MDT vs SKYA vs STVN Stock Comparison

Medtronic, SkyAI and Stevanato Group S.p.A Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.74B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.91 +54.8% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$212.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
STVN Stevanato Group S.p.A.
$19.61 -7.5% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.30B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 6, Stevanato Group S.p.A 3, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTSKYASTVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.74B $212.31M $5.30B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x -0.7x 33.7x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 0.0x 29.7x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +108.9% +14.8% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% -158,431.4% 11.0% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 7.2% STVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 1.2x STVN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -46.2% -24.5% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — -5.1%/yr MDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 106.0% 45.6% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 26/100 67/100 STVN

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSKYASTVN

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

AxisMDTSKYASTVN
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 2 #222 of 227 81 #44 of 227
Growth 51 #107 of 219 6 #205 of 219 58 #92 of 219
Profitability 86 #29 of 206 1 #204 of 206 82 #39 of 206
Financial Health 50 #120 of 238 95 #14 of 238 72 #68 of 238
Shareholder Returns 59 #56 of 134 – 41 #80 of 134
Overall 66 26 67
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STVN 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

PeriodMDTSKYASTVNSPY
1 month +6.0%+54.8%-7.5% -0.2%
3 months +8.1%+107.9%-2.6% +3.9%
6 months +14.7%+62.6%+21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+43.3%-2.5% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%-46.2%-24.5% +12.3%
3 years +35.3%-99.9%-31.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.6%-90.1%-12.0% +23.3%
5 years -22.5%—-23.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.0%—-5.1% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTSKYASTVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%106.0%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%104.5%44.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.112.591.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.44-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-100.0%-62.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-46.2%-24.5% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$5.41$25.98 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$0.95$13.43 $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.

MultipleMDTSKYASTVN
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x 34.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 18.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x 10.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 1.04 0.01median 1.04 -127.14median 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 monthsMDTSKYASTVN
Revenue $37.54B $194.22K $1.43B
Gross profit $24.41B $321.93K $416.82M
Operating income $6.79B -$289.52M $233.97M
Net income $5.27B -$307.71M $157.06M
Free cash flow $6.13B – $592.88M
R&D $2.92B $399.91K $29.75M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $-4.27 $0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $12.07M $89.82M
Total debt $113.29B – $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 72.09M 272.96M
Enterprise value $86.99B $171.02M $4.74B

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
MetricMDTSKYASTVN
P/E 23.0x -0.7x 34.1x
P/FCF 19.6x – 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x – 20.5x
P/S 3.2x 1,080x 4.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 16.1x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x – 18.4x
EV/EBIT 20.6x -0.7x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1,018x 4.4x
EV/FCF 22.8x – 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x – 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 0.01 -127.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSKYASTVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 108.9% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 23.8% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 19.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -5,525% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -212.8% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -42,440% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -238.0% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -487.2% 6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -84.2% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – 30.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 32.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTSKYASTVN
Gross margin 65.0% 165.8% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 24.1%
Operating margin 18.1% -149,065% 16.4%
Pretax margin 17.6% -151,352% 15.7%
Net margin 13.9% -158,431% 11.0%
FCF margin 16.3% – 41.5%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% – 20.3%
Return on equity 10.4% -140.2% 8.9%
Return on assets 5.7% -137.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 7.2%
Return on capital employed 8.3% -136.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 48,037% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSKYASTVN
Debt / assets 30.2% – 17.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 1.9% 40.8%
Equity / assets 54.5% 98.1% 59.2%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 14.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 5.3x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 4.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.00 31.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTSKYASTVN
Dividend yield 3.0% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 3.2% – 0.3%
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.

ConsensusMDTSKYASTVN
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 – +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% – +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $1.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +17.5% +10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTSKYASTVN
Held by institutions 85.1% – 16.4%
Institutions holding 2,124 – 126
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% – +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,013 – 61
Institutions selling 913 – 52
Buyers to sellers 1.11 – 1.17

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.

MDTSKYASTVN
MDT 1.00 0.07 0.11
SKYA 0.07 1.00 0.14
STVN 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, SKYA and STVN?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $121.74B, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.31M, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) $5.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, SKYA and STVN?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.3x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 11.0%). On return on invested capital, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) -24.5%. Over five years, Medtronic (MDT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.00%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 0.00%. SkyAI (SKYA) and Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.0%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, SKYA and STVN?

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 6. 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.