The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) vs Medline Inc. (MDLN)

The Cooper Companies, Inc. and Medline Inc. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Medline Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.3B against $12.1B — 4.3× the size. The Cooper Companies, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.7× against 58.4×. The Cooper Companies, Inc. has the higher net margin (13.5% vs 1.84%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.17% vs 17.8%). Across the 18 metrics below, The Cooper Companies, Inc. leads on 10 and Medline Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E 21.65 58.36 30.28
P/S 2.89 1.14 2.49
P/B 1.47 1.81 2.34
Price to free cash flow 18.06 11.29 23.49
EV/EBITDA 15.77 4.47 14.87
EV/Sales 3.45 1.46 2.75
Earnings yield 4.62% 1.71% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 5.54% 8.85% 0.59%

Profitability

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 65.93% 44.88% 53.60%
Operating margin 12.84% 29.67% 1.97%
Net margin 13.46% 1.84% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 16.00% 10.11% 2.36%
Return on equity 6.84% 3.18% 0.00%
Return on assets 4.55% 1.49% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 3.17% 17.80% 0.13%

Growth

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.73% — 8.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (4.59%) — 6.51%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.98% — 8.85%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.48% — 0.00%

Health

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.31 0.65 0.10
Current ratio 1.22 4.04 2.47
Net debt to EBITDA 2.26 3.24 0.97

Dividend

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric COO MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 12.08b 52.26b 1.71b

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