RVP vs BAX vs WST Stock Comparison

Retractable Technologies, Baxter International and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

11 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 9, Baxter International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRVPBAXWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.32M $12.20B $29.58B WST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x -11.5x 52.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.9x 42.3x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% -49.1% +12.4% WST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -19.2% 17.0% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.4% 3.4% 16.9% WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.8x -0.3x WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% BAX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.8% +11.5% +42.6% WST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.8%/yr -20.3%/yr -1.2%/yr WST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 44.4% 31.2% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 67/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

RVPBAXWST

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

AxisRVPBAXWST
Valuation 72 #65 of 227 83 #39 of 227 48 #118 of 227
Growth 34 #146 of 219 21 #174 of 219 39 #134 of 219
Profitability 40 #124 of 205 73 #56 of 205 92 #18 of 205
Financial Health 65 #84 of 237 19 #192 of 237 78 #52 of 237
Shareholder Returns – 29 #96 of 135 78 #30 of 135
Overall 52 45 67
  • RVP ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX 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

PeriodRVPBAXWSTSPY
1 month -15.9%+8.5%+7.6% +0.9%
3 months -13.4%+2.9%+19.8% +5.9%
6 months -6.6%+50.8%+36.9% +8.5%
Year to date -24.9%+33.4%+46.9% +13.3%
1 year -35.8%+11.5%+42.6% +12.4%
3 years -45.3%-20.7%+26.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.2%-7.5%+8.0% +23.5%
5 years -93.9%-67.7%-6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -42.8%-20.3%-1.2% +11.0%
10 years -76.8%-46.0%+451.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.6%-6.0%+18.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRVPBAXWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%44.4%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%48.2%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.161.160.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.261.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-82.3%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-10.1%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $0.90$28.35$404.30 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$15.80$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.

MultipleRVPBAXWST
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 28.8x -12.4xmedian 28.8x 50.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 8.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.4x 13.5xmedian 17.4x 32.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 25.7x 15.7xmedian 25.7x 65.1xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 9.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.03 -0.43median 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 monthsRVPBAXWST
Revenue $33.90M $5.55B $3.33B
Gross profit -$491.51K $3.78B $1.22B
Operating income -$22.68M $532.00M $680.40M
Net income -$3.37M -$1.06B $564.90M
Free cash flow -$5.11M $839.00M $436.90M
R&D $682.03K $542.00M $74.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $-2.05 $7.92
Cash & equivalents $2.64M $2.15B $435.80M
Total debt $3.40M $9.46B $202.90M
Shares (diluted) 29.94M 518.00M 71.30M
Enterprise value -$129.09M $4.33B $27.20B

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
MetricRVPBAXWST
P/E -4.8x -12.4x 50.7x
P/FCF -3.4x 15.7x 65.1x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 9.8x 43.0x
P/S 0.5x 2.4x 8.6x
P/B 0.2x 2.1x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 6.2x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 13.5x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 1.0x 38.5x 41.5x
EV/Revenue -0.6x 3.7x 8.5x
EV/FCF 4.3x 24.4x 64.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 15.3x 42.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -0.43 10.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRVPBAXWST
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% -49.1% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% -23.5% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.2% -1.8% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -5.2% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.3% -50.8% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 29.5% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.4% -604.0% 15.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% 28.0% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.8% -580.5% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 28.6% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.8% 56.3% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -4.8% -2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.3% 153.5% 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -9.5% 3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRVPBAXWST
Gross margin -1.4% 68.1% 36.8%
EBITDA margin -43.9% 27.3% 25.9%
Operating margin -66.9% 9.6% 20.5%
Pretax margin -9.9% 5.1% 20.8%
Net margin -10.6% -19.2% 17.0%
FCF margin -15.1% 15.1% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin -14.6% 24.2% 19.9%
Return on equity -4.7% -17.4% 18.4%
Return on assets -2.4% -5.4% 13.4%
Return on invested capital -31.4% 3.4% 16.9%
Return on capital employed -18.0% 3.3% 19.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRVPBAXWST
Debt / assets 0.5% 47.8% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 11.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 48.6% 68.6% 26.6%
Equity / assets 51.4% 31.4% 73.4%
Interest coverage -278.8x – 151.2x
Current ratio 4.9x 1.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.7x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.43 2.13 19.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRVPBAXWST
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% 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.

ConsensusRVPBAXWST
Forward P/E – 12.9xFY2026 42.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.98FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.5% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.05BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.7% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRVPBAXWST
Held by institutions 8.8% 100.0% 99.5%
Institutions holding 32 690 833
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +5.2% -0.9%
Institutions buying 10 359 448
Institutions selling 4 193 261
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.86 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.

RVPBAXWST
RVP 1.00 0.03 0.02
BAX 0.03 1.00 0.25
WST 0.02 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RVP, BAX and WST?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.32M, Baxter International (BAX) $12.20B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $29.58B.

Which company is growing faster?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -35.8%, Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +42.6%. Over five years, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) compounded fastest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -42.8%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baxter International (BAX) has the highest dividend yield: Retractable Technologies (RVP) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.02%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.00%. Retractable Technologies (RVP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.2%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RVP, BAX 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 9. 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.