RVP vs MDLN vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Retractable Technologies, Medline and SkyAI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.38 -6.7% 1M
Market cap
$27.88B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.91 +54.8% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$212.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Medline leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Medline 4, Retractable Technologies 3, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRVPMDLNSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.38M $27.88B $212.68M MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 33.3x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.5x 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% — +108.9% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 2.9% -158,431.4% MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.4% 5.4% — MDLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x — RVP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% — -46.2% RVP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 44.6% 106.0% RVP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 67/100 26/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

RVPMDLNSKYA

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

AxisRVPMDLNSKYA
Valuation 73 #63 of 227 84 #37 of 227 2 #222 of 227
Growth 34 #144 of 219 – 6 #205 of 219
Profitability 39 #126 of 206 73 #57 of 206 1 #204 of 206
Financial Health 65 #85 of 238 41 #140 of 238 95 #14 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 71 #39 of 134 –
Overall 53 67 26
  • RVP ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

PeriodRVPMDLNSKYASPY
1 month -14.7%-6.7%+54.8% -0.2%
3 months -13.4%-20.1%+107.9% +3.9%
6 months -7.0%-26.8%+62.6% +8.2%
Year to date -24.9%-22.9%+43.3% +12.9%
1 year -37.2%—-46.2% +12.3%
3 years -45.3%—-99.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.2%—-90.1% +23.3%
5 years -93.9%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -42.8%—— +10.9%
10 years -76.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -13.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRVPMDLNSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%44.6%106.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%48.7%104.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.612.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92—-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-36.7%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-35.2%-46.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.92$49.99$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$31.64$0.95 $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.

MultipleRVPMDLNSKYA
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 29.6x 33.2xmedian 29.6x -0.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1,080xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.4x 17.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.3x 26.8xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.04 —median 1.04 0.01median 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 monthsRVPMDLNSKYA
Revenue $33.90M $28.57B $194.22K
Gross profit -$491.51K $7.79B $321.93K
Operating income -$22.68M $2.03B -$289.52M
Net income -$3.37M $1.03B -$307.71M
Free cash flow -$5.11M $1.59B –
R&D $682.03K – $399.91K
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $0.97 $-4.27
Cash & equivalents $2.64M $2.33B $12.07M
Total debt $3.40M $12.58B –
Shares (diluted) 29.94M 861.00M 72.09M
Enterprise value -$129.03M $20.83B $171.38M

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
MetricRVPMDLNSKYA
P/E -4.8x 33.2x -0.7x
P/FCF -3.4x 26.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 21.2x –
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 1,080x
P/B 0.2x 2.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 7.7x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 1.0x 25.8x -0.7x
EV/Revenue -0.6x 1.8x 1,018x
EV/FCF 4.3x 33.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 26.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% – 108.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% – 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.3% – -5,525%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% – -212.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.4% – -42,440%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% – -238.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.8% – -487.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – -84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNSKYA
Gross margin -1.4% 27.3% 165.8%
EBITDA margin -43.9% 10.8% –
Operating margin -66.9% 7.1% -149,065%
Pretax margin -9.9% 4.3% -151,352%
Net margin -10.6% 2.9% -158,431%
FCF margin -15.1% 5.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -14.6% 7.0% –
Return on equity -4.7% 5.4% -140.2%
Return on assets -2.4% 2.6% -137.6%
Return on invested capital -31.4% 5.4% –
Return on capital employed -18.0% 5.6% -136.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 48,037%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNSKYA
Debt / assets 0.5% 32.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 7.9x –
Liabilities / assets 48.6% 51.5% 1.9%
Equity / assets 51.4% 48.5% 98.1%
Interest coverage -278.8x – –
Current ratio 4.9x 4.3x 5.3x
Quick ratio 3.7x 2.3x 4.4x
Cash ratio 3.0x 1.0x 4.2x
Altman Z-score 0.43 2.44 31.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRVPMDLNSKYA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusRVPMDLNSKYA
Forward P/E – 22.5xFY2026 0.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.44FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +13.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.52BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.4%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRVPMDLNSKYA
Held by institutions 8.8% 85.5% –
Institutions holding 32 407 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +17.9% –
Institutions buying 10 322 –
Institutions selling 4 68 –
Buyers to sellers 2.50 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.

RVPMDLNSKYA
RVP 1.00 0.12 0.05
MDLN 0.12 1.00 0.05
SKYA 0.05 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RVP, MDLN and SKYA?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.38M, Medline (MDLN) $27.88B, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medline (MDLN) has the highest net margin (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%). On return on invested capital, Medline (MDLN) leads (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Retractable Technologies (RVP) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -37.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -46.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Retractable Technologies (RVP) has been the steadiest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.3%, Medline (MDLN) 44.6%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.