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U.S. Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies235
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-5.2%
  • 1Y1.0%
  • YTD-3.3%

The Medical Equipment industry is up 2.6% in the last week, with Intuitive Surgical up 9.3%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Medical Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$1.2tUS$282.8bUS$27.7b28.9x45x4.4x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$283.2bUS$27.4b31.3x49.7x4.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$286.9bUS$30.5b35.5x46.6x4.9x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$1.3tUS$284.0bUS$23.6b34.5x54.7x4.5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$283.9bUS$23.4b37.6x57.7x4.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$281.3bUS$22.6b36.7x58.1x4.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$279.4bUS$22.2b39.9x58.8x4.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$279.6bUS$22.2b35.4x58.4x4.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$1.3tUS$277.1bUS$22.8b39x55.1x4.5x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$276.4bUS$22.7b36.4x54.9x4.5x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$1.3tUS$277.1bUS$23.0b37.9x55.6x4.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$1.3tUS$274.1bUS$23.9b38.1x52.6x4.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$1.3tUS$266.0bUS$22.7b39.3x56.8x4.8x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$1.3tUS$264.5bUS$22.2b35.9x56.9x4.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$267.4bUS$20.1b37.9x59.6x4.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$267.4bUS$20.1b35.8x57.1x4.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$265.3bUS$15.6b33.7x66.4x3.9x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$263.8bUS$15.0b34x75x4.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$1.2tUS$263.7bUS$15.0b35.2x78.4x4.5x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$1.3tUS$260.0bUS$15.9b37.4x81.2x5x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$1.3tUS$261.2bUS$16.2b37x78.5x4.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$1.3tUS$260.9bUS$16.7b36.3x75.3x4.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$260.1bUS$18.5b37.3x66.2x4.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$260.4bUS$18.4b37.7x61.8x4.4x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$261.3bUS$19.4b35.2x60.9x4.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$262.2bUS$20.8b32.6x56.4x4.5x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$1.1tUS$244.3bUS$19.0b32.7x57.6x4.5x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$1.1tUS$244.9bUS$22.2b32.4x47.3x4.3x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$1.0tUS$244.6bUS$26.2b32.6x38.2x4.1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$1.1tUS$244.5bUS$26.8b33.9x40.4x4.4x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$1.1tUS$242.7bUS$26.9b35.3x41.5x4.6x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$1.1tUS$243.5bUS$26.2b34.8x40.6x4.4x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$1.1tUS$243.5bUS$26.1b35.2x43.5x4.7x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$1.3tUS$233.9bUS$25.9b39x51.2x5.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

51.2x


Total Market Cap: US$1.3tTotal Earnings: US$25.9bTotal Revenue: US$233.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 57.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Medical Equipment industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 45.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 57.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have grown 2.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Healthcare industry?

US Market5.42%
Healthcare1.93%
Medical Equipment2.64%
Medical Equipment2.70%
Medical Supplies1.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ISRG Intuitive SurgicalUS$493.609.3%
+US$15.1b
28.3%PE76.1x
BSX Boston ScientificUS$93.674.4%
+US$5.9b
37.6%PE74.8x
ABT Abbott LaboratoriesUS$126.882.0%
+US$4.2b
16.3%PE16.5x
DXCM DexComUS$66.1410.5%
+US$2.5b
-51.4%PE44.9x
SYK StrykerUS$350.281.3%
+US$1.7b
2.4%PE44.7x
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GE HealthCare Technologies

7D

3.8%

1Y

-27.2%

ZBH

US$102.35

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-17.8%

DXCM

US$66.14

DexCom

7D

10.5%

1Y

-51.4%

BAX

US$27.84

Baxter International

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-31.0%

RMD

US$213.99

ResMed

7D

4.3%

1Y

15.1%

ABT

US$126.88

Abbott Laboratories

7D

2.0%

1Y

16.3%

SYK

US$350.28

Stryker

7D

1.3%

1Y

2.4%

HOLX

US$57.85

Hologic

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-25.2%