Medline (MDLN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2025 - 2026)
Medline (MDLN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.36% for Q3 2026, down 1.70 percentage points from 8.07% a year earlier but up 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Medline (MDLN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2025 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 26, 2026, Medline's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 5.68%; for FY2025, it was 7.78%, down 0.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.41% in FY2024 (+3.03 pp) and 5.38% in FY2023.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 5.14% in Q2 2026 and a high of 9.32% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.14% (Q2 2026), 5.74% (Q1 2026) and 5.46% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 6.36% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 6.36% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.14% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.46% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 8.07% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.32% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.59% |
API Access
Medline Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MDLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MDLN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MDLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();