MDT vs SOLV vs RMD Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Solventum and Resmed Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.11B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.87 -4.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.35B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$253.24 +14.1% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.46B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMDTSOLVRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.11B $14.35B $36.46B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 10.0x 23.9x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 12.6x 19.7x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% -0.9% +9.9% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 17.3% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 17.6% 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.8x -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% +20.2% -2.4% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — -1.1%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 29.9% 29.1% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 78/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSOLVRMD

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

AxisMDTSOLVRMD
Valuation 84 #37 of 228 79 #49 of 228 72 #64 of 228
Growth 50 #111 of 221 54 #102 of 221 63 #82 of 221
Profitability 87 #28 of 208 85 #33 of 208 99 #3 of 208
Financial Health 49 #123 of 239 20 #192 of 239 75 #60 of 239
Shareholder Returns 58 #58 of 137 90 #14 of 137 78 #31 of 137
Overall 66 66 78
  • MDT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMDTSOLVRMDSPY
1 month +6.9%-4.1%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+6.7%+24.7% +3.5%
6 months +14.3%+23.1%+14.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.3%+8.4%+5.1% +12.2%
1 year +1.2%+20.2%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years +36.5%—+88.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.9%—+23.5% +23.1%
5 years -22.6%—-5.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%—-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +16.8%—+318.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%—+15.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTSOLVRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%29.9%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.5%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.580.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.68-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-40.0%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-7.1%-8.2% -1.8%
52-week high $105.35$92.45$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$62.49$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.

MultipleMDTSOLVRMD
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 30.6x 10.3xmedian 30.6x 24.2xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.5x 7.5xmedian 17.5x 17.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 23.3x -123.8xmedian 23.3x 22.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.87 —median 0.87 1.23median 0.87

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 monthsMDTSOLVRMD
Revenue $37.54B $8.31B $5.65B
Gross profit $24.41B $4.55B $3.45B
Operating income $6.79B $2.08B $1.89B
Net income $5.27B $1.43B $1.52B
Free cash flow $6.13B -$118.00M $1.65B
R&D $2.92B $725.00M $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $8.27 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $403.00M $1.47B
Total debt $113.29B $5.08B $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 173.30M 146.05M
Enterprise value $85.36B $10.87B $30.53B

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
MetricMDTSOLVRMD
P/E 23.2x 10.3x 24.2x
P/FCF 19.8x -123.8x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 69.9x 20.2x
P/S 3.2x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 2.4x 3.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 6.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 7.5x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 9.3x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.3x 6.3x
EV/FCF 22.9x -163.4x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 92.3x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 – 1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% -0.9% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -0.6% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 167.2% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 277.4% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 281.5% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -64.3% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% -180.3% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVRMD
Gross margin 65.0% 54.7% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 31.1% 36.9%
Operating margin 18.1% 25.0% 33.4%
Pretax margin 17.6% 20.4% 34.0%
Net margin 13.9% 17.3% 26.9%
FCF margin 16.3% -1.4% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 2.5% 31.9%
Return on equity 10.4% 29.4% 23.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 10.1% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 17.6% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 19.8% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVRMD
Debt / assets 30.2% 35.7% 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.6x -43.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 66.3% 26.6%
Equity / assets 54.5% 33.7% 73.4%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.0x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.02 2.19 12.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVRMD
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusMDTSOLVRMD
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +12.7% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +5.4% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTSOLVRMD
Held by institutions 85.1% 73.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,124 878 887
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,013 369 404
Institutions selling 913 284 358
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.30 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.

MDTSOLVRMD
MDT 1.00 0.45 0.49
SOLV 0.45 1.00 0.41
RMD 0.49 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, SOLV and RMD?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $120.11B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.35B, Resmed (RMD) $36.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, SOLV and RMD?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.0x, Resmed (RMD) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.6x, Resmed (RMD) 19.7x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%, Solventum (SOLV) +20.2%, Resmed (RMD) -2.4%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%, Resmed (RMD) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, SOLV 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 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.