RMTI vs ISRG vs BDX Stock Comparison

Rockwell Medical, Intuitive Surgical and Becton Dickinson 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
2 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$444.18 +7.1% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$156.90B
P/E
53.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$195.18 +6.1% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$54.39B
P/E
57.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 5, Becton Dickinson 3, Rockwell Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMTIISRGBDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.30M $156.90B $54.39B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.6x 53.1x 57.8x ISRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.7x 15.0x BDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.1% +20.5% +17.4% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% 25.5% 4.0% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.8x — 3.2x BDX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +552.7% -18.6% +6.0% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +4.2%/yr -4.0%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 401.8% 34.6% 31.8% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 80/100 68/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

RMTIISRGBDX

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

AxisRMTIISRGBDX
Valuation 90 #24 of 227 53 #107 of 227 90 #23 of 227
Growth 26 #162 of 219 80 #44 of 219 48 #115 of 219
Profitability 57 #89 of 205 98 #6 of 205 78 #45 of 205
Financial Health 55 #108 of 237 78 #54 of 237 27 #173 of 237
Shareholder Returns – 91 #13 of 135 96 #7 of 135
Overall 57 80 68
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BDX 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

PeriodRMTIISRGBDXSPY
1 month -15.3%+7.1%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months +6.3%+25.8%+15.9% +5.9%
6 months +712.2%-2.1%+34.3% +8.5%
Year to date +780.7%-21.6%+0.6% +13.3%
1 year +552.7%-18.6%+6.0% +12.4%
3 years +337.7%+71.5%-22.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.6%+19.7%-8.1% +23.5%
5 years +23.1%+23.0%-18.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%+4.2%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years -88.3%+499.8%+16.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.3%+19.6%+1.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRMTIISRGBDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 401.8%34.6%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 353.0%37.4%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.890.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-0.540.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-49.9%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-25.1%-7.1% -0.9%
52-week high $8.85$592.85$210.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$332.02$140.71 $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.

MultipleRMTIISRGBDX
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 28.8x 52.4xmedian 28.8x 57.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.0x 13.3xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 17.4x 36.6xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.7x 42.8xmedian 25.7x 16.6xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 9.6xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.03 2.04median 1.03 -3.90median 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 monthsRMTIISRGBDX
Revenue $69.39M $11.58B $23.25B
Gross profit $12.29M $7.78B $10.91B
Operating income -$4.52M $3.28B $2.48B
Net income -$5.08M $2.97B $941.00M
Free cash flow $1.50M $3.60B $3.20B
R&D $40.00K $1.49B $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $8.41 $3.42
Cash & equivalents $10.52M $2.98B $708.00M
Total debt $9.00M – $72.81B
Shares (diluted) 3.96M 351.60M 275.16M
Enterprise value -$69.09M $137.19B $51.54B

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
MetricRMTIISRGBDX
P/E -5.7x 52.4x 57.0x
P/FCF 19.4x 42.8x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 37.6x 13.4x
P/S 0.4x 13.3x 2.3x
P/B 0.8x 9.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 10.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 36.6x 13.9x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 45.6x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 12.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 8.8x 41.7x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 36.7x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 2.04 -3.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMTIISRGBDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.1% 20.5% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 19.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% 21.9% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 19.5% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -250.1% 16.6% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 24.8% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.2% 7.5% -40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 24.4% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.9% 10.8% -38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 25.7% -14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% 38.1% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 26.4% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% 58.4% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 42.0% 22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMTIISRGBDX
Gross margin 17.7% 67.2% 46.9%
EBITDA margin -2.9% 35.3% 21.4%
Operating margin -6.5% 28.4% 10.7%
Pretax margin -7.9% 31.3% 8.4%
Net margin -7.3% 25.5% 4.0%
FCF margin 2.2% 31.1% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 35.3% 17.0%
Return on equity -15.5% 17.3% 3.9%
Return on assets -9.6% 14.8% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – – 5.3%
Return on capital employed -9.9% 18.7% 6.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.4x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 7.2% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMTIISRGBDX
Debt / assets 15.9% – 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.8x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF 6.0x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 37.9% 16.7% 51.9%
Equity / assets 62.1% 83.3% 48.1%
Interest coverage -4.0x – 4.2x
Current ratio 3.3x 3.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -7.74 30.44 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMTIISRGBDX
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 4.7%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 6.9%
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.

ConsensusRMTIISRGBDX
Forward P/E – 38.7xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $12.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +28.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.5% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.07MFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $18.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +11.3% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMTIISRGBDX
Held by institutions 8.6% 86.2% 96.1%
Institutions holding 33 2,236 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +4.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 13 1,071 688
Institutions selling 9 877 543
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.22 1.27

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.

RMTIISRGBDX
RMTI 1.00 0.07 0.06
ISRG 0.07 1.00 0.32
BDX 0.06 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMTI, ISRG and BDX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $28.30M, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $156.90B, Becton Dickinson (BDX) $54.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMTI, ISRG and BDX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -5.6x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 53.1x, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 57.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Becton Dickinson (BDX) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.7x, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +552.7%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.6%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +6.0%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.2%/yr, Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMTI, ISRG and BDX?

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