SOLV vs MDT vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Solventum, Medtronic and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.87 -4.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.53B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.38B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.57 -9.3% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.03B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
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 $14.53B $120.38B $30.03B MDT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 23.0x 30.0x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 17.0x 27.8x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +9.8% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 13.9% 20.1% 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 +20.2% +1.2% +11.7% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.0%/yr -10.9%/yr MDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 24.8% 40.8% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 78/100 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 79 #49 of 228 84 #37 of 228 71 #66 of 228
Growth 54 #102 of 221 50 #111 of 221 97 #8 of 221
Profitability 85 #33 of 208 87 #28 of 208 100 #1 of 208
Financial Health 20 #192 of 239 49 #123 of 239 34 #158 of 239
Shareholder Returns 90 #14 of 137 58 #58 of 137 87 #19 of 137
Overall 66 66 78
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodSOLVMDTDXCMSPY
1 month -4.1%+6.9%-9.3% -0.8%
3 months +6.7%+12.6%+7.1% +3.5%
6 months +23.1%+14.3%+27.9% +7.0%
Year to date +8.4%-1.3%+18.4% +12.2%
1 year +20.2%+1.2%+11.7% +13.0%
3 years —+36.5%-12.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+10.9%-4.2% +23.1%
5 years —-22.6%-43.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-5.0%-10.9% +11.0%
10 years —+16.8%+306.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.6%+15.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSOLVMDTDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%24.8%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%22.0%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.110.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.050.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-43.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-10.0%-14.9% -1.8%
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 10.3xmedian 30.6x 23.2xmedian 30.6x 30.0xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 17.5x 14.5xmedian 17.5x 19.7xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -123.8xmedian 23.3x 19.8xmedian 23.3x 21.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 11.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 1.60median 0.87 0.66median 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 monthsSOLVMDTDXCM
Revenue $8.31B $37.54B $4.97B
Gross profit $4.55B $24.41B $3.10B
Operating income $2.08B $6.79B $1.14B
Net income $1.43B $5.27B $999.70M
Free cash flow -$118.00M $6.13B $1.41B
R&D $725.00M $2.92B $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.27 $4.07 $2.56
Cash & equivalents $403.00M $1.69B $1.11B
Total debt $5.08B $113.29B –
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 1.29B 390.10M
Enterprise value $11.05B $85.64B $20.34B

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 10.3x 23.2x 30.0x
P/FCF -123.8x 19.8x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 69.9x 15.1x 17.0x
P/S 1.8x 3.2x 6.0x
P/B 3.0x 2.4x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.0x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 14.5x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 20.7x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF -163.4x 22.9x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 92.3x 17.5x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.60 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 9.8% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 9.3% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 167.2% 10.9% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 277.4% 12.4% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 281.5% 12.4% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.3% 12.4% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -180.3% 15.6% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Gross margin 54.7% 65.0% 62.5%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 25.9% 28.2%
Operating margin 25.0% 18.1% 22.9%
Pretax margin 20.4% 17.6% 25.8%
Net margin 17.3% 13.9% 20.1%
FCF margin -1.4% 16.3% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 21.4% 35.2%
Return on equity 29.4% 10.4% 35.8%
Return on assets 10.1% 5.7% 15.3%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 19.8% 8.3% 27.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.3% 3.3%

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 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.19 3.02 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOLVMDTDXCM
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 0.2% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.2% 1.6%
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 12.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.84FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +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 878 2,124 974
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 369 1,013 519
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 0.22
MDT 0.45 1.00 0.32
DXCM 0.22 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) $14.53B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.38B, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOLV, MDT and DXCM?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Solventum (SOLV) 10.1x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Solventum (SOLV) 12.6x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x). 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) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%). 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) +20.2%, Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.7%. Over five years, Medtronic (MDT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -10.9%/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) 29.9%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.8%). 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.