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U.S. Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies242
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M0.07%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD2.8%

The Medical Equipment industry is up 2.1% in the last week, with Abbott Laboratories up 5.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.1%. 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
Sat, 09 Aug 2025US$1.3tUS$291.8bUS$31.3b28x42x4.5x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025US$1.4tUS$286.7bUS$29.6b30.8x46x4.7x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$286.7bUS$29.6b31.7x45.1x4.7x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$1.3tUS$284.7bUS$28.4b31.1x46.3x4.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$1.3tUS$283.3bUS$27.4b27.8x47.9x4.6x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$282.5bUS$30.1b32.4x46.8x5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$284.0bUS$23.1b36.3x60.4x4.9x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$1.3tUS$284.0bUS$23.6b35.2x54.4x4.5x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$1.3tUS$283.1bUS$22.9b37.2x57.6x4.7x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$279.4bUS$22.1b37x59.3x4.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$279.6bUS$22.2b38.2x59.4x4.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$1.2tUS$279.6bUS$21.8b35.1x56.7x4.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$276.4bUS$22.7b37.2x54.4x4.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$276.4bUS$22.7b37.3x54.8x4.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$1.2tUS$276.8bUS$24.8b37.2x49.9x4.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$1.3tUS$274.1bUS$24.1b40.9x54.6x4.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$1.3tUS$265.9bUS$22.7b35x56.1x4.8x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$268.0bUS$21.0b35.2x58.2x4.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$1.2tUS$267.4bUS$20.2b37.4x59.9x4.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$267.0bUS$19.7b35.2x56.1x4.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$1.1tUS$263.9bUS$15.1b34x70.7x4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$1.2tUS$263.8bUS$15.0b34.2x77.9x4.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$1.2tUS$263.4bUS$15.1b35.4x80.1x4.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$1.3tUS$260.7bUS$16.2b36.9x79x4.9x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$1.2tUS$261.2bUS$16.2b35.9x75x4.6x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$1.3tUS$260.5bUS$16.7b37.8x75.9x4.9x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$260.2bUS$18.5b36.5x64.1x4.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$260.2bUS$18.4b38.9x62.2x4.4x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$261.3bUS$19.8b35x59.6x4.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$1.1tUS$244.4bUS$19.0b31.9x58.5x4.5x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$1.1tUS$244.3bUS$19.1b32.7x56.9x4.5x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$1.0tUS$244.0bUS$25.8b31.7x39.4x4.2x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$1.1tUS$244.6bUS$26.3b33.2x41.8x4.5x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$1.2tUS$245.5bUS$26.8b34.4x44.1x4.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.1x


Total Market Cap: US$1.2tTotal Earnings: US$26.8bTotal Revenue: US$245.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 57.4x202320242025
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 42.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 57.4x.
  • 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 5.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Market2.31%
Healthcare-1.06%
Medical Equipment2.07%
Medical Equipment2.34%
Medical Supplies-2.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.3% 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$134.285.5%
+US$12.2b
23.5%PE16.8x
IDXX IDEXX LaboratoriesUS$658.0622.9%
+US$9.6b
36.3%PE53.4x
BDX Becton DickinsonUS$193.509.7%
+US$4.9b
-18.0%PE35x
MDT MedtronicUS$92.884.0%
+US$4.5b
13.2%PE25.5x
ZBH Zimmer Biomet HoldingsUS$99.269.5%
+US$1.7b
-8.2%PE23.9x

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