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MedtronicMDT

Health Care Equipment · Galway, Ireland · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$96.54−0.59%After hours: $96.60 (+0.06%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 5.2% over 1 year
Medtronic over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80$90$100Nov2026MarMayJulSep$96.54$80$100NovMarJul$96.54
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$123B
Price to earnings23.8x
Forward P/E16.1x
Dividend yield2.98%
Year to date+0.5%
One year+5.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
52-week range (closes)
$73.75$105.35

Quality and valuation

How Medtronic compares with other health care stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Medtronic and 7 health care equipment peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among health care companies, priced about in line with them.

Medtronic trades at 16.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.1x for the 65 health care stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +9.8% vs +7.8%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 65.0% vs 65.3%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 18.1% vs 13.3%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 16.3% vs 15.9%
MDT trades at 16.1x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Health Care Equipment peers
BSX13.8xBDX15.0xMDT16.1xSYK18.4xABT18.6xEW29.3xIDXX35.1xISRG37.5xSector median 19.1xBSX13.8xBDX15.0xMDT16.1xSYK18.4xABT18.6xEW29.3xIDXX35.1xISRG37.5xSector median 19.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 23.7x earnings, MDT is cheaper than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
25x30xAverage 25.7x2025202623.7x25x30xAverage 25.7x2025202623.7x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Medtronic's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 13.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q1 ’27
$0bn$2bn$5bn$8bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$9.8bnQ1 ’27$0bn$5bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$9.8bnQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +13.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2613.7%Q1 ’270%5%10%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2613.7%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 18.1% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2618.1%Q1 ’270%10%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2618.1%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $6.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$1.3bnQ1 ’27$0bn$1bn$2bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$1.3bnQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsMDTSector median
Revenue growth+9.8%+7.8%
Gross margin65.0%65.3%
Operating margin18.1%13.3%
Free cash flow margin16.3%15.9%
Price to earnings23.8x30.2x

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