RMTI vs WST vs BDX Stock Comparison

Rockwell Medical, West Pharmaceutical Services and Becton Dickinson Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$6.91 -19.2% 1M +522.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$198.54 +12.3% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$54.08B
P/E
58.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
2.12%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 6, Becton Dickinson 4, Rockwell Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMTIWSTBDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.45M $28.48B $54.08B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x 45.0x 58.0x WST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 42.7x 15.3x BDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.1% +12.6% +17.4% BDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% 18.8% 4.0% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.3% 5.3% WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.8x -0.3x 3.2x WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.22% 2.12% BDX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +522.5% +44.6% +11.1% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -1.4%/yr -4.3%/yr RMTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 402.6% 31.3% 31.9% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 67/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

RMTIWSTBDX

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

AxisRMTIWSTBDX
Valuation 90 #23 of 227 47 #120 of 227 89 #25 of 227
Growth 26 #164 of 220 48 #114 of 220 48 #115 of 220
Profitability 56 #92 of 209 93 #15 of 209 77 #49 of 209
Financial Health 55 #108 of 240 79 #52 of 240 26 #177 of 240
Shareholder Returns – 75 #35 of 138 95 #8 of 138
Overall 57 69 67
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST 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

PeriodRMTIWSTBDXSPY
1 month -19.2%+11.8%+12.3% -2.3%
3 months -4.4%+17.2%+16.7% -0.7%
6 months +676.4%+35.9%+35.7% +4.8%
Year to date +732.5%+48.3%+2.3% +10.3%
1 year +522.5%+44.6%+11.1% +10.3%
3 years +233.8%+21.8%-23.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +49.5%+6.8%-8.5% +20.1%
5 years +12.2%-6.9%-19.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%-1.4%-4.3% +10.1%
10 years -88.9%+448.1%+19.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year -19.8%+18.5%+1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRMTIWSTBDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 402.6%31.3%31.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 354.5%30.8%33.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.680.600.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.301.430.35 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-59.6%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-1.9%-5.5% -3.5%
52-week high $8.85$415.75$210.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$230.95$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.

MultipleRMTIWSTBDX
P/E now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 28.4x 45.0xmedian 28.4x 58.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 18.0x 29.3xmedian 18.0x 14.1xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 25.0x 62.8xmedian 25.0x 16.9xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.93 6.71median 0.93 -3.97median 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 monthsRMTIWSTBDX
Revenue $69.39M $3.40B $23.25B
Gross profit $12.29M $1.28B $10.91B
Operating income -$4.52M $780.20M $2.48B
Net income -$5.08M $638.90M $941.00M
Free cash flow $1.50M $453.40M $3.20B
R&D $40.00K $75.60M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $9.02 $3.42
Cash & equivalents $10.52M $464.10M $708.00M
Total debt $9.00M $202.90M $16.81B
Shares (diluted) 3.96M 70.80M 275.16M
Enterprise value -$69.94M $26.26B $51.23B

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
MetricRMTIWSTBDX
P/E -5.4x 45.0x 58.0x
P/FCF 18.3x 62.8x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 43.5x 13.7x
P/S 0.4x 8.4x 2.3x
P/B 0.8x 9.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 9.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -5.8x 29.3x 14.1x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 36.2x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 8.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF 7.8x 62.2x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 43.1x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 6.71 -3.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.1% 12.6% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 5.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% 18.9% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 4.7% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -250.1% 32.7% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 6.6% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.2% 29.9% -40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 4.5% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.9% 33.2% -38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 6.7% -14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% -5.7% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -5.2% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% 19.6% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 2.6% 22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBDX
Gross margin 17.7% 37.6% 46.9%
EBITDA margin -2.9% 28.4% 21.4%
Operating margin -6.5% 23.0% 10.7%
Pretax margin -7.9% 23.2% 8.4%
Net margin -7.3% 18.8% 4.0%
FCF margin 2.2% 13.3% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 19.3% 17.0%
Return on equity -15.5% 20.9% 3.9%
Return on assets -9.6% 15.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 19.3% 5.3%
Return on capital employed -9.9% 22.8% 6.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.0x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBDX
Debt / assets 15.9% 5.0% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.8x -0.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.4x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 37.9% 26.9% 51.9%
Equity / assets 62.1% 73.1% 48.1%
Interest coverage -4.0x 96.3x 4.2x
Current ratio 3.3x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -7.78 19.12 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMTIWSTBDX
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 4.6%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% –

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.

ConsensusRMTIWSTBDX
Forward P/E – 42.7xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $9.56FY2026 $12.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.6% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.07MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $18.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +16.8% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMTIWSTBDX
Held by institutions 8.6% 99.5% 96.1%
Institutions holding 33 835 1,444
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% -0.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 13 450 688
Institutions selling 9 261 545
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.72 1.26

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.

RMTIWSTBDX
RMTI 1.00 0.03 0.06
WST 0.03 1.00 0.26
BDX 0.06 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMTI, WST and BDX?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $27.45M, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $28.48B, Becton Dickinson (BDX) $54.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMTI, WST and BDX?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -5.4x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 45.0x, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 58.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Becton Dickinson (BDX) is cheapest (West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 42.7x, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.6%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%.

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%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 19.3%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +522.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +44.6%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +11.1%. Over five years, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) compounded fastest (Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +2.3%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -1.4%/yr, Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest dividend yield: West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.22%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 2.12%. 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) 402.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.3%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMTI, WST 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, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads on 6. 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.