RVP vs MDLN vs BAX Stock Comparison

Retractable Technologies, Medline and Baxter International Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDLN Medline Inc.
$34.09 -4.3% 1M
Market cap
$34.69B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Medline leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Medline 4, Baxter International 4, Retractable Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRVPMDLNBAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.94M $34.69B $13.67B MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x 41.4x -18.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.7x 12.9x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% — +5.3% BAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 2.9% -6.2% MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.4% 5.4% -1.4% MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x 9.0x RVP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% — +40.0% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.1%/yr — -20.1%/yr BAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 44.4% 42.7% RVP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 67/100 43/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

RVPMDLNBAX

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

AxisRVPMDLNBAX
Valuation 73 #63 of 229 81 #45 of 229 86 #34 of 229
Growth 34 #146 of 221 – 14 #191 of 221
Profitability 38 #131 of 209 72 #59 of 209 65 #73 of 209
Financial Health 66 #82 of 240 42 #139 of 240 18 #197 of 240
Shareholder Returns – 73 #40 of 147 34 #97 of 147
Overall 53 67 43
  • RVP ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRVPMDLNBAXSPY
1 month -20.0%-4.3%+8.5% -2.0%
3 months -16.4%-18.9%-10.1% -2.2%
6 months -22.7%-24.8%+52.2% +4.2%
Year to date -27.5%-18.8%+33.4% +10.6%
1 year -36.4%—+40.0% +10.4%
3 years -49.5%—-24.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year -20.4%—-9.1% +20.2%
5 years -94.0%—-67.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -43.1%—-20.1% +10.1%
10 years -78.1%—-45.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year -14.1%—-5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRVPMDLNBAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%44.4%42.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%48.3%44.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.571.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91—0.94 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-36.7%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%-31.8%-10.1% -3.2%
52-week high $0.88$49.99$28.35 $779.14
52-week low $0.56$31.64$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.

MultipleRVPMDLNBAX
P/E now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 28.1x 34.9xmedian 28.1x -18.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 18.0x 17.7xmedian 18.0x 27.0xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 24.8x 28.2xmedian 24.8x 11.4xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.95 —median 0.95 0.58median 0.95

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 monthsRVPMDLNBAX
Revenue $33.90M $28.57B $11.61B
Gross profit -$491.51K $7.79B $3.49B
Operating income -$22.68M $2.03B -$221.00M
Net income -$3.37M $1.03B -$723.00M
Free cash flow -$5.11M $1.59B $1.16B
R&D $682.03K – $519.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $0.97 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $2.64M $2.33B $1.98B
Total debt $715.92K $12.58B $8.60B
Shares (diluted) 29.94M 861.00M 520.00M
Enterprise value -$129.46M $27.64B $5.55B

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
MetricRVPMDLNBAX
P/E -4.7x 34.9x -18.2x
P/FCF -3.3x 28.2x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x 22.3x 7.9x
P/S 0.5x 1.6x 1.1x
P/B 0.2x 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 8.1x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 17.7x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 1.0x 27.0x -89.6x
EV/Revenue -0.7x 1.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 4.4x 34.4x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 27.3x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 – 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNBAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% – 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% – 0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.2% – -7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.3% – -136.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% – 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.4% – -112.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% – -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.8% – -109.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – -31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.8% – 97.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% – 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.3% – 243.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNBAX
Gross margin -1.4% 27.3% 30.1%
EBITDA margin -43.9% 10.8% 6.3%
Operating margin -66.9% 7.1% -1.9%
Pretax margin -9.9% 4.3% -1.6%
Net margin -10.6% 2.9% -6.2%
FCF margin -15.1% 5.6% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin -14.6% 7.0% 14.3%
Return on equity -4.7% 5.4% -11.4%
Return on assets -2.4% 2.6% -3.7%
Return on invested capital -31.4% 5.4% -1.4%
Return on capital employed -18.0% 5.6% -1.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNBAX
Debt / assets 0.5% 32.0% 44.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x 9.0x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 7.9x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.6% 51.5% 66.5%
Equity / assets 51.4% 48.5% 33.5%
Interest coverage -278.8x – –
Current ratio 4.9x 4.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.7x 2.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.0x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.42 2.50 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNBAX
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -14.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -75.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusRVPMDLNBAX
Forward P/E – 23.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.44FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.9% -3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.52BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.4%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRVPMDLNBAX
Held by institutions 8.8% 57.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 409 692
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +17.9% +5.2%
Institutions buying 10 322 359
Institutions selling 4 69 194
Buyers to sellers 2.50 4.67 1.85

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.

RVPMDLNBAX
RVP 1.00 0.12 0.02
MDLN 0.12 1.00 0.31
BAX 0.02 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RVP, MDLN and BAX?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Retractable Technologies (RVP) $16.94M, Medline (MDLN) $34.69B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

Baxter International (BAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medline (MDLN) has the highest net margin (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -36.4%, Baxter International (BAX) +40.0%. Over five years, Baxter International (BAX) compounded fastest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -43.1%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Retractable Technologies (RVP) 0.00%, Medline (MDLN) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%. Retractable Technologies (RVP) and Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Retractable Technologies (RVP) has been the steadiest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.2%, Medline (MDLN) 44.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RVP, MDLN 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, Medline (MDLN) leads on 4. 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.