MDT vs PEN vs RMD Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Penumbra and Resmed Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDT Medtronic plc
$99.31 +15.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$127.12B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
2.88%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
PEN Penumbra Inc
$321.35 +1.2% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.67B
P/E
80.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.59B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
1.06%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMDTPENRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.12B $12.67B $33.59B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 80.6x 22.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 71.7x 18.1x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +17.0% +9.9% PEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 10.1% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.88% — 1.06% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +41.3% -5.7% PEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +3.0%/yr -2.8%/yr PEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 25.8% 30.5% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 73/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

MDTPENRMD

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

AxisMDTPENRMD
Valuation 81 #44 of 227 53 #107 of 227 75 #58 of 227
Growth 51 #108 of 220 86 #32 of 220 64 #79 of 220
Profitability 88 #27 of 209 86 #31 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 50 #121 of 240 86 #34 of 240 76 #58 of 240
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 138 55 #63 of 138 85 #22 of 138
Overall 65 73 80
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodMDTPENRMDSPY
1 month +15.0%+1.2%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months +14.5%-0.5%+8.2% -0.7%
6 months +26.8%-1.0%+11.2% +4.8%
Year to date +3.4%+3.4%-3.3% +10.3%
1 year +9.5%+41.3%-5.7% +10.3%
3 years +36.9%+62.4%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.0%+17.6%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -18.0%+15.9%-13.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.9%+3.0%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years +22.5%+421.7%+304.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.0%+18.0%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTPENRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.8%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%16.2%33.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.060.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.381.60-0.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-59.7%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-10.6%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $105.35$359.40$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$225.54$182.82 $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.

MultipleMDTPENRMD
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 28.4x 80.6xmedian 28.4x 22.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 8.1xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.0x 57.3xmedian 18.0x 15.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.0x 63.2xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.93 1.43median 0.93 1.13median 0.93

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 monthsMDTPENRMD
Revenue $37.54B $1.56B $5.65B
Gross profit $24.41B $1.06B $3.45B
Operating income $6.79B $189.25M $1.89B
Net income $5.27B $157.02M $1.52B
Free cash flow $6.13B $200.29M $1.65B
R&D $2.92B $94.93M $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $3.96 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $254.28M $1.47B
Total debt $28.15B – $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 39.62M 146.05M
Enterprise value $92.99B $10.17B $27.66B

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
MetricMDTPENRMD
P/E 24.3x 80.6x 22.2x
P/FCF 20.7x 63.2x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 48.5x 18.6x
P/S 3.4x 8.1x 5.9x
P/B 2.5x 8.0x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 8.0x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 57.3x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 63.4x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 7.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF 23.9x 59.9x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 45.9x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 1.43 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 17.0% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 16.2% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 19.1% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 18.7% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 9.5% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 63.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -4.3% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 56.9% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -5.0% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 56.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 28.4% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.1% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 31.2% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.8% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENRMD
Gross margin 65.0% 68.0% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 13.4% 36.9%
Operating margin 18.1% 12.1% 33.4%
Pretax margin 17.6% 13.3% 34.0%
Net margin 13.9% 10.1% 26.9%
FCF margin 16.3% 12.8% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 16.7% 31.9%
Return on equity 10.4% 10.1% 23.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 7.8% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 20.8%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 10.7% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.7% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTPENRMD
Debt / assets 30.2% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 21.8% 26.6%
Equity / assets 54.5% 78.2% 73.4%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 5.9x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.10 19.21 11.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTPENRMD
Dividend yield 2.9% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -0.1% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusMDTPENRMD
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 71.7xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +42.6% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $1.63BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +7.5% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTPENRMD
Held by institutions 85.1% 86.6% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,127 451 889
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,015 195 405
Institutions selling 914 182 359
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.07 1.13

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.

MDTPENRMD
MDT 1.00 0.21 0.47
PEN 0.21 1.00 0.18
RMD 0.47 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, PEN and RMD?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $127.12B, Penumbra (PEN) $12.67B, Resmed (RMD) $33.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, PEN and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 24.3x, Penumbra (PEN) 80.6x, Resmed (RMD) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.8x, Penumbra (PEN) 71.7x, Resmed (RMD) 18.1x). 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%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Penumbra (PEN) 10.1%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penumbra (PEN) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +9.5%, Penumbra (PEN) +41.3%, Resmed (RMD) -5.7%. Over five years, Penumbra (PEN) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -3.9%/yr, Penumbra (PEN) +3.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 2.88%, Resmed (RMD) 1.06%. Penumbra (PEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.9%, Penumbra (PEN) 25.8%, Resmed (RMD) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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