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Alcon (ALC) vs Medline Inc. (MDLN)

Alcon and Medline Inc. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Medline Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $45.5B against $30.9B — 1.5× the size. Alcon has the higher net margin (5.92% vs 2.37%) and the lower return on invested capital (2.38% vs 19.9%). Across the 16 metrics below, Medline Inc. leads on 9 and Alcon on 7.

Valuation

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E 49.21 — 34.17
P/S 2.89 1.00 2.83
P/B 1.45 1.56 2.82
Price to free cash flow 19.68 12.91 25.69
EV/EBITDA 12.67 3.95 16.08
EV/Sales 3.19 1.33 3.06
Earnings yield 2.03% — (1.84%)
Free cash flow yield 5.08% 7.75% 0.17%

Profitability

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 56.85% 46.27% 54.62%
Operating margin 8.73% 31.12% 1.64%
Net margin 5.92% 2.37% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 14.68% 7.75% 1.61%
Return on equity 2.94% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 2.06% 3.58% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 2.38% 19.94% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.34% — 9.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (3.41%) — —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.77% — 9.48%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.22 0.66 0.08
Current ratio 2.09 4.33 2.49
Net debt to EBITDA 1.23 3.24 0.83

Dividend

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield 0.36% — 0.99%
Payout ratio 0.32 — 0.00

Size

Metric ALC MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 30.92b 45.52b 938.39m

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