RMD vs EW vs SYK Stock Comparison

Resmed, Edwards Lifesciences and Stryker Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RMD Resmed Inc
$240.48 +7.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$34.50B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$99.26 +13.8% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$59.60B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.67B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$339.77 +19.1% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$131.61B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.30B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionRMDEWSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.50B $59.60B $131.61B SYK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 58.4x 36.3x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 35.1x 21.4x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +13.4% +7.9% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.8% 15.3% 13.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 8.7% 10.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -2.5x 1.8x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% +18.0% -6.3% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr -3.5%/yr +4.2%/yr SYK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 25.3% 32.9% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 77/100 68/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

RMDEWSYK

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

AxisRMDEWSYK
Valuation 74 #60 of 229 64 #84 of 229 66 #78 of 229
Growth 58 #94 of 221 56 #99 of 221 62 #85 of 221
Profitability 100 #2 of 209 94 #13 of 209 89 #23 of 209
Financial Health 77 #55 of 240 89 #28 of 240 49 #124 of 240
Shareholder Returns 89 #17 of 146 83 #26 of 146 75 #37 of 146
Overall 80 77 68
  • RMD ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • EW ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodRMDEWSYKSPY
1 month +7.9%+13.8%+19.1% -1.0%
3 months +7.3%+11.6%+0.8% -0.4%
6 months +14.7%+19.3%+16.2% +4.5%
Year to date -0.2%+16.4%-3.3% +12.4%
1 year -2.4%+18.0%-6.3% +13.6%
3 years +57.4%+48.0%+23.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +16.3%+14.0%+7.2% +20.8%
5 years -7.7%-16.3%+23.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%-3.5%+4.2% +10.4%
10 years +318.8%+232.2%+190.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.4%+12.8%+11.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRMDEWSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%25.3%32.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%24.7%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.650.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.71-0.19 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-54.3%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%0.0%-12.3% -1.6%
52-week high $275.96$99.26$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$75.87$269.88 $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.

MultipleRMDEWSYK
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 28.5x 56.0xmedian 28.5x 36.0xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 4.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 18.5x 32.9xmedian 18.5x 21.2xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 26.7x 40.1xmedian 26.7x 28.3xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 0.93 -6.21median 0.93 3.07median 0.93

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 monthsRMDEWSYK
Revenue $5.73B $6.67B $26.30B
Gross profit $3.50B $5.21B $17.18B
Operating income $1.89B $1.44B $5.43B
Net income $1.59B $1.02B $3.62B
Free cash flow $1.61B $1.42B $4.57B
R&D $393.82M $1.09B $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $11.11 $1.77 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $3.11B $3.27B
Total debt $409.60M $598.80M $14.93B
Shares (diluted) 143.41M 577.60M 386.00M
Enterprise value $28.94B $42.81B $117.79B

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
MetricRMDEWSYK
P/E 21.6x 56.0x 36.0x
P/FCF 21.0x 40.1x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 33.3x 23.8x
P/S 5.9x 8.6x 4.9x
P/B 5.7x 5.2x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 5.8x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 32.9x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 36.8x 26.0x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 8.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 20.6x 37.3x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 30.9x 25.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 -6.21 3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDEWSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 13.4% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 16.9% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.0% 13.2% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 13.7% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.5% 1.1% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 5.8% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.8% -25.2% 23.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -10.6% 11.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% -24.3% 23.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -9.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 68.9% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 18.1% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 77.1% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 20.8% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDEWSYK
Gross margin 61.1% 78.0% 65.3%
EBITDA margin 36.4% 24.2% 25.2%
Operating margin 33.0% 21.6% 20.7%
Pretax margin 35.1% 21.5% 19.5%
Net margin 27.8% 15.3% 13.8%
FCF margin 28.1% 21.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 25.7% 20.7%
Return on equity 25.4% 9.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 18.5% 7.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 8.7% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 26.1% 11.6% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 2.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDEWSYK
Debt / assets 5.0% 4.2% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -2.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 27.6% 22.5% 50.4%
Equity / assets 72.4% 77.5% 49.6%
Interest coverage 81.1x – 9.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 4.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 12.03 13.56 5.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDEWSYK
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.0% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusRMDEWSYK
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2027 35.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.86FY2027 $2.83FY2026 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2027 +10.5%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +12.7% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.97BFY2027 $7.24BFY2026 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2027 +19.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% -2.6% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDEWSYK
Held by institutions 68.7% 90.6% 80.3%
Institutions holding 889 1,326 2,267
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +20.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 405 642 1,105
Institutions selling 359 455 852
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.41 1.30

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.

RMDEWSYK
RMD 1.00 0.35 0.55
EW 0.35 1.00 0.46
SYK 0.55 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, EW and SYK?

Stryker (SYK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $34.50B, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $59.60B, Stryker (SYK) $131.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, EW and SYK?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 21.7x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 58.4x, Stryker (SYK) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 18.7x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 35.1x, Stryker (SYK) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Resmed (RMD) +9.0%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +13.4%, Stryker (SYK) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 27.8%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.3%, Stryker (SYK) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Resmed (RMD) 22.0%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 8.7%, Stryker (SYK) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -2.4%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +18.0%, Stryker (SYK) -6.3%. Over five years, Stryker (SYK) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -1.6%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -3.5%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 31.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 25.3%, Stryker (SYK) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMD, EW and SYK?

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.