RVP vs SKYA vs BDX Stock Comparison

Retractable Technologies, SkyAI and Becton Dickinson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.89 +53.7% 1M -42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$210.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$196.39 +6.8% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$53.61B
P/E
57.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Becton Dickinson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Becton Dickinson 7, SkyAI 2, Retractable Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRVPSKYABDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.37M $210.15M $53.61B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x -0.7x 57.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 0.0x 15.1x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% +108.9% +17.4% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -158,431.4% 4.0% BDX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.4% — 5.3% BDX
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 -39.0% -42.8% +5.7% BDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.5%/yr — -4.3%/yr BDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 106.2% 31.9% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 26/100 67/100 BDX

Percentile Scorecard

RVPSKYABDX

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

AxisRVPSKYABDX
Valuation 74 #60 of 228 2 #223 of 228 90 #24 of 228
Growth 34 #147 of 221 6 #207 of 221 47 #117 of 221
Profitability 39 #127 of 208 1 #206 of 208 78 #46 of 208
Financial Health 64 #86 of 239 94 #16 of 239 27 #176 of 239
Shareholder Returns – – 95 #8 of 137
Overall 53 26 67
  • RVP ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BDX 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

PeriodRVPSKYABDXSPY
1 month -14.7%+53.7%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -13.4%+118.9%+23.6% +3.5%
6 months -9.8%+61.5%+30.7% +7.0%
Year to date -24.9%+42.4%+1.2% +12.2%
1 year -39.0%-42.8%+5.7% +13.0%
3 years -45.3%-99.9%-21.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.2%-90.1%-7.9% +23.1%
5 years -93.7%—-19.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -42.5%—-4.3% +11.0%
10 years -77.7%—+17.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -13.9%—+1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRVPSKYABDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%106.2%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%104.5%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.162.590.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.400.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-100.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-46.6%-6.5% -1.8%
52-week high $0.92$5.41$210.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$0.95$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.

MultipleRVPSKYABDX
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 30.6x -0.7xmedian 30.6x 57.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 1,073xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 14.0xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x 16.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.87 0.01median 0.87 -3.93median 0.87

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 monthsRVPSKYABDX
Revenue $33.90M $194.22K $23.25B
Gross profit -$491.51K $321.93K $10.91B
Operating income -$22.68M -$289.52M $2.48B
Net income -$3.37M -$307.71M $941.00M
Free cash flow -$5.11M – $3.20B
R&D $682.03K $399.91K $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $-4.27 $3.42
Cash & equivalents $2.64M $12.07M $708.00M
Total debt $3.40M – $72.81B
Shares (diluted) 29.94M 72.09M 275.16M
Enterprise value -$129.04M $168.85M $50.76B

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
MetricRVPSKYABDX
P/E -4.8x -0.7x 57.3x
P/FCF -3.4x – 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x – 13.5x
P/S 0.5x 1,073x 2.3x
P/B 0.2x 1.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 16.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x – 14.0x
EV/EBIT 1.0x -0.7x 28.0x
EV/Revenue -0.6x 1,011x 3.0x
EV/FCF 4.3x – 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x – 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.01 -3.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRVPSKYABDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% 108.9% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% 23.8% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.2% – 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.3% -5,525% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% -212.8% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.4% -42,440% -40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% -238.0% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.8% -487.2% -38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -84.2% -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
MetricRVPSKYABDX
Gross margin -1.4% 165.8% 46.9%
EBITDA margin -43.9% – 21.4%
Operating margin -66.9% -149,065% 10.7%
Pretax margin -9.9% -151,352% 8.4%
Net margin -10.6% -158,431% 4.0%
FCF margin -15.1% – 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin -14.6% – 17.0%
Return on equity -4.7% -140.2% 3.9%
Return on assets -2.4% -137.6% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -31.4% – 5.3%
Return on capital employed -18.0% -136.7% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 48,037% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRVPSKYABDX
Debt / assets 0.5% – 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.6% 1.9% 51.9%
Equity / assets 51.4% 98.1% 48.1%
Interest coverage -278.8x – 4.2x
Current ratio 4.9x 5.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.7x 4.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 3.0x 4.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.43 31.13 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRVPSKYABDX
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – 4.7%
Shareholder yield – – 6.8%
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.

ConsensusRVPSKYABDX
Forward P/E – 0.0xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2,362.06FY2026 $12.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +14.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $70.01MFY2026 $18.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +34,200.1%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.5% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

RVPSKYABDX
RVP 1.00 0.05 0.01
SKYA 0.05 1.00 0.11
BDX 0.01 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RVP, SKYA and BDX?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Retractable Technologies (RVP) $17.37M, SkyAI (SKYA) $210.15M, Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -11.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has the highest net margin (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -10.6%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Becton Dickinson (BDX) leads (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -31.4%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Becton Dickinson (BDX) returned the most: Retractable Technologies (RVP) -39.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -42.8%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) +5.7%. Over five years, Becton Dickinson (BDX) compounded fastest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) -42.5%/yr, Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Retractable Technologies (RVP) 40.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.2%, Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RVP, SKYA 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, Becton Dickinson (BDX) leads on 7. 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.