Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) vs Medline Inc. (MDLN)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and Medline Inc. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $140.7B against $45.5B — 3.1× the size. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has the higher net margin (28.5% vs 2.37%) and the lower return on invested capital (16.5% vs 19.9%). Across the 16 metrics below, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. leads on 9 and Medline Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E 45.83 — 34.17
P/S 13.00 1.00 2.83
P/B 7.84 1.56 2.82
Price to free cash flow 43.89 12.91 25.69
EV/EBITDA 32.50 3.95 16.08
EV/Sales 12.53 1.33 3.06
Earnings yield 2.18% — (1.84%)
Free cash flow yield 2.28% 7.75% 0.17%

Profitability

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 66.68% 46.27% 54.62%
Operating margin 31.28% 31.12% 1.64%
Net margin 28.45% 2.37% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 29.62% 7.75% 1.61%
Return on equity 17.32% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 15.30% 3.58% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.49% 19.94% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 20.66% — 9.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 22.59% — —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 18.22% — 9.48%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 21.91% — 0.00%

Health

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.66 0.08
Current ratio 4.96 4.33 2.49
Net debt to EBITDA (1.64) 3.24 0.83

Dividend

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield — — 0.99%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.00

Size

Metric ISRG MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 140.68b 45.52b 938.39m

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