ResMed vs Solventum
RMD and SOLV side by side, both in surgical, medical, and dental instruments and supplies. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RMD and SOLV compare
ResMed is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Solventum ($33.2B against $13.8B).
On earnings, Solventum is cheaper: it trades at 9.9× trailing earnings, against 22.0× for ResMed.
ResMed grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.9% versus −0.93% for Solventum).
ResMed keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.9% compared with 17.3% at Solventum.
ResMed pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Solventum does not pay one.
ResMed scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 14 for Solventum), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RMD | SOLV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $33.2B | $13.8B |
| Share price | $229.94 | $81.33 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.3% | 16.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −11.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 11K | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.0× | 9.9× (better) |
| P/S | 5.9× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 5.0× | 2.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.3× | 7.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.1× | – |
| PEG | 1.12 (better) | 2.21 |
| FCF yield | 5.0% (better) | −0.85% |
| Fair value | $259.82 | $185.43 |
| Margin of safety | 11.5% | 56.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.9% (better) | −0.93% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.8% | 277% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.7% | 277% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 26.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 61.1% (better) | 54.7% |
| Operating margin | 33.4% (better) | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 26.9% (better) | 17.3% |
| FCF margin | 29.2% (better) | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | 24.3% | 34.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 29.5% (better) | 17.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 1.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.58 | 1.81 (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.10 (better) | 1.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 11.21 (better) | 2.14 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 23.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.4% | 75.0% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 30.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$21.1M | $100K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- RMD stock overview
- RMD income statement
- RMD valuation and score
- SOLV stock overview
- SOLV income statement
- SOLV valuation and score
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