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Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI)

Overvalued
HealthcareMedical Instruments & SuppliesUnited States

Fundamental

69

Price

$93.30

Market Cap

$5.46B

Part 1 · What the company is worth

Overview

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets single-use medical products for interventional, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cardiovascular and Endoscopy. The company offers micropuncture kits, angiographic needles, sheaths, guide wires, and safety products; peripheral intervention products comprising angiography, drainage, delivery systems, and embolotherapy products; oncology products, such as soft tissue biopsy products and accessories; cardiac intervention products consisting of cardiac access, angiography, electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management, fluid management, hemodynamic monitoring, hemostasis, and intervention products; and spine products, including vertebral augmentation, radiofrequency ablation, and bone biopsy systems. It also provides custom procedural solutions, including critical care products, syringes, manifold kits, and trays and packs; coating services for medical tubes and wires; and sensor components for microelectromechanical systems. In addition, the company offers gastroenterology products, such as esophageal stents, cryoballoon and inflation devices, gauges, and balloon dilators; pulmonary products consisting of laser-cut tracheobronchial stents, and over-the-wire and direct visualization delivery systems; and kits and accessories for endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures. It sells its products to hospitals, alternate site-based physicians, technicians, and nurses through direct sales force, independent distributors, original equipment manufacturer partners, and custom procedure tray manufacturers. The company exports its products to Canada, Western Europe, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.

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Direct competitors

Who this company fights with for the same customers

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Generated with artificial intelligence on September 19, 2026, shared with all users

P/E: 60.1Score: 70Market cap: $52.94B

BD's interventional and vascular access lines compete with Merit for the same hospital purchasing contracts on catheters, ports, drainage and biopsy products.

P/E: 18.5Score: 77Market cap: $64.51B

Boston Scientific sells competing peripheral intervention, embolization and endoscopy devices, the three areas where Merit generates most of its revenue.

Teleflex IncorporatedTFX

Merit names Teleflex first among its rivals in both peripheral and cardiac intervention, where the two sell overlapping catheters, introducers and vascular access devices to the same interventional radiology and cardiology labs.

Cook Medical IncorporatedNot tracked

Cook Medical, privately held, is the one competitor Merit names in every product area — peripheral intervention, cardiac intervention, oncology and endoscopy — with a directly comparable catalogue of interventional catheters, guidewires and biopsy devices.

Medtronic plcMDT

Medtronic competes with Merit in peripheral and cardiac intervention and, through its spine business, for the OEM and implant components Merit also supplies.

Terumo Corporation (テルモ株式会社)4543

Terumo is named by Merit as a cardiac intervention competitor, selling rival radial access sheaths, guidewires and inflation devices to the same catheter labs, with particular strength in Japan and Europe.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Revenue

$1.58B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Net Income

$146M

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Free Cash Flow

$216M

Total Equity

$1.58B

Total Liabilities

$1.10B

Current Ratio

4.20

Interest Coverage

6.34

Debt/EBITDA

2.66

Earnings Per Share

Revenue & Net Income

Free Cash Flow

Income Breakdown

Historical statement

Margins over time

Debt over time

How heavy the debt is

Growth grid

Growth — Revenue

Fair Value Estimation

General caseOvervalued

Fair Value

$74.81

Current Price

$93.30

Margin of Safety

-24.7%

Fair Value Range

$48.62 - $100.99

Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.

Estimation Methods

Analyst price target:$101.64
Discounted cash flow (DCF):$92.48
Earnings multiple (P/E):$47.00
Graham growth formula:$39.56
Earnings power value (EPV):$33.13
Justified P/B:$31.85
Dividend discount (Gordon):Not enough data to compute it
P/FFO, funds from operations:$67.43
Mid-cycle earnings:$39.47
Revenue multiple:$99.42
Last Earnings Surprise:+21.65%

Valuation Metrics

P/E Ratio

38.40

ROE

8.1%

P/B Ratio

3.32

P/FCF

27.42

Gross Margin

49.5%

ROIC

6.1%

Profitability Radar

Value Creation (Economic Moat)

ROIC

6.1%

WACC

7.3%

ROIC − WACC

-1.2 pp

ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.

Fundamental Analysis Criteria

Passed (20)

  • EPS shows upward trend
  • EPS CAGR 7.91%
  • Price CAGR 12.63%
  • ROIC 6.1%
  • Gross margin 49.5%
  • P/FCF 27.42
  • Debt/equity ratio
  • Operating margin 12.8%
  • Positive free cash flow
  • Current ratio
  • Interest coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Return on tangible assets
  • ROE 9.1%
  • Revenue growth 5Y 9.5%
  • Earnings surprise, average 11.9%
  • Earnings quality (operating cash flow / net income) 1.95
  • Share dilution 1.7%
  • Net margin trend 9.2% vs 8.3%
  • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

Failed (5)

  • P/B ratio 3.32
  • CapEx intensity
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Overvalued)

Unavailable (2)

  • Dividend payout –
  • PEG ratio (needs P/E > 0 and growth > 0)

Piotroski F-Score

7/9

Strong financial health

ROA > 0
Operating cash flow > 0
ΔROA > 0
Cash flow > net income
Leverage ↓
Current ratio ↑
No dilution
Gross margin ↑
Asset turnover ↑

Earnings Quality

1.95

High quality: earnings backed by cash

Share Dilution

1.7%

Share count is stable

Institutional Holdings

Governance

Executive Team

NameTitleAge
Ms. Martha Goldberg AronsonPresident, CEO & Director58
Mr. Raul Parra Jr., CPACFO & Treasurer46
Mr. Brian G. Lloyd J.D.Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary64
Mr. Michel J. VoigtChief Human Resources Officer52
Mr. Neil W. PetersonSenior Advisor59
Mr. Jason TreftChief Information Officer-
Ms. Sarah ComstockVice President of Global Communications-
Mr. John KnorppChief Regulatory Affairs Officer-
Mr. Ricardo AlvarezManaging Director of Operation Merit Medical Tijuana-
Mr. Mark ButlerExecutive Vice President of Merit Medical EMEA-

Audit Risk

2

Board Risk

2

Compensation Risk

1

Shareholder Rights Risk

4

Documents

  • Annual Report (10-K)

    A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.

    Filed on 2026-02-24

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  • Quarterly Report (10-Q)

    A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.

    Filed on 2026-07-30

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  • Current Report (8-K)

    An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.

    Filed on 2026-08-20

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Income History

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Part 2 · The price and its context

This part shows how the price has behaved, not whether the company is worth owning. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.

Market Reaction Profile

How much MMSI moves, measured on its daily prices.

VolatilityLow

More volatile than 22% of the tracked stocks (90-day volatility).

Volatility 30d
22.2%
Volatility 90d
25.6%
Beta vs S&P 500 (1y)
0.36Correlation 0.15
Max drawdown (12m)
-35.3%
ATR (14d, % of price)
2.44%

Earnings reactions

How MMSI moved around its past quarterly results.

Next earnings release

Oct 29, 2026 · In 5 days · After the close

EPS estimate: 1.03Revenue estimate: $410M

What usually happens

  • Over the last 12 releases the stock moved a median of 3.9% the next day, up or down.
  • Next-day moves: up 7, down 5 (out of 12).
  • Of the 4 releases that beat estimates, the stock fell the next day after 2.

Release history

DateWhen EPS est.EPS actualSurprise Gap 1 day5 days
Jul 30, 2026After the close0.981.19+21.7% +5.1% +2.0% +5.2%
Apr 30, 2026After the close0.850.94+10.7% -1.7% -9.0% -8.6%
Feb 24, 2026After the close0.971.04+6.9% +1.6% -3.9% -9.2%
Oct 30, 2025After the close0.850.92+8.4% +7.0% +5.4% +4.2%
Jul 30, 2025After the closen/an/an/a+2.2% +2.3% +0.7%
Apr 24, 2025After the closen/an/an/a-3.9% -0.1% -1.6%
Feb 25, 2025After the closen/an/an/a-3.4% -1.5% -0.1%
Oct 30, 2024After the closen/an/an/a+1.2% +4.0% +8.0%
Aug 1, 2024After the closen/an/an/a+3.5% +5.5% +8.0%
Apr 30, 2024After the closen/an/an/a+0.8% +3.4% +8.6%
Feb 28, 2024After the closen/an/an/a+1.3% -4.9% -6.6%
Oct 26, 2023After the closen/an/an/a+5.5% +8.7% +11.2%

Release dates from SEC 8-K filings.

Updated 10/24/2026

Historical statistics for educational purposes only. They are not forecasts and not investment advice.

Price reaction to the news

Latest news on MMSI and what the price did next.

No positive or negative news on MMSI has been archived yet.

Return of the stock minus return of SPY over the same days. A news item close to a price move did not necessarily cause it. Historical data for educational purposes only, not investment advice.

Latest News

Recent headlines for MMSI.

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