDTDXCMSTE
MDT 1.00 0.32 0.54
DXCM 0.32 1.00 0.30
STE 0.54 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, DXCM and STE?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $121.47B, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.13B, Steris (STE) $22.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, DXCM and STE?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.2x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.1x, Steris (STE) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x, Steris (STE) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%, Steris (STE) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%, Steris (STE) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Steris (STE) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Steris (STE) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%, Steris (STE) -5.2%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/yr, Steris (STE) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Dexcom (DXCM) 0.00%, Steris (STE) 0.01%. Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%, Steris (STE) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, DXCM and STE?

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 5. 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.