SOLV vs MDT vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Solventum, Medtronic and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SOLV Solventum Corp
$83.56 -6.5% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.19B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$97.10 +11.5% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$124.07B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$79.93 -7.7% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.38B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 5, Medtronic 3, Dexcom 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOLVMDTDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.19B $124.07B $31.38B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 23.7x 31.7x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 17.4x 28.2x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +9.8% +13.0% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 13.9% 19.4% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 6.9% — SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x — SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.7% +5.9% +17.2% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.1%/yr -12.5%/yr MDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 24.8% 40.7% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 75/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

SOLVMDTDXCM

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

AxisSOLVMDTDXCM
Valuation 80 #47 of 227 83 #40 of 227 70 #69 of 227
Growth 55 #98 of 218 52 #105 of 218 82 #40 of 218
Profitability 85 #32 of 202 89 #24 of 202 99 #3 of 202
Financial Health 22 #183 of 233 50 #118 of 233 34 #155 of 233
Shareholder Returns 90 #14 of 130 58 #55 of 130 88 #16 of 130
Overall 66 66 75
  • SOLV ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodSOLVMDTDXCMSPY
1 month -6.5%+11.5%-7.7% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%+13.3%+7.2% +3.7%
6 months +24.0%+19.9%+34.2% +7.1%
Year to date +5.5%+1.1%+20.4% +12.8%
1 year +19.7%+5.9%+17.2% +11.9%
3 years —+38.8%-5.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+11.5%-2.0% +22.8%
5 years —-19.0%-48.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-4.1%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years —+18.5%+317.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.7%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSOLVMDTDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%24.8%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%22.0%40.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.100.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.240.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-43.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-7.8%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $92.45$105.35$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $62.49$73.75$54.84 $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.

MultipleSOLVMDTDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 28.7x 23.8xmedian 28.7x 30.2xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x 5.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 17.8x 14.8xmedian 17.8x 18.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -120.5xmedian 26.4x 20.3xmedian 26.4x 27.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 11.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 1.64median 0.99 0.70median 0.99

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 monthsSOLVMDTDXCM
Revenue $8.31B $37.54B $5.10B
Gross profit $4.55B $24.41B $3.24B
Operating income $2.08B $6.79B $1.22B
Net income $1.43B $5.27B $991.00M
Free cash flow -$118.00M $6.13B $1.10B
R&D $725.00M $2.92B $608.10M
EPS (diluted) $8.27 $4.07 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $403.00M $1.69B $961.40M
Total debt $5.08B $113.29B –
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 1.29B 383.50M
Enterprise value $10.71B $89.32B $23.20B

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
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
P/E 10.1x 23.8x 30.2x
P/FCF -120.5x 20.3x 27.1x
P/Operating cash flow 68.0x 15.5x 21.1x
P/S 1.7x 3.3x 5.8x
P/B 3.0x 2.4x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 3.1x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 14.8x 18.7x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 21.2x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF -160.1x 23.4x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 90.4x 17.9x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.64 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 9.8% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 9.3% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 167.2% 10.9% 57.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 34.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 277.4% 12.4% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 281.5% 12.4% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 43.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.3% 12.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -180.3% 15.6% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 30.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Gross margin 54.7% 65.0% 63.4%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 25.9% 29.4%
Operating margin 25.0% 18.1% 24.0%
Pretax margin 20.4% 17.6% 24.7%
Net margin 17.3% 13.9% 19.4%
FCF margin -1.4% 16.3% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 21.4% 27.7%
Return on equity 29.4% 10.4% 38.4%
Return on assets 10.1% 5.7% 15.6%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 19.8% 8.3% 29.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Debt / assets 35.7% 30.2% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF -43.0x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 45.5% 59.4%
Equity / assets 33.7% 54.5% 40.6%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.16 3.06 7.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.2% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.1% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 69.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusSOLVMDTDXCM
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.83FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +7.2% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.70BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -4.7% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOLVMDTDXCM
Held by institutions 73.9% 85.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 879 2,126 976
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 370 1,015 521
Institutions selling 284 913 344
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.11 1.51

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.

SOLVMDTDXCM
SOLV 1.00 0.45 0.21
MDT 0.45 1.00 0.32
DXCM 0.21 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOLV, MDT and DXCM?

Medtronic (MDT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solventum (SOLV) $14.19B, Medtronic (MDT) $124.07B, Dexcom (DXCM) $31.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOLV, MDT and DXCM?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Solventum (SOLV) 9.9x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.7x, Dexcom (DXCM) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Solventum (SOLV) 12.2x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.4x, Dexcom (DXCM) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Solventum (SOLV) +19.7%, Medtronic (MDT) +5.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) +17.2%. Over five years, Medtronic (MDT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -4.1%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Solventum (SOLV) 0.00%, Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Dexcom (DXCM) 0.00%. Solventum (SOLV) and Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOLV, MDT and DXCM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Solventum (SOLV) leads on 5. 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.