MLSS vs HSIC vs NVST Stock Comparison

Milestone Scientific, Henry Schein and Envista Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Henry Schein leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Henry Schein 7, Envista Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLSSHSICNVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.51M $9.43B $3.79B HSIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 23.7x 40.2x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x 15.7x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.5% +6.5% +11.9% NVST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 3.3% NVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.1% 2.5% HSIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x 0.8x NVST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% +32.6% +15.9% HSIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.1%/yr +2.2%/yr -9.5%/yr HSIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 25.6% 37.8% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 74/100 NVST

Percentile Scorecard

MLSSHSICNVST

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

AxisMLSSHSICNVST
Valuation – 38 #16 of 25 97 #7 of 227
Growth – 39 #15 of 24 51 #109 of 219
Profitability – 83 #5 of 24 74 #54 of 206
Financial Health – 20 #21 of 26 52 #115 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 15 96 #6 of 134
Overall – 56 74
  • MLSS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • NVST 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

PeriodMLSSHSICNVSTSPY
1 month -24.4%-2.5%-1.6% -0.2%
3 months -27.9%-1.7%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%+10.7%-11.0% +8.2%
Year to date +13.6%+11.5%+8.6% +12.9%
1 year -31.9%+32.6%+15.9% +12.3%
3 years -65.1%+26.9%+0.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.6%+8.3%+0.1% +23.3%
5 years -84.5%+11.6%-39.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.1%+2.2%-9.5% +10.9%
10 years -83.2%+44.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.4%+3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLSSHSICNVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%25.6%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.3%24.0%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.461.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.391.270.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-32.7%-71.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-7.3%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $0.55$90.86$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.25$62.32$18.95 $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.

MultipleMLSSHSICNVST
P/E now vs peer median —median 29.6x 23.7xmedian 23.9x 40.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 12.6xmedian 13.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.3x 16.6xmedian 15.5x 15.3xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 49.67median 1.34 -1.81median 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 monthsMLSSHSICNVST
Revenue $6.58M $13.60B $2.86B
Gross profit – $4.26B $1.58B
Operating income – $680.00M $273.60M
Net income – $426.00M $95.00M
Free cash flow – $569.00M $248.10M
R&D – – $120.80M
EPS (diluted) – $3.52 $0.58
Cash & equivalents – – $1.13B
Total debt – $3.46B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 93.13M 114.39M 164.10M
Enterprise value $27.51M $10.18B -$767.05M

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
MetricMLSSHSICNVST
P/E – 23.7x 40.2x
P/FCF – 16.6x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.5x 12.5x
P/S 4.2x 0.7x 1.3x
P/B – 2.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 3.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 10.5x
EV/EBIT – 18.7x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 22.4x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 49.67 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLSSHSICNVST
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.5% 6.5% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 2.6% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.4% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.6% 79.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.0% 76.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% -24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.1% 82.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 36.7% 3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.1% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLSSHSICNVST
Gross margin – 31.3% 55.2%
EBITDA margin – 7.4% 13.6%
Operating margin – 5.0% 9.6%
Pretax margin – 4.1% 8.2%
Net margin – 3.0% 3.3%
FCF margin – 4.2% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.1% 10.6%
Return on equity – 11.0% 3.1%
Return on assets – 3.8% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.1% 2.5%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% 5.7%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLSSHSICNVST
Debt / assets – 30.4% 25.7%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.1x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets – 66.5% 45.0%
Equity / assets – 33.5% 55.0%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio – 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.65 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLSSHSICNVST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 7.7% 4.3%
Shareholder yield – 7.7% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMLSSHSICNVST
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.7%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.2% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.29MFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +4.8% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLSSHSICNVST
Held by institutions 5.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 31 564 382
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +2.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying 11 245 200
Institutions selling 4 216 129
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.13 1.55

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.

MLSSHSICNVST
MLSS 1.00 0.03 0.03
HSIC 0.03 1.00 0.58
NVST 0.03 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLSS, HSIC and NVST?

Henry Schein (HSIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $27.51M, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.43B, Envista Holdings (NVST) $3.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLSS, HSIC and NVST?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.7x, Envista Holdings (NVST) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x, Envista Holdings (NVST) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Envista Holdings (NVST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Envista Holdings (NVST) has the highest net margin (Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Henry Schein (HSIC) leads (Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Henry Schein (HSIC) returned the most: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +15.9%. Over five years, Henry Schein (HSIC) compounded fastest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.1%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/yr, Envista Holdings (NVST) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLSS, HSIC and NVST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Henry Schein (HSIC) 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.