RMTI vs BAX vs UEEC Stock Comparison

Rockwell Medical, Baxter International and United Health Products Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.3% 1M +552.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Rockwell Medical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Medical 5, Baxter International 2, United Health Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMTIBAXUEECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.30M $12.20B $8.73M BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.6x -11.5x -6.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.1% -49.1% — RMTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% -19.2% — RMTI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.8x 4.8x -1.9x UEEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +552.7% +11.5% -62.5% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -20.3%/yr -49.6%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 401.8% 44.4% 191.1% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 45/100 34/100 RMTI

Percentile Scorecard

RMTIBAXUEEC

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

AxisRMTIBAXUEEC
Valuation 90 #24 of 227 83 #39 of 227 26 #168 of 227
Growth 26 #162 of 219 21 #174 of 219 75 #56 of 219
Profitability 57 #89 of 205 73 #56 of 205 –
Financial Health 55 #108 of 237 19 #192 of 237 1 #234 of 237
Shareholder Returns – 29 #96 of 135 –
Overall 57 45 34
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • UEEC 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

PeriodRMTIBAXUEECSPY
1 month -15.3%+8.5%-25.0% +0.9%
3 months +6.3%+2.9%-40.0% +5.9%
6 months +712.2%+50.8%-50.0% +8.5%
Year to date +780.7%+33.4%-40.0% +13.3%
1 year +552.7%+11.5%-62.5% +12.4%
3 years +337.7%-20.7%-88.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.6%-7.5%-51.3% +23.5%
5 years +23.1%-67.7%-96.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%-20.3%-49.6% +11.0%
10 years -88.3%-46.0%-62.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.3%-6.0%-9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRMTIBAXUEECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 401.8%44.4%191.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 353.0%48.2%335.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.16-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.380.26-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-82.3%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-10.1%-70.0% -0.9%
52-week high $8.85$28.35$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$15.80$0.03 $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.

MultipleRMTIBAXUEEC
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 28.8x -12.4xmedian 28.8x -5.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 17.4x 13.5xmedian 17.4x -9.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.7x 15.7xmedian 25.7x -7.7xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x -1.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.03 -0.43median 1.03 -1.05median 1.03

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 monthsRMTIBAXUEEC
Revenue $69.39M $5.55B –
Gross profit $12.29M $3.78B –
Operating income -$4.52M $532.00M -$930.33K
Net income -$5.08M -$1.06B $3.92M
Free cash flow $1.50M $839.00M -$950.64K
R&D $40.00K $542.00M $89.05K
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-2.05 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $10.52M $2.15B $24.50K
Total debt $9.00M $9.46B $4.92M
Shares (diluted) 3.96M 518.00M 260.04M
Enterprise value -$69.09M $4.33B $8.62M

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
MetricRMTIBAXUEEC
P/E -5.7x -12.4x -5.0x
P/FCF 19.4x 15.7x -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 9.8x -7.7x
P/S 0.4x 2.4x –
P/B 0.8x 2.1x -1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 6.2x -1.6x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 13.5x -9.9x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 38.5x -9.8x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.7x –
EV/FCF 8.8x 24.4x -9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 15.3x -9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 -0.43 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMTIBAXUEEC
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.1% -49.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -23.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% -1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% -5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -250.1% -50.8% 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 29.5% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.2% -604.0% 277.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 28.0% 40.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.9% -580.5% 52.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 28.6% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% 56.3% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -4.8% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% 153.5% 1.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -9.5% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMTIBAXUEEC
Gross margin 17.7% 68.1% –
EBITDA margin -2.9% 27.3% –
Operating margin -6.5% 9.6% –
Pretax margin -7.9% 5.1% –
Net margin -7.3% -19.2% –
FCF margin 2.2% 15.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 24.2% –
Return on equity -15.5% -17.4% –
Return on assets -9.6% -5.4% -407.2%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% –
Return on capital employed -9.9% 3.3% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x -1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMTIBAXUEEC
Debt / assets 15.9% 47.8% 737.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.5x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.8x 4.8x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 11.3x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 37.9% 68.6% 1,892%
Equity / assets 62.1% 31.4% -1,792%
Interest coverage -4.0x – -8.2x
Current ratio 3.3x 1.9x 0.0x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -7.74 2.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMTIBAXUEEC
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

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.

ConsensusRMTIBAXUEEC
Forward P/E – 12.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $1.98FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.07MFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +11.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMTIBAXUEEC
Held by institutions 8.6% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 33 690 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +5.2% –
Institutions buying 13 359 –
Institutions selling 9 193 –
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.86 –

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.

RMTIBAXUEEC
RMTI 1.00 0.08 -0.12
BAX 0.08 1.00 0.06
UEEC -0.12 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMTI, BAX and UEEC?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $28.30M, Baxter International (BAX) $12.20B, United Health Products (UEEC) $8.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Medical (RMTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Medical (RMTI) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +552.7%, Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, United Health Products (UEEC) -62.5%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, United Health Products (UEEC) -49.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.02%, United Health Products (UEEC) 0.00%. Rockwell Medical (RMTI) and United Health Products (UEEC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, United Health Products (UEEC) 191.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMTI, BAX and UEEC?

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