MDT vs PEN vs BSX Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Penumbra and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDT Medtronic plc
$97.10 +11.5% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$123.68B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
PEN Penumbra Inc
$321.84 +0.9% 1M +37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.55B
P/E
79.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$42.68 -2.8% 1M -57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.64B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Penumbra leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Penumbra 4, Medtronic 3, Boston Scientific 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTPENBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.68B $12.55B $61.64B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 79.9x 17.6x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 71.8x 13.7x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +17.0% +8.9% PEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 10.1% — MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% +37.9% -57.4% PEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +3.1%/yr -0.2%/yr PEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 25.9% 40.3% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 72/100 — PEN

Percentile Scorecard

MDTPENBSX

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

AxisMDTPENBSX
Valuation 83 #40 of 227 55 #102 of 227 86 #32 of 227
Growth 52 #105 of 218 86 #32 of 218 71 #64 of 218
Profitability 89 #24 of 202 86 #29 of 202 –
Financial Health 50 #118 of 233 85 #35 of 233 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #55 of 130 50 #66 of 130 –
Overall 66 72 –
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX 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

PeriodMDTPENBSXSPY
1 month +11.5%+0.9%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months +13.3%+0.6%-7.2% +3.7%
6 months +19.9%-1.4%-25.9% +7.1%
Year to date +1.1%+3.5%-55.2% +12.8%
1 year +5.9%+37.9%-57.4% +11.9%
3 years +38.8%+68.2%-14.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+19.0%-5.2% +22.8%
5 years -19.0%+16.4%-1.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%+3.1%-0.2% +10.9%
10 years +18.5%+388.7%+93.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%+17.2%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTPENBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%25.9%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%16.3%47.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.060.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.241.47-1.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-59.7%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-10.5%-59.3% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$359.40$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$225.54$41.57 $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.

MultipleMDTPENBSX
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 28.7x 80.8xmedian 28.7x 17.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.0x 8.1xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.8x 57.4xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 26.4x 63.3xmedian 26.4x 17.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.43median 0.99 0.41median 0.99

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 monthsMDTPENBSX
Revenue $37.54B $1.56B $21.07B
Gross profit $24.41B $1.06B $14.57B
Operating income $6.79B $189.25M $3.93B
Net income $5.27B $157.02M –
Free cash flow $6.13B $200.29M –
R&D $2.92B $94.93M $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $3.96 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $254.28M –
Total debt $113.29B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 39.62M 1.47B
Enterprise value $88.93B $10.05B $61.64B

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
MetricMDTPENBSX
P/E 23.8x 80.8x 17.9x
P/FCF 20.3x 63.3x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 48.6x –
P/S 3.3x 8.1x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 8.0x –
P/Tangible book 3.1x 8.0x –
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 57.4x –
EV/EBIT 21.2x 63.5x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 7.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 23.4x 60.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 46.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.43 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 17.0% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 16.2% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 19.1% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 18.7% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 9.5% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 63.4% 22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -4.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 56.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -5.0% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 56.4% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 28.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 31.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENBSX
Gross margin 65.0% 68.0% –
EBITDA margin 25.9% 13.4% –
Operating margin 18.1% 12.1% –
Pretax margin 17.6% 13.3% –
Net margin 13.9% 10.1% –
FCF margin 16.3% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 16.7% –
Return on equity 10.4% 10.1% –
Return on assets 5.7% 7.8% –
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTPENBSX
Debt / assets 30.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 21.8% –
Equity / assets 54.5% 78.2% –
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 5.9x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.7x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.9x –
Altman Z-score 3.06 19.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTPENBSX
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusMDTPENBSX
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 71.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +42.6% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $1.63BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +7.5% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTPENBSX
Held by institutions 85.1% 86.6% 90.5%
Institutions holding 2,126 451 1,482
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.9% -0.7%
Institutions buying 1,015 195 739
Institutions selling 913 182 610
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.07 1.21

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.

MDTPENBSX
MDT 1.00 0.21 0.46
PEN 0.21 1.00 0.30
BSX 0.46 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, PEN and BSX?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $123.68B, Penumbra (PEN) $12.55B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $61.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, PEN and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.6x, Penumbra (PEN) 79.9x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.4x, Penumbra (PEN) 71.8x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Penumbra (PEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Penumbra (PEN) +17.0%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Penumbra (PEN) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penumbra (PEN) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +5.9%, Penumbra (PEN) +37.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -57.4%. Over five years, Penumbra (PEN) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -4.1%/yr, Penumbra (PEN) +3.1%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Penumbra (PEN) 0.00%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 0.00%. Penumbra (PEN) and Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Penumbra (PEN) 25.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, PEN and BSX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penumbra (PEN) leads on 4. 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.