RMTI vs MDLN vs WST Stock Comparison

Rockwell Medical, Medline and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.3% 1M +552.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.37 -7.7% 1M
Market cap
$42.56B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 5, Medline 4, Rockwell Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMTIMDLNWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.04M $42.56B $28.46B MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.7x 33.1x 50.7x MDLN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.5x 42.3x MDLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.1% — +12.4% WST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% 2.9% 17.0% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% 16.9% WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.8x 3.2x -0.3x WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.22% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +552.7% — +42.6% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr — -1.2%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 401.8% 44.5% 31.2% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 68/100 67/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

RMTIMDLNWST

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

AxisRMTIMDLNWST
Valuation 90 #24 of 227 85 #35 of 227 48 #118 of 227
Growth 26 #162 of 219 – 39 #134 of 219
Profitability 57 #89 of 205 74 #55 of 205 92 #18 of 205
Financial Health 55 #108 of 237 42 #137 of 237 78 #52 of 237
Shareholder Returns – 71 #40 of 135 78 #30 of 135
Overall 57 68 67
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST 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

PeriodRMTIMDLNWSTSPY
1 month -15.3%-7.7%+7.6% +0.9%
3 months +6.3%-19.3%+19.8% +5.9%
6 months +712.2%-25.4%+36.9% +8.5%
Year to date +780.7%-22.9%+46.9% +13.3%
1 year +552.7%—+42.6% +12.4%
3 years +337.7%—+26.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.6%—+8.0% +23.5%
5 years +23.1%—-6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%—-1.2% +11.0%
10 years -88.3%—+451.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.3%—+18.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRMTIMDLNWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 401.8%44.5%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 353.0%48.5%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.610.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38—1.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-36.7%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-35.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $8.85$49.99$404.30 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$31.64$230.95 $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.

MultipleRMTIMDLNWST
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 28.8x 33.1xmedian 28.8x 50.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x 8.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 17.4x 17.0xmedian 17.4x 32.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.7x 26.7xmedian 25.7x 65.1xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 2.4x 9.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.03 —median 1.03 10.51median 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 monthsRMTIMDLNWST
Revenue $69.39M $28.57B $3.33B
Gross profit $12.29M $7.79B $1.22B
Operating income -$4.52M $2.03B $680.40M
Net income -$5.08M $1.03B $564.90M
Free cash flow $1.50M $1.59B $436.90M
R&D $40.00K – $74.40M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $0.97 $7.92
Cash & equivalents $10.52M $2.33B $435.80M
Total debt $9.00M $12.58B $202.90M
Shares (diluted) 3.96M 861.00M 71.30M
Enterprise value -$68.36M $43.01B $26.09B

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
MetricRMTIMDLNWST
P/E -5.7x 33.1x 50.7x
P/FCF 19.4x 26.7x 65.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 21.2x 43.0x
P/S 0.4x 1.5x 8.6x
P/B 0.8x 2.2x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 7.7x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 17.0x 32.8x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 25.8x 41.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.8x 8.5x
EV/FCF 8.8x 33.0x 64.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 26.2x 42.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 – 10.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMTIMDLNWST
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.1% – 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% – 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% – 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -250.1% – 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% – 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.2% – 15.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% – 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.9% – 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% – -2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% – 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% – 3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMTIMDLNWST
Gross margin 17.7% 27.3% 36.8%
EBITDA margin -2.9% 10.8% 25.9%
Operating margin -6.5% 7.1% 20.5%
Pretax margin -7.9% 4.3% 20.8%
Net margin -7.3% 2.9% 17.0%
FCF margin 2.2% 5.6% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 7.0% 19.9%
Return on equity -15.5% 5.4% 18.4%
Return on assets -9.6% 2.6% 13.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% 16.9%
Return on capital employed -9.9% 5.6% 19.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMTIMDLNWST
Debt / assets 15.9% 32.0% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.8x 3.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 7.9x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.9% 51.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 62.1% 48.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage -4.0x – 151.2x
Current ratio 3.3x 4.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -7.74 2.44 19.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMTIMDLNWST
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%

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.

ConsensusRMTIMDLNWST
Forward P/E – 22.5xFY2026 42.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.7%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.9% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.07MFY2026 $32.52BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +8.0% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMTIMDLNWST
Held by institutions 8.6% 85.5% 99.5%
Institutions holding 33 407 833
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +17.9% -0.9%
Institutions buying 13 322 448
Institutions selling 9 68 261
Buyers to sellers 1.44 4.74 1.72

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.

RMTIMDLNWST
RMTI 1.00 0.13 0.03
MDLN 0.13 1.00 0.09
WST 0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMTI, MDLN and WST?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $29.04M, Medline (MDLN) $42.56B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $28.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMTI, MDLN and WST?

Medline (MDLN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -5.7x, Medline (MDLN) 33.1x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 50.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medline (MDLN) is cheapest (Medline (MDLN) 22.5x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 42.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +552.7%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +42.6%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.22%. Rockwell Medical (RMTI) and Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%, Medline (MDLN) 44.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMTI, MDLN and WST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 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.