SKYA vs ACU vs MDLN Stock Comparison

SkyAI, Acme United and Medline Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.95 +57.8% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$212.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$174.18K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
ACU Acme United Corp
$70.92 +11.2% 1M +88.2% 1Y
Market cap
$271.89M
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$211.60M
Div. yield
0.90%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
7 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$40.35 +12.7% 1M
Market cap
$53.10B
P/E
61.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.68B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKYAACUMDLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $212.68M $271.89M $53.10B MDLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 27.6x 61.3x ACU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 0.0x 25.8x 28.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +108.0% +9.0% — SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -228,220.7% 4.6% 1.9% ACU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.3% 4.3% ACU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 3.2x ACU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.90% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% +88.2% — ACU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.0% 30.8% 47.9% ACU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 71/100 52/100 ACU

Percentile Scorecard

SKYAACUMDLN

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

AxisSKYAACUMDLN
Valuation 4 #220 of 229 94 #14 of 229 79 #48 of 229
Growth 4 #213 of 221 59 #92 of 221 –
Profitability 1 #208 of 209 81 #41 of 209 72 #59 of 209
Financial Health 95 #14 of 240 57 #104 of 240 43 #137 of 240
Shareholder Returns 34 #97 of 146 62 #56 of 146 15 #125 of 146
Overall 27 71 52
  • SKYA ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ACU ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLN 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

PeriodSKYAACUMDLNSPY
1 month +57.8%+11.2%+12.7% -1.0%
3 months +130.5%+26.6%+10.0% -0.4%
6 months +56.9%+68.0%-4.0% +4.5%
Year to date +45.3%+75.9%-3.9% +12.4%
1 year -24.7%+88.2%— +13.6%
3 years -99.9%+114.3%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -90.0%+29.0%— +20.8%
5 years —+98.1%— +63.7%
5 years, per year —+14.7%— +10.4%
10 years —+231.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+12.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSKYAACUMDLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.0%30.8%47.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.5%24.6%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.410.240.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.242.87— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-41.7%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%0.0%-19.3% -1.6%
52-week high $4.21$70.92$49.99 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$35.50$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.

MultipleSKYAACUMDLN
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 28.5x 27.6xmedian 28.5x 61.3xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1,221xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 18.5x 12.1xmedian 18.5x 22.0xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 26.7x 17.6xmedian 26.7x 28.0xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.93 0.93median 0.93 —median 0.93

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 monthsSKYAACUMDLN
Revenue $174.18K $211.60M $30.68B
Gross profit $324.68K $84.82M $7.90B
Operating income -$374.36M $14.48M $1.74B
Net income -$397.51M $9.82M $889.00M
Free cash flow -$201.93M $15.48M $1.90B
R&D $475.55K – –
EPS (diluted) $-5.51 $2.37 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $12.07M $5.04M $2.32B
Total debt – $32.33M $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 72.09M 4.14M 1.32B
Enterprise value $167.38M $253.92M $50.23B

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
MetricSKYAACUMDLN
P/E -0.5x 27.6x 61.3x
P/FCF -1.1x 17.6x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow -14.8x 10.4x 22.3x
P/S 1,221x 1.3x 1.7x
P/B 1.4x 2.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 16.4x 3.1x 8.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 12.1x 22.0x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 20.7x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 1,152x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF -1.0x 19.3x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.9x 11.5x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.93 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYAACUMDLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 108.0% 9.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 3.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8,055% 3.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -240.7% 20.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -54,854% -5.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -268.2% 36.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -658.6% -5.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.6% 29.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -356.8% 43.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% 12.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6,031% 26.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -196.9% 1.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYAACUMDLN
Gross margin 186.4% 40.1% 25.7%
EBITDA margin -214,892% 11.7% 9.2%
Operating margin -214,931% 6.8% 5.7%
Pretax margin -221,236% 5.9% 3.6%
Net margin -228,221% 4.6% 1.9%
FCF margin -115,934% 7.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin -8,259% 12.3% 7.8%
Return on equity -280.7% 8.2% 4.6%
Return on assets -276.3% 5.0% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.3% 4.3%
Return on capital employed -223.1% 8.9% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.7x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 52,451% 0.9% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYAACUMDLN
Debt / assets – 16.1% 31.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 39.5% 51.7%
Equity / assets 98.1% 60.5% 48.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.3x 3.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 4.4x 1.3x 2.4x
Cash ratio 4.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 30.23 4.56 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYAACUMDLN
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% -0.2% -13.3%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.7% -13.3%
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.

ConsensusSKYAACUMDLN
Forward P/E 0.0xFY2026 25.8xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2,362.06FY2026 $2.75FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.01MFY2026 $217.65MFY2026 $32.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34,200.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +0.7% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYAACUMDLN
Held by institutions – 73.5% 57.1%
Institutions holding – 84 409
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +17.9%
Institutions buying – 47 322
Institutions selling – 21 69
Buyers to sellers – 2.24 4.67

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.

SKYAACUMDLN
SKYA 1.00 -0.01 0.05
ACU -0.01 1.00 0.26
MDLN 0.05 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYA, ACU and MDLN?

Medline (MDLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: SkyAI (SKYA) $212.68M, Acme United (ACU) $271.89M, Medline (MDLN) $53.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYA, ACU and MDLN?

Acme United (ACU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SkyAI (SKYA) -0.5x, Acme United (ACU) 27.6x, Medline (MDLN) 61.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Acme United (ACU) 25.8x, Medline (MDLN) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SkyAI (SKYA) +108.0%, Acme United (ACU) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acme United (ACU) has the highest net margin (SkyAI (SKYA) -228,220.7%, Acme United (ACU) 4.6%, Medline (MDLN) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Acme United (ACU) leads (Acme United (ACU) 7.3%, Medline (MDLN) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acme United (ACU) returned the most: SkyAI (SKYA) -24.7%, Acme United (ACU) +88.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Acme United (ACU) 0.90%. SkyAI (SKYA) and Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acme United (ACU) has been the steadiest (SkyAI (SKYA) 105.0%, Acme United (ACU) 30.8%, Medline (MDLN) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYA, ACU 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, Acme United (ACU) 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.