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Medtronic (MDT)


Market Price (10/18/2025): $95.97 | Market Cap: $123.0 Bil
Sector: Health Care | Industry: Health Care Equipment

Medtronic (MDT)


Market Price (10/18/2025): $95.97
Market Cap: $123.0 Bil
Sector: Health Care
Industry: Health Care Equipment

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.7%, Dividend Yield is 2.9%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -2.7%, Dist 3Y High is -2.7%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 26x
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 19%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -12%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -55%
 
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, CFO LTM is 7.1 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.3 Bil
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.7%, Dividend Yield is 2.9%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 19%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, CFO LTM is 7.1 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.3 Bil
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%
4 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -2.7%, Dist 3Y High is -2.7%
5 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -12%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -55%
6 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 26x

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

MDT Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
MDT Return6%-10%-23%10%0%22%-1%
Peers Return7%16%-11%4%11%9%39%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%103%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
MDT Win Rate58%42%42%42%50%67% 
Peers Win Rate55%53%47%53%58%58% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
MDT Max Drawdown-36%-14%-25%-8%-5%-0% 
Peers Max Drawdown-30%-5%-25%-14%-8%-7% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: JNJ, ABT, BSX, SYK, BAX. See MDT Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/17/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventMDTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-48.6%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven94.7%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-39.9%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven66.3%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven382 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-17.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven20.7%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven185 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-57.9%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven137.3%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven1695 days1480 days


How Low Can It Go?

Medtronic's stock fell -48.6% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 9/8/2021. A -48.6% loss requires a 94.7% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADMA_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025ADMAADMA BiologicsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-2.0%-2.0%-4.6%
REGN_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
2.8%2.8%-0.8%
HAE_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG09262025HAEHaemoneticsDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
4.3%4.3%-0.1%
WAT_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025WATWatersMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
11.2%11.2%-4.3%
ISRG_9052025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09052025ISRGIntuitive SurgicalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-4.4%-4.4%-8.0%
MDT_9302022_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302022MDTMedtronicDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
1.6%0.4%-5.7%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADMA_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025ADMAADMA BiologicsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-2.0%-2.0%-4.6%
REGN_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
2.8%2.8%-0.8%
HAE_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG09262025HAEHaemoneticsDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
4.3%4.3%-0.1%
WAT_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025WATWatersMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
11.2%11.2%-4.3%
ISRG_9052025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09052025ISRGIntuitive SurgicalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-4.4%-4.4%-8.0%
MDT_9302022_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302022MDTMedtronicDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
1.6%0.4%-5.7%

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Financials

MDTJNJABTBSXSYKBAXMedian
NameMedtronicJohnson .Abbott L.Boston S.Stryker Baxter I. 
Mkt Price95.78193.22128.5499.24374.4223.09113.89
Mkt Cap122.8464.9224.1146.9143.111.8145.0
Rev LTM34,20090,62743,10918,49423,81810,88729,009
Op Inc LTM6,64722,2287,5153,3884,6833985,665
FCF LTM5,30316,3976,7753,2344,0242184,664
FCF 3Y Avg4,96416,9265,9722,1143,0816584,023
CFO LTM7,14623,0289,0374,2854,7667655,956
CFO 3Y Avg6,62522,2488,1303,0143,7351,1665,180

Growth & Margins

MDTJNJABTBSXSYKBAXMedian
NameMedtronicJohnson .Abbott L.Boston S.Stryker Baxter I. 
Rev Chg LTM5.0%4.7%5.9%21.4%11.4%3.6%5.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg3.3%4.0%-1.5%14.6%10.6%-5.7%3.6%
Rev Chg Q8.4%5.8%7.4%22.8%11.1%4.3%7.9%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.0%1.5%1.8%5.4%2.6%1.1%1.9%
Op Mgn LTM19.4%24.5%17.4%18.3%19.7%3.7%18.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg18.6%26.3%16.2%17.6%19.3%2.9%18.1%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%-0.2%0.6%-0.2%-0.1%0.1%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM20.9%25.4%21.0%23.2%20.0%7.0%20.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg20.2%25.7%19.6%18.8%17.2%11.2%19.2%
FCF/Rev LTM15.5%18.1%15.7%17.5%16.9%2.0%16.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg15.1%19.6%14.4%13.1%14.1%6.3%14.3%

Valuation

MDTJNJABTBSXSYKBAXMedian
NameMedtronicJohnson .Abbott L.Boston S.Stryker Baxter I. 
Mkt Cap122.8464.9224.1146.9143.111.8145.0
P/S3.65.15.27.96.01.15.2
P/EBIT19.216.526.644.130.6370.228.6
P/E26.320.516.058.649.0-76.423.4
P/CFO17.220.224.834.330.015.522.5
Total Yield6.7%7.5%8.0%1.7%2.9%2.7%4.8%
Dividend Yield2.9%2.6%1.8%0.0%0.9%4.0%2.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.5%4.5%3.0%1.8%2.3%3.5%3.2%
D/E0.20.10.10.10.10.80.1
Net D/E0.20.10.00.10.10.70.1

Returns

MDTJNJABTBSXSYKBAXMedian
NameMedtronicJohnson .Abbott L.Boston S.Stryker Baxter I. 
1M Rtn2.0%9.0%-3.8%0.8%-0.4%-0.5%0.2%
3M Rtn7.7%18.9%4.4%-4.2%-3.6%-16.3%0.4%
6M Rtn17.8%24.7%-1.0%4.3%8.5%-19.1%6.4%
12M Rtn10.2%21.3%11.1%14.8%5.0%-35.6%10.6%
3Y Rtn25.8%27.5%29.8%141.6%79.5%-55.0%28.7%
1M Excs Rtn0.5%10.5%-4.5%0.5%-1.2%-3.0%-0.3%
3M Excs Rtn1.9%12.7%-1.9%-10.1%-8.8%-20.7%-5.4%
6M Excs Rtn-8.3%-1.5%-27.1%-21.8%-17.6%-45.2%-19.7%
12M Excs Rtn-4.5%7.0%-1.7%-0.2%-9.3%-50.2%-3.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-54.6%-56.2%-49.5%64.3%-1.4%-140.8%-52.0%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Cardiovascular11,83111,52211,36810,77210,468
Neuroscience9,4068,9598,7848,1957,725
Medical Surgical8,4177,9898,4698,7378,352
Diabetes2,4882,2622,3382,4132,368
Other operating segment221495727  
Total32,36331,22731,68630,11728,913


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Cardiovascular4,4744,5224,5963,8503,719
Neuroscience3,9403,7123,8583,1622,915
Medical Surgical3,1703,0483,6983,0213,044
Diabetes394383588598546
Currency6846570-47 
Other operating segment10-89-31  
Medical device regulations-119-150-102-83-48
Certain litigation charges, net-14930-95-118-313
Restructuring and associated costs-389-647-335-617-441
Stock-based compensation-393-355-358  
Acquisition and divestiture-related items-777-345-83815-66
Centralized distribution costs-1,609-1,558-1,741-1,830-1,420
Amortization of intangible assets-1,693-1,698-1,733-1,783-1,756
Corporate-1,784-1,763-1,724-1,577-1,239
Commitments to the Medtronic Foundation and Medtronic LABS -7000 
In-process research and development (IPR&D) charges  -101-31-25
Divestiture and separation-related items   0 
Impairment of abandoned intangible assets   -76 
Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Impairments / Costs   0 
Contribution to Medtronic Foundation    -80
Debt tender premium and other charges    7
Exit of businesses    -52
Total5,1435,4855,7524,4844,791


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Medical Surgical33,586   39,666
Neuroscience18,270   16,850
Corporate17,455   16,164
Cardiovascular16,128   14,844
Diabetes3,996   3,165
Other operating segment547    
Total89,982   90,689


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity10,664,283
Short Interest: % Change Since 9152025-16.6%
Average Daily Volume8,366,601
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.27
Basic Shares Quantity1,281,600,000
Short % of Basic Shares0.8%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/19/2025-3.1%-0.8%1.9%
5/21/2025-2.3%-5.9%-0.0%
2/18/2025-7.3%-2.8%-0.6%
11/19/2024-3.0%-2.1%-8.6%
8/20/20240.7%5.3%3.9%
5/23/2024-5.1%-6.0%-5.5%
2/20/20241.7%-0.9%-0.4%
11/21/20234.6%4.6%8.1%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive1078
# Negative111413
Median Positive2.5%4.4%3.0%
Median Negative-3.1%-3.7%-4.2%
Max Positive4.6%7.3%8.3%
Max Negative-7.3%-8.7%-13.6%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025826202510-Q 7/25/2025
4302025620202510-K 4/25/2025
1312025225202510-Q 1/24/2025
103120241126202410-Q 10/25/2024
7312024827202410-Q 7/26/2024
4302024620202410-K 4/26/2024
1312024227202410-Q 1/26/2024
103120231130202310-Q 10/27/2023
7312023831202310-Q 7/28/2023
4302023622202310-K 4/28/2023
1312023301202310-Q 1/27/2023
103120221201202210-Q 10/28/2022
7312022901202210-Q 7/29/2022
4302022623202210-K 4/29/2022
1312022303202210-Q 1/28/2022
103120211202202110-Q 10/29/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Jellison William R 8252025Buy92.732,500231,825231,825Form