Medtronic Plc vs Stryker Corp

Medtronic Plc (MDT) is overvalued and Stryker Corp (SYK) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. MDT is the closer of the two: -25%, against -35% for SYK.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Medtronic Plc (MDT)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $72.41; the price of $90.77 is 25% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Stryker Corp (SYK)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $204.41; the price of $275.09 is 35% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricMDTSYK
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$90.77$275.09
Intrinsic value$72.41$204.41
Margin of safety-25%-35%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)65/100 (10/12)
Market cap$116.1B$105.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years3.8%11.8%
Operating margin19.9%24.3%
Net margin13.9%14.4%
Return on equity10.7%16.5%
Debt to equity0.560.64
P/E22.4x28.5x
Forward P/E14.2x16.4x
P/B2.3x4.4x
Dividend yield3.1%1.3%

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