RVP vs BDX vs MDLN Stock Comparison

Retractable Technologies, Becton Dickinson and Medline Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$194.95 +6.1% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.10B
P/E
56.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
2.15%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
8 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.38 -6.7% 1M
Market cap
$42.57B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Becton Dickinson leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Becton Dickinson 8, Medline 2, Retractable Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRVPBDXMDLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.36M $53.10B $42.57B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 56.9x 33.2x MDLN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 22.5x BDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% +17.4% — BDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 4.0% 2.9% BDX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.4% 5.3% 5.4% MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x 3.2x RVP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.15% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% +4.2% — BDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.8%/yr -4.0%/yr — BDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 31.9% 44.6% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 68/100 67/100 BDX

Percentile Scorecard

RVPBDXMDLN

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

AxisRVPBDXMDLN
Valuation 73 #63 of 227 90 #23 of 227 84 #37 of 227
Growth 34 #144 of 219 49 #113 of 219 –
Profitability 39 #126 of 206 79 #45 of 206 73 #57 of 206
Financial Health 65 #85 of 238 27 #175 of 238 41 #140 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 96 #7 of 134 71 #39 of 134
Overall 53 68 67
  • RVP ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BDX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN 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

PeriodRVPBDXMDLNSPY
1 month -14.7%+6.1%-6.7% -0.2%
3 months -13.4%+17.2%-20.1% +3.9%
6 months -7.0%+30.4%-26.8% +8.2%
Year to date -24.9%+0.5%-22.9% +12.9%
1 year -37.2%+4.2%— +12.3%
3 years -45.3%-22.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.2%-8.2%— +23.3%
5 years -93.9%-18.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -42.8%-4.0%— +10.9%
10 years -76.8%+16.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -13.6%+1.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRVPBDXMDLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%31.9%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%33.0%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.340.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.13— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-50.4%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-7.2%-35.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.92$210.02$49.99 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$140.71$31.64 $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.

MultipleRVPBDXMDLN
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 29.6x 56.9xmedian 29.6x 33.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x 17.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.3x 16.6xmedian 22.3x 26.8xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.04 -3.90median 1.04 —median 1.04

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 monthsRVPBDXMDLN
Revenue $33.90M $23.25B $28.57B
Gross profit -$491.51K $10.91B $7.79B
Operating income -$22.68M $2.48B $2.03B
Net income -$3.37M $941.00M $1.03B
Free cash flow -$5.11M $3.20B $1.59B
R&D $682.03K $1.37B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $3.42 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $2.64M $708.00M $2.33B
Total debt $3.40M $72.81B $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 29.94M 275.16M 861.00M
Enterprise value -$129.04M $50.25B $43.02B

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
MetricRVPBDXMDLN
P/E -4.8x 56.9x 33.2x
P/FCF -3.4x 16.6x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 13.4x 21.2x
P/S 0.5x 2.3x 1.5x
P/B 0.2x 2.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 2.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 13.9x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 1.0x 27.9x 25.8x
EV/Revenue -0.6x 3.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 4.3x 21.6x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 17.5x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -3.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRVPBDXMDLN
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% 17.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.2% 23.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 8.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.3% 13.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 3.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.4% -40.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% -17.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 59.8% -38.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -14.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.8% 43.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% 14.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.3% 54.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 22.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRVPBDXMDLN
Gross margin -1.4% 46.9% 27.3%
EBITDA margin -43.9% 21.4% 10.8%
Operating margin -66.9% 10.7% 7.1%
Pretax margin -9.9% 8.4% 4.3%
Net margin -10.6% 4.0% 2.9%
FCF margin -15.1% 13.8% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin -14.6% 17.0% 7.0%
Return on equity -4.7% 3.9% 5.4%
Return on assets -2.4% 1.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -31.4% 5.3% 5.4%
Return on capital employed -18.0% 6.0% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 4.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRVPBDXMDLN
Debt / assets 0.5% 33.1% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 5.2x 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 48.6% 51.9% 51.5%
Equity / assets 51.4% 48.1% 48.5%
Interest coverage -278.8x 4.2x –
Current ratio 4.9x 0.9x 4.3x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 0.43 2.28 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRVPBDXMDLN
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 4.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 6.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRVPBDXMDLN
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $12.99FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +14.8%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.9% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.11BFY2026 $32.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -17.1%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.6% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRVPBDXMDLN
Held by institutions 8.8% 96.1% 85.5%
Institutions holding 32 1,442 407
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +0.6% +17.9%
Institutions buying 10 688 322
Institutions selling 4 543 68
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.27 4.74

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.

RVPBDXMDLN
RVP 1.00 0.01 0.12
BDX 0.01 1.00 0.31
MDLN 0.12 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RVP, BDX and MDLN?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.36M, Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.10B, Medline (MDLN) $42.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, RVP, BDX and MDLN?

Medline (MDLN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -4.8x, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 56.9x, Medline (MDLN) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Becton Dickinson (BDX) is cheapest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.0x, Medline (MDLN) 22.5x). 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: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest net margin (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Becton Dickinson (BDX) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -37.2%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +4.2%. Over five years, Becton Dickinson (BDX) compounded fastest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -42.8%/yr, Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Becton Dickinson (BDX) 2.15%. Retractable Technologies (RVP) and Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.3%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%, Medline (MDLN) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RVP, BDX and MDLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Becton Dickinson (BDX) leads on 8. 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.