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U.S. Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies240
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y13.6%
  • YTD9.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 14% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 02 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$286.0bUS$30.3b36x46.5x4.9x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024US$1.3tUS$284.0bUS$23.6b34.1x55.6x4.6x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024US$1.3tUS$283.5bUS$23.2b37.8x58x4.7x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$281.2bUS$22.6b36.7x58.6x4.7x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$279.4bUS$22.2b40.3x59.3x4.7x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$279.6bUS$21.8b36.4x58.6x4.6x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$1.3tUS$276.4bUS$22.7b37.5x55.3x4.6x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$276.4bUS$22.7b36.3x54.9x4.5x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$1.2tUS$277.0bUS$23.1b36.8x54x4.5x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$1.3tUS$274.1bUS$23.9b39.3x54.2x4.7x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$1.3tUS$266.0bUS$22.7b40x57.3x4.9x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$1.3tUS$269.2bUS$22.0b36x57.6x4.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$267.4bUS$20.2b38.1x60x4.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$267.4bUS$20.1b35.7x56.1x4.2x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$264.9bUS$15.5b31.4x65.4x3.8x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$263.8bUS$15.0b34.8x74.9x4.2x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$1.2tUS$263.7bUS$15.0b35.4x78.6x4.5x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$1.3tUS$259.7bUS$15.6b37.6x83.2x5x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$1.3tUS$261.2bUS$16.2b37x78.8x4.9x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$1.3tUS$260.9bUS$16.8b38.9x75x4.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$260.2bUS$18.5b37.5x65.8x4.7x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$260.3bUS$18.4b37.4x60.2x4.3x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$260.7bUS$19.3b35.7x62.6x4.6x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$1.1tUS$244.1bUS$19.0b32.8x59.9x4.7x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$1.1tUS$244.3bUS$19.0b33x59.7x4.6x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$1.1tUS$244.9bUS$22.0b32x48.9x4.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$1.0tUS$244.6bUS$26.2b31.9x38.2x4.1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$1.1tUS$244.5bUS$26.8b35.6x41.8x4.6x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022US$1.1tUS$242.5bUS$26.8b33.8x41x4.5x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022US$1.0tUS$243.5bUS$26.2b33.3x38.9x4.2x
Thu, 19 May 2022US$1.2tUS$243.5bUS$26.1b34.4x44.3x4.8x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022US$1.3tUS$233.9bUS$25.9b38.7x50.3x5.6x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022US$1.2tUS$233.5bUS$25.9b41.2x47.8x5.3x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022US$1.3tUS$228.8bUS$28.1b47x46.8x5.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.8x


Total Market Cap: US$1.3tTotal Earnings: US$28.1bTotal Revenue: US$228.8bTotal 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 46.5x 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 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Market-0.83%
Healthcare1.15%
Medical Equipment-0.082%
Medical Equipment0.041%
Medical Supplies-1.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Supplies industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 20.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Medical Equipment industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 54.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
ABT Abbott LaboratoriesUS$127.932.3%
+US$5.0b
14.1%PE16.6x
EW Edwards LifesciencesUS$72.455.0%
+US$2.0b
-15.8%PE27.3x
BDX Becton DickinsonUS$247.601.7%
+US$1.2b
4.4%PE42.1x
MDT MedtronicUS$90.820.7%
+US$807.8m
3.6%PE27.2x
BSX Boston ScientificUS$102.360.4%
+US$619.0m
59.0%PE84.1x
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BDX

US$247.60

Becton Dickinson

7D

1.7%

1Y

4.4%

SYK

US$391.29

Stryker

7D

-0.8%

1Y

14.4%

DXCM

US$86.83

DexCom

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-28.2%

STE

US$220.65

STERIS

7D

1.7%

1Y

-0.7%

LNTH

US$92.51

Lantheus Holdings

7D

-5.1%

1Y

71.3%

ISRG

US$571.88

Intuitive Surgical

7D

-2.1%

1Y

49.0%

MDT

US$90.82

Medtronic

7D

0.7%

1Y

3.6%

ABT

US$127.93

Abbott Laboratories

7D

2.3%

1Y

14.1%