# Medline Inc. (MDLN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Healthcare / Medical Devices & Supplies. Price $34.09, market value $45.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 85.2×**. Medline Inc. trades at 85.2× trailing earnings. The Healthcare median in the September 2026 study was 28.5×. Forward P/E is 21.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.6×**. The shares trade at 2.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.6×**. Enterprise value is 18.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.5%** (5-yr avg 3.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.8%.
- **Earnings yield: 1.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.3%**. Medline Inc. keeps 27.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.8%**. 10.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.5%.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.5%**. Revenue grew 11.5% over the last year.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.17**. Debt is 1.17 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.5×**. It would take 3.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 4.29** (quick 4.29). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.29 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.01**. A Z-score of 3.01 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Medline Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (26 analysts). 26 analysts cover Medline Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $44.31 (+30% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **From 52-week high: -33.0%** (8.7% above the low). Trading 33% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.57** (volatility 44%). Beta of 0.57 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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