RMTI vs WST vs BAX Stock Comparison

Rockwell Medical, West Pharmaceutical Services and Baxter International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.8% 1M +570.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$23.49 0.0% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 7, Baxter International 2, Rockwell Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMTIWSTBAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.02M $29.11B $11.81B WST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.5x 45.6x -16.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 43.5x 11.9x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.1% +12.6% +5.3% WST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% 18.8% -6.2% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.3% -1.4% WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.8x -0.3x 9.0x WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% BAX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +570.6% +45.9% +4.8% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -0.7%/yr -21.5%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 401.8% 31.3% 45.1% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 44/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

RMTIWSTBAX

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

AxisRMTIWSTBAX
Valuation 90 #24 of 227 50 #115 of 227 89 #25 of 227
Growth 26 #161 of 218 49 #112 of 218 14 #187 of 218
Profitability 56 #89 of 202 94 #14 of 202 66 #69 of 202
Financial Health 54 #107 of 233 78 #52 of 233 19 #189 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 79 #28 of 130 33 #87 of 130
Overall 57 70 44
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX 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

PeriodRMTIWSTBAXSPY
1 month -15.8%+10.4%0.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.0%+22.5%-12.2% +3.7%
6 months +730.7%+39.7%+33.6% +7.1%
Year to date +780.7%+51.1%+22.9% +12.8%
1 year +570.6%+45.9%+4.8% +11.9%
3 years +332.5%+30.0%-26.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.0%+9.1%-9.8% +22.8%
5 years +23.1%-3.3%-70.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%-0.7%-21.5% +10.9%
10 years -88.3%+467.2%-50.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -19.3%+19.0%-6.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRMTIWSTBAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 401.8%31.3%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 354.5%30.9%49.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.621.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.421.470.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-59.6%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%0.0%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $8.85$415.75$28.35 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$230.95$15.80 $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.

MultipleRMTIWSTBAX
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 28.7x 45.8xmedian 28.7x -16.8xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.0x 8.5xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 17.8x 29.8xmedian 17.8x 25.6xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 26.4x 64.0xmedian 26.4x 10.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 9.8xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 0.99 6.84median 0.99 0.53median 0.99

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 monthsRMTIWSTBAX
Revenue $69.39M $3.40B $11.61B
Gross profit $12.29M $1.28B $3.49B
Operating income -$4.52M $780.20M -$221.00M
Net income -$5.08M $638.90M -$723.00M
Free cash flow $1.50M $453.40M $1.16B
R&D $40.00K $75.60M $519.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $9.02 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $10.52M $464.10M $1.98B
Total debt $9.00M $202.90M $8.60B
Shares (diluted) 3.96M 70.80M 520.00M
Enterprise value -$69.37M $26.90B $3.69B

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
MetricRMTIWSTBAX
P/E -5.7x 45.8x -16.8x
P/FCF 19.4x 64.0x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 44.3x 7.3x
P/S 0.4x 8.5x 1.0x
P/B 0.8x 9.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 9.8x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 29.8x 25.6x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 36.9x -84.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 8.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF 8.8x 63.4x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 43.9x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 6.84 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.1% 12.6% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 5.1% 0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% 18.9% -7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 4.7% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -250.1% 32.7% -136.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 6.6% 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.2% 29.9% -112.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 4.5% -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.9% 33.2% -109.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 6.7% -31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% -5.7% 97.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -5.2% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% 19.6% 243.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 2.6% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBAX
Gross margin 17.7% 37.6% 30.1%
EBITDA margin -2.9% 28.4% 6.3%
Operating margin -6.5% 23.0% -1.9%
Pretax margin -7.9% 23.2% -1.6%
Net margin -7.3% 18.8% -6.2%
FCF margin 2.2% 13.3% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 19.3% 14.3%
Return on equity -15.5% 20.9% -11.4%
Return on assets -9.6% 15.3% -3.7%
Return on invested capital – 19.3% -1.4%
Return on capital employed -9.9% 22.8% -1.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.0x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBAX
Debt / assets 15.9% 5.0% 44.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.8x -0.3x 9.0x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.4x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 37.9% 26.9% 66.5%
Equity / assets 62.1% 73.1% 33.5%
Interest coverage -4.0x 96.3x –
Current ratio 3.3x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -7.74 19.42 2.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBAX
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.8% -14.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.9% 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% -75.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -44.1%

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.

ConsensusRMTIWSTBAX
Forward P/E – 43.5xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $9.56FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.1%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.6% -3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.07MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +16.8% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMTIWSTBAX
Held by institutions 8.6% 99.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 33 834 691
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% -0.9% +5.2%
Institutions buying 13 449 359
Institutions selling 9 261 193
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.72 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.

RMTIWSTBAX
RMTI 1.00 0.03 0.08
WST 0.03 1.00 0.23
BAX 0.08 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMTI, WST and BAX?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $28.02M, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $29.11B, Baxter International (BAX) $11.81B.

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) +12.6%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 18.8%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 19.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +570.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +45.9%, Baxter International (BAX) +4.8%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -0.7%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baxter International (BAX) has the highest dividend yield: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 0.00%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%. Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 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%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.3%, Baxter International (BAX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.