MLSS vs NVST vs VVOS Stock Comparison

Milestone Scientific, Envista Holdings and Vivos Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionMLSSNVSTVVOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.21M $3.84B $2.14M NVST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 40.4x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.5% +11.9% +45.2% VVOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.3% -121.8% NVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.3x VVOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% +15.9% -95.2% NVST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.1%/yr -9.5%/yr -72.9%/yr NVST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 37.8% 100.1% NVST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 19/100 NVST

Percentile Scorecard

MLSSNVSTVVOS

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

AxisMLSSNVSTVVOS
Valuation – 97 #7 of 227 9 #206 of 227
Growth – 51 #109 of 219 30 #153 of 219
Profitability – 74 #54 of 206 29 #146 of 206
Financial Health – 52 #115 of 238 8 #219 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 96 #6 of 134 –
Overall – 74 19
  • MLSS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • NVST ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VVOS 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

PeriodMLSSNVSTVVOSSPY
1 month -24.4%-1.6%-7.1% -0.2%
3 months -27.9%-12.6%-69.0% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%-11.0%-84.7% +8.2%
Year to date +13.6%+8.6%-93.6% +12.9%
1 year -31.9%+15.9%-95.2% +12.3%
3 years -65.1%+0.3%-97.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.6%+0.1%-68.9% +23.3%
5 years -84.5%-39.3%-99.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.1%-9.5%-72.9% +10.9%
10 years -83.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLSSNVSTVVOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%37.8%100.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.3%34.6%118.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.141.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.42-0.95 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-71.0%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-22.1%-95.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.55$30.26$2.72 $779.14
52-week low $0.25$18.95$0.13 $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.

MultipleMLSSNVSTVVOS
P/E now vs peer median —median 29.6x 40.2xmedian 29.6x -0.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 0.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x -0.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.3x 15.3xmedian 22.3x -0.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x -0.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 -1.81median 1.04 0.00median 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 monthsMLSSNVSTVVOS
Revenue $6.58M $2.86B $20.90M
Gross profit – $1.58B $12.94M
Operating income – $273.60M -$22.56M
Net income – $95.00M -$25.60M
Free cash flow – $248.10M -$24.27M
R&D – $120.80M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.58 $-1.44
Cash & equivalents – $1.13B $1.80M
Total debt – $1.44B $33.40M
Shares (diluted) 93.13M 164.10M 17.68M
Enterprise value $29.21M -$717.78M -$6.90M

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
MetricMLSSNVSTVVOS
P/E – 40.2x -0.1x
P/FCF – 15.3x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.5x -0.1x
P/S 4.2x 1.3x 0.1x
P/B – 1.2x -0.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x -0.4x
EV/EBIT – 15.0x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 16.5x -0.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.5x -0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.81 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLSSNVSTVVOS
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.5% 11.9% 45.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 3.4% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.1% 60.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 79.6% -58.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% -2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 76.6% -78.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -24.0% -11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 82.8% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.2% 54.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.6% -19.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.8% -55.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% -14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLSSNVSTVVOS
Gross margin – 55.2% 61.9%
EBITDA margin – 13.6% -99.4%
Operating margin – 9.6% -107.9%
Pretax margin – 8.2% -122.6%
Net margin – 3.3% -121.8%
FCF margin – 8.7% -116.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.6% -82.3%
Return on equity – 3.1% –
Return on assets – 1.7% -104.2%
Return on invested capital – 2.5% –
Return on capital employed – 5.7% -536.5%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLSSNVSTVVOS
Debt / assets – 25.7% 33.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.8x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets – 45.0% 116.5%
Equity / assets – 55.0% -16.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 2.4x 0.2x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.73 -11.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLSSNVSTVVOS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.3% -664.3%
Shareholder yield – 4.3% -664.3%
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.

ConsensusMLSSNVSTVVOS
Forward P/E – 15.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $1.50FY2026 $-1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.29MFY2026 $2.99BFY2026 $22.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +2.6% +93.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLSSNVSTVVOS
Held by institutions 5.8% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 31 382 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +6.4% –
Institutions buying 11 200 –
Institutions selling 4 129 –
Buyers to sellers 2.75 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.

MLSSNVSTVVOS
MLSS 1.00 0.03 0.06
NVST 0.03 1.00 0.14
VVOS 0.06 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLSS, NVST and VVOS?

Envista Holdings (NVST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $29.21M, Envista Holdings (NVST) $3.84B, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) $2.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +11.9%, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) +45.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Envista Holdings (NVST) has the highest net margin (Envista Holdings (NVST) 3.3%, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) -121.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Envista Holdings (NVST) returned the most: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.9%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +15.9%, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) -95.2%. Over five years, Envista Holdings (NVST) compounded fastest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.1%/yr, Envista Holdings (NVST) -9.5%/yr, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) -72.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Envista Holdings (NVST) has been the steadiest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.4%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 37.8%, Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS) 100.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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