MDT vs RMD vs SYK Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Resmed and Stryker 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
$134.29B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.87B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$306.89 +11.4% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$128.32B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.30B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 7, Medtronic 3, Stryker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTRMDSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.29B $34.87B $128.32B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 22.9x 35.4x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 17.7x 19.5x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +9.9% +7.9% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 26.9% 13.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 20.8% 10.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.4x 1.8x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% -5.7% -13.9% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -2.8%/yr +2.5%/yr SYK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 30.5% 31.6% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 80/100 69/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

MDTRMDSYK

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

AxisMDTRMDSYK
Valuation 81 #44 of 227 75 #58 of 227 68 #73 of 227
Growth 51 #108 of 220 64 #79 of 220 61 #87 of 220
Profitability 88 #27 of 209 100 #2 of 209 89 #24 of 209
Financial Health 50 #121 of 240 76 #58 of 240 49 #124 of 240
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 138 85 #22 of 138 77 #33 of 138
Overall 65 80 69
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodMDTRMDSYKSPY
1 month +15.0%+6.4%+11.4% -2.3%
3 months +14.5%+8.2%-10.1% -0.7%
6 months +26.8%+11.2%+5.5% +4.8%
Year to date +3.4%-3.3%-12.7% +10.3%
1 year +9.5%-5.7%-13.9% +10.3%
3 years +36.9%+52.4%+11.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.0%+15.1%+3.6% +20.1%
5 years -18.0%-13.1%+12.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.9%-2.8%+2.5% +10.1%
10 years +22.5%+304.7%+165.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.0%+15.0%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTRMDSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%30.5%31.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%33.7%32.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.490.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.19-0.44 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-49.8%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-15.6%-20.8% -3.5%
52-week high $105.35$275.96$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$182.82$269.88 $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.

MultipleMDTRMDSYK
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 28.4x 22.2xmedian 28.4x 32.5xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x 4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.0x 15.7xmedian 18.0x 19.5xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 25.0x 25.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.93 1.13median 0.93 2.77median 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 monthsMDTRMDSYK
Revenue $37.54B $5.65B $26.30B
Gross profit $24.41B $3.45B $17.18B
Operating income $6.79B $1.89B $5.43B
Net income $5.27B $1.52B $3.62B
Free cash flow $6.13B $1.65B $4.57B
R&D $2.92B $378.28M $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $10.43 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $1.47B $3.27B
Total debt $28.15B $659.37M $14.93B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 146.05M 386.00M
Enterprise value $99.54B $28.94B $114.50B

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
MetricMDTRMDSYK
P/E 24.3x 22.2x 32.5x
P/FCF 20.7x 20.4x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 18.6x 21.6x
P/S 3.4x 5.9x 4.5x
P/B 2.5x 5.1x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 5.5x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 15.7x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 17.4x 23.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.8x 4.9x
EV/FCF 23.9x 19.9x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 18.2x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 1.13 2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTRMDSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 9.9% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 10.2% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 13.0% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.6% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 11.9% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 18.6% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 8.8% 23.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 19.3% 11.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.7% 23.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 19.7% 11.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 3.1% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 37.6% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% -0.7% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 42.2% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTRMDSYK
Gross margin 65.0% 61.1% 65.3%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 36.9% 25.2%
Operating margin 18.1% 33.4% 20.7%
Pretax margin 17.6% 34.0% 19.5%
Net margin 13.9% 26.9% 13.8%
FCF margin 16.3% 29.2% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 31.9% 20.7%
Return on equity 10.4% 23.3% -4.0%
Return on assets 5.7% 17.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 20.8% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 25.2% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTRMDSYK
Debt / assets 30.2% 7.4% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 26.6% 50.4%
Equity / assets 54.5% 73.4% 49.6%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 9.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.10 11.32 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTRMDSYK
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.9% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusMDTRMDSYK
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 17.7xFY2027 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $12.86FY2027 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +9.8% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -3.4% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTRMDSYK
Held by institutions 85.1% 68.7% 80.3%
Institutions holding 2,127 889 2,266
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +3.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,015 405 1,104
Institutions selling 914 359 852
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.13 1.30

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.

MDTRMDSYK
MDT 1.00 0.47 0.60
RMD 0.47 1.00 0.53
SYK 0.60 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, RMD and SYK?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $134.29B, Resmed (RMD) $34.87B, Stryker (SYK) $128.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, RMD and SYK?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 25.7x, Resmed (RMD) 22.9x, Stryker (SYK) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.8x, Resmed (RMD) 17.7x, Stryker (SYK) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Resmed (RMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%, Stryker (SYK) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%, Stryker (SYK) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%, Stryker (SYK) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +9.5%, Resmed (RMD) -5.7%, Stryker (SYK) -13.9%. Over five years, Stryker (SYK) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -3.9%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Resmed (RMD) 0.00%, Stryker (SYK) 0.00%. Resmed (RMD) and Stryker (SYK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.9%, Resmed (RMD) 30.5%, Stryker (SYK) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.