MDT vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Medtronic and SkyAI 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
5 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

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 5, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.74B $212.31M MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +108.9% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% -158,431.4% 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -46.2% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 106.0% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 26/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSKYA

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

AxisMDTSKYA
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 2 #222 of 227
Growth 51 #107 of 219 6 #205 of 219
Profitability 86 #29 of 206 1 #204 of 206
Financial Health 50 #120 of 238 95 #14 of 238
Shareholder Returns 59 #56 of 134 –
Overall 66 26
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

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

Risk

MeasureMDTSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%106.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%104.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.112.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-46.2% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$0.95 $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.

MultipleMDTSKYA
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 1.04 0.01median 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 monthsMDTSKYA
Revenue $37.54B $194.22K
Gross profit $24.41B $321.93K
Operating income $6.79B -$289.52M
Net income $5.27B -$307.71M
Free cash flow $6.13B –
R&D $2.92B $399.91K
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $-4.27
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $12.07M
Total debt $113.29B –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 72.09M
Enterprise value $86.99B $171.02M

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
MetricMDTSKYA
P/E 23.0x -0.7x
P/FCF 19.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x –
P/S 3.2x 1,080x
P/B 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x –
EV/EBIT 20.6x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1,018x
EV/FCF 22.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 108.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -5,525%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -212.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -42,440%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -238.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -487.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSKYA
Debt / assets 30.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 1.9%
Equity / assets 54.5% 98.1%
Interest coverage 9.4x –
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
MetricMDTSKYA
Dividend yield 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTSKYA
Held by institutions 85.1% –
Institutions holding 2,124 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% –
Institutions buying 1,013 –
Institutions selling 913 –
Buyers to sellers 1.11 –

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.

MDTSKYA
MDT 1.00 0.07
SKYA 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT and SKYA?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $121.74B, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.31M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%. 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%. SkyAI (SKYA) 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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MDT and SKYA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.07, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, MDT and SKYA?

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.