RMD vs ALGN vs BSX Stock Comparison

Resmed, Align Technology and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RMD Resmed Inc
$250.71 +12.9% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.16B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
0.98%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$151.95 +3.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
2 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$45.08 +2.6% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 5, Boston Scientific 4, Align Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMDALGNBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.16B $10.83B $65.33B BSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 26.3x 18.0x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 13.9x 14.4x ALGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.4% +13.5% BSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 10.0% 17.5% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — 10.5% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 2.2x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% +12.0% -56.0% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -24.8%/yr +0.8%/yr BSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 39.1% 39.9% RMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 66/100 69/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

RMDALGNBSX

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

AxisRMDALGNBSX
Valuation 74 #61 of 227 89 #27 of 227 89 #26 of 227
Growth 63 #81 of 219 22 #171 of 219 86 #32 of 219
Profitability 99 #3 of 206 88 #26 of 206 91 #19 of 206
Financial Health 76 #59 of 238 44 #135 of 238 42 #138 of 238
Shareholder Returns 81 #27 of 134 89 #16 of 134 39 #82 of 134
Overall 78 66 69
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX 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

PeriodRMDALGNBSXSPY
1 month +12.9%+3.5%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months +19.9%-13.5%-2.3% +3.9%
6 months +15.5%-14.3%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +4.1%-2.7%-52.7% +12.9%
1 year -3.3%+12.0%-56.0% +12.3%
3 years +86.2%-20.4%-9.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.0%-7.3%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years -6.7%-75.9%+4.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.4%-24.8%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +319.0%+80.6%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.4%+6.1%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRMDALGNBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%39.1%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%36.9%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.401.300.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.31-1.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-82.4%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-23.1%-57.1% -1.2%
52-week high $275.96$197.51$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$131.91$41.57 $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.

MultipleRMDALGNBSX
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 29.6x 26.3xmedian 29.6x 18.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 17.4x 12.1xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 22.3x 17.1xmedian 22.3x 18.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 1.04 2.16median 1.04 0.29median 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 monthsRMDALGNBSX
Revenue $5.65B $4.14B $21.00B
Gross profit $3.45B $2.82B $14.68B
Operating income $1.89B $547.59M $4.15B
Net income $1.52B $413.58M $3.67B
Free cash flow $1.65B $633.57M $3.63B
R&D $378.28M $377.00M $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $5.78 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $1.10B $539.00M
Total debt $659.37M – $12.62B
Shares (diluted) 146.05M 71.52M 1.47B
Enterprise value $30.23B $6.56B $60.34B

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
MetricRMDALGNBSX
P/E 24.0x 26.3x 18.0x
P/FCF 21.9x 17.1x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 14.3x 14.4x
P/S 6.4x 2.6x 3.1x
P/B 5.5x 2.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 2.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 12.1x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 17.8x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 21.4x 15.3x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 12.9x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 2.16 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDALGNBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.4% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 3.5% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 1.8% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 2.6% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% -8.8% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -0.8% 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% -5.5% 46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 9.6% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% -4.1% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 12.2% 61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 3.4% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -4.3% 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% 0.3% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 1.2% 33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDALGNBSX
Gross margin 61.1% 68.0% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 36.9% 19.4% 26.5%
Operating margin 33.4% 13.2% 19.8%
Pretax margin 34.0% 13.7% 18.4%
Net margin 26.9% 10.0% 17.5%
FCF margin 29.2% 15.3% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.9% 18.3% 21.6%
Return on equity 23.3% 9.9% 14.3%
Return on assets 17.2% 6.5% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 20.8% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 25.2% 12.3% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 4.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDALGNBSX
Debt / assets 7.4% – 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 26.6% 34.0% 44.3%
Equity / assets 73.4% 66.0% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – 11.4x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 11.96 4.61 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDALGNBSX
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.3% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusRMDALGNBSX
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2027 13.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.86FY2027 $10.95FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +16.3% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.97BFY2027 $3.86BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2027 -4.2%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +3.5% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDALGNBSX
Held by institutions 68.7% 100.0% 90.5%
Institutions holding 887 675 1,481
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.2% -0.7%
Institutions buying 404 292 738
Institutions selling 358 268 610
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.09 1.21

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.

RMDALGNBSX
RMD 1.00 0.35 0.21
ALGN 0.35 1.00 0.13
BSX 0.21 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, ALGN and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $36.16B, Align Technology (ALGN) $10.83B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $65.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, ALGN and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 24.0x, Align Technology (ALGN) 26.3x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Align Technology (ALGN) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 19.5x, Align Technology (ALGN) 13.9x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Scientific (BSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Resmed (RMD) +9.9%, Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 26.9%, Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Resmed (RMD) 20.8%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -3.3%, Align Technology (ALGN) +12.0%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -56.0%. Over five years, Boston Scientific (BSX) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -1.4%/yr, Align Technology (ALGN) -24.8%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Resmed (RMD) 0.98%. Align Technology (ALGN) and Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Resmed (RMD) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 29.0%, Align Technology (ALGN) 39.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMD, ALGN and BSX?

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 5. 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.