MLSS vs SCND vs NVST Stock Comparison

Milestone Scientific, Scientific Industries and Envista Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Envista Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Envista Holdings 6, Scientific Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLSSSCNDNVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.89M $8.11M $3.82B NVST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -10.9x 40.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.5% +23.4% +11.9% SCND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.9% 3.3% NVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.6% -1.4% +16.1% NVST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -36.9%/yr -8.9%/yr NVST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.5% 110.9% 37.9% NVST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 74/100 NVST

Percentile Scorecard

MLSSSCNDNVST

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

AxisMLSSSCNDNVST
Valuation – 37 #143 of 228 97 #7 of 228
Growth – 51 #109 of 221 49 #113 of 221
Profitability – 34 #137 of 208 74 #55 of 208
Financial Health – 73 #65 of 239 51 #117 of 239
Shareholder Returns – – 96 #6 of 137
Overall – 49 74
  • MLSS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SCND ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • NVST 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

PeriodMLSSSCNDNVSTSPY
1 month -26.8%-9.3%-1.3% -0.8%
3 months -26.8%+17.2%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months -11.8%-20.0%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%+21.4%+8.9% +12.2%
1 year -26.6%-1.4%+16.1% +13.0%
3 years -66.3%-83.3%+0.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -30.4%-45.0%+0.2% +23.1%
5 years -84.8%-90.0%-37.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-36.9%-8.9% +11.0%
10 years -83.8%-77.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -16.6%-13.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMLSSSCNDNVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.5%110.9%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.3%177.6%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.28-0.211.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.010.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-93.4%-71.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.5%-22.7%-21.9% -1.8%
52-week high $0.55$0.88$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.25$0.46$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.

MultipleMLSSSCNDNVST
P/E now vs peer median —median 30.6x -10.9xmedian 30.6x 40.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x -0.5xmedian 17.5x 10.6xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.3x -1.2xmedian 23.3x 15.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -0.16median 0.87 -1.81median 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 monthsMLSSSCNDNVST
Revenue $6.58M $5.73M $2.86B
Gross profit – $1.67M $1.58B
Operating income – -$6.92M $273.60M
Net income – -$1.30M $95.00M
Free cash flow – -$6.89M $248.10M
R&D – $2.64M $120.80M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.06 $0.58
Cash & equivalents – $616.50K $1.13B
Total debt – – $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 93.13M 11.93M 164.10M
Enterprise value $28.89M -$5.06M -$729.92M

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
MetricMLSSSCNDNVST
P/E – -10.9x 40.3x
P/FCF – -1.2x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.2x 12.5x
P/S 4.0x 1.4x 1.3x
P/B – 1.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – -0.5x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF – -0.5x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.5x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.16 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLSSSCNDNVST
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.5% 23.4% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -20.1% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -10.0% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.6% 79.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.6% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 83.7% 76.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% -24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 89.0% 82.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 70.2% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -79.4% 3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -77.8% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLSSSCNDNVST
Gross margin – 29.2% 55.2%
EBITDA margin – -113.9% 13.6%
Operating margin – -120.8% 9.6%
Pretax margin – -12.9% 8.2%
Net margin – -12.9% 3.3%
FCF margin – -120.2% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -119.5% 10.6%
Return on equity – -8.7% 3.1%
Return on assets – -7.0% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – – 2.5%
Return on capital employed – -76.8% 5.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.3x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLSSSCNDNVST
Debt / assets – – 25.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets – 20.1% 45.0%
Equity / assets – 79.9% 55.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 5.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 3.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 2.8x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – -3.78 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLSSSCNDNVST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusMLSSSCNDNVST
Forward P/E – – 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 – $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +26.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.29MFY2026 – $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 – +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% – +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLSSSCNDNVST
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.

MLSSSCNDNVST
MLSS 1.00 -0.06 0.03
SCND -0.06 1.00 -0.01
NVST 0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLSS, SCND and NVST?

Envista Holdings (NVST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $28.89M, Scientific Industries (SCND) $8.11M, Envista Holdings (NVST) $3.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Scientific Industries (SCND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Scientific Industries (SCND) +23.4%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Envista Holdings (NVST) has the highest net margin (Scientific Industries (SCND) -12.9%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Envista Holdings (NVST) returned the most: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -26.6%, Scientific Industries (SCND) -1.4%, Envista Holdings (NVST) +16.1%. Over five years, Envista Holdings (NVST) compounded fastest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.5%/yr, Scientific Industries (SCND) -36.9%/yr, Envista Holdings (NVST) -8.9%/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) 81.5%, Scientific Industries (SCND) 110.9%, Envista Holdings (NVST) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLSS, SCND 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, 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.