Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DXCM scored 81.5, PODD scored 81.3 — DXCM leads.
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DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
Medical Devices · Quality-Growth
81.5
$84.11 · $31.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
0.2
DXCM leads
PODD
Insulet Corporation
Medical Devices · Quality-Growth
81.3
$135.28 · $9.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPODD25.3x
Fastest growthPODD+29.4%
Strongest balance sheetDXCM0.53
Highest qualityDXCM90 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DXCM
stronger →← stronger
PODD
90
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
73
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
95
67
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
77
PODD is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DXCM
PODD
$1.4bC+
FCF
$294mC
+15.6%B+
Rev
+29.4%A-
0.53B
D/E
0.67C+
33.4xC+
P/E
25.3xB
2.11C
PEG
1.06B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DXCM
PODD
57% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
50% above
~23%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~25%/yr
-46%
1-yr DCF upside
-48%
-36%
5-yr DCF upside
-33%
-20%
10-yr DCF upside
-3%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
DXCM
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
PODD
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
DXCMDexCom, Inc.
Medical Devices · $84.11 · beta 1.48
Why now
Medical Devices · market cap $31.7b. 9% off the 52-week high of $92.59. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. 26 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $96.23 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Net margin 20% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 38% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 141% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Beta 1.48 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
PODDInsulet Corporation
Medical Devices · $135.28 · beta 1.10
Why now
Medical Devices · market cap $9.4b. Down 62% from 52-week high of $354.88 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +29% — in hypergrowth territory. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $170.96 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Down 62% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model slightly favors PODD (79.7) over DXCM (79) primarily due to its superior Growth pillar of 95, reflecting stronger revenue expansion. However, a contrarian might prefer DXCM given its lower implied growth of 23% priced into the stock, though both names trade significantly above our DCF fair value.
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Where DXCM and PODD diverge
The two are effectively level on the headline score. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityDXCM 90.4 · PODD 73.0DXCM +17.4
ValueDXCM 67.3 · PODD 77.2PODD +9.9
GrowthDXCM 89.1 · PODD 95.2PODD +6.1
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DXCM or PODD the better stock?
DXCM scores higher: DXCM 81.5, PODD 81.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DXCM and PODD differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where DXCM leads by 17 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are DXCM and PODD scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.