MDT vs STE vs TXG Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Steris and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDT Medtronic plc
$97.10 +11.5% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$123.68B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
STE STERIS plc
$232.24 +10.2% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.08B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$81.55 -9.4% 1M +532.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Steris 4, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTSTETXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.68B $22.08B $9.09B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 27.4x -121.0x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 20.1x — MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +8.4% -4.3% MDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 13.3% -12.2% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 9.3% — STE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.9x — STE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% -1.9% +532.2% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr -0.1%/yr -12.8%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 26.2% 74.1% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 76/100 62/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSTETXG

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

AxisMDTSTETXG
Valuation 83 #40 of 227 84 #38 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 52 #105 of 218 71 #63 of 218 66 #75 of 218
Profitability 89 #24 of 202 90 #22 of 202 61 #79 of 202
Financial Health 50 #118 of 233 62 #89 of 233 67 #77 of 233
Shareholder Returns 58 #55 of 130 74 #34 of 130 68 #42 of 130
Overall 66 76 62
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodMDTSTETXGSPY
1 month +11.5%+10.2%-9.4% +0.7%
3 months +13.3%+0.4%+65.0% +3.7%
6 months +19.9%+7.1%+269.8% +7.1%
Year to date +1.1%-8.4%+400.0% +12.8%
1 year +5.9%-1.9%+532.2% +11.9%
3 years +38.8%+11.1%+128.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+3.6%+31.7% +22.8%
5 years -19.0%-0.6%-49.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%-0.1%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years +18.5%+247.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%+13.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTSTETXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%26.2%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%25.6%66.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.392.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.077.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-36.5%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-13.6%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$268.65$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$199.40$12.44 $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.

MultipleMDTSTETXG
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 28.7x 28.2xmedian 28.7x -141.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x 17.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.8x 14.7xmedian 17.8x -238.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 26.4x 24.5xmedian 26.4x 87.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x 12.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 0.31median 0.99 -5.26median 0.99

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 monthsMDTSTETXG
Revenue $37.54B $6.04B $616.91M
Gross profit $24.41B $2.68B $432.03M
Operating income $6.79B $1.14B -$88.38M
Net income $5.27B $808.10M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $6.13B $925.60M $121.44M
R&D $2.92B $115.10M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $8.22 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $482.30M –
Total debt $113.29B $1.89B –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 97.90M 129.98M
Enterprise value $88.93B $20.42B $8.89B

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
MetricMDTSTETXG
P/E 23.8x 28.2x -141.1x
P/FCF 20.3x 24.5x 87.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 17.6x 83.6x
P/S 3.3x 3.8x 17.2x
P/B 2.4x 3.1x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 4.0x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 14.7x -238.1x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 21.1x -119.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.0x 17.1x
EV/FCF 23.4x 26.0x 87.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 18.7x 83.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 0.31 -5.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSTETXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 8.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 9.0% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 9.1% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 9.6% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 23.1% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 11.2% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 24.6% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 89.1% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 25.7% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 89.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 1.9% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 16.9% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 1.8% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 23.3% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTSTETXG
Gross margin 65.0% 44.4% 70.0%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 27.0% -7.2%
Operating margin 18.1% 18.9% -14.3%
Pretax margin 17.6% 18.0% -12.1%
Net margin 13.9% 13.3% -12.2%
FCF margin 16.3% 15.3% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 21.3% 20.6%
Return on equity 10.4% 11.2% -9.2%
Return on assets 5.7% 7.5% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 12.1% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.6x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSTETXG
Debt / assets 30.2% 17.6% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 32.7% 19.9%
Equity / assets 54.5% 67.3% 80.1%
Interest coverage 9.4x 18.8x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.9x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.06 5.32 30.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTSTETXG
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.6% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% 30.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% 9.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusMDTSTETXG
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $11.56FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -0.3% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTSTETXG
Held by institutions 85.1% 97.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,126 830 390
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,015 406 197
Institutions selling 913 300 137
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.35 1.44

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.

MDTSTETXG
MDT 1.00 0.54 0.13
STE 0.54 1.00 0.19
TXG 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, STE and TXG?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $123.68B, Steris (STE) $22.08B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $9.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, STE and TXG?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.6x, Steris (STE) 27.4x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -121.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.4x, Steris (STE) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Medtronic (MDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Steris (STE) +8.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Steris (STE) 13.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Steris (STE) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Steris (STE) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +5.9%, Steris (STE) -1.9%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +532.2%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -4.1%/yr, Steris (STE) -0.1%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Steris (STE) 0.01%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%. 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Steris (STE) 26.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, STE and TXG?

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 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.