Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. MEDP scored 76.6, RMD scored 75.9 — MEDP leads.
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MEDP
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research · Quality-Growth
76.6
$612.05 · $17.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
0.7
MEDP leads
RMD
ResMed Inc.
Medical Instruments & Supplies · Quality-Growth
75.9
$230.05 · $32.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestRMD22.1x
Fastest growthMEDP+24.7%
Strongest balance sheetRMD0.13
Highest qualityRMD90 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueRMD-7%
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)
MEDP
stronger →← stronger
RMD
87
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
90
88
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
72
58
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
68
RMD is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
MEDP
RMD
$707mC+
FCF
$1.6bC+
+24.7%A-
Rev
+9.9%B
0.33B
D/E
0.13B+
35.9xC+
P/E
22.1xB+
2.87C
PEG
1.32B
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
MEDP
RMD
26% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
7% below
~20%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~5%/yr
-37%
1-yr DCF upside
0%
-21%
5-yr DCF upside
+8%
+10%
10-yr DCF upside
+21%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
MEDP
Why this score
Durable high returns
RMD
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
The companies
MEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research · $612.05 · beta 1.18
Why now
Diagnostics & Research · market cap $17.1b. 10% off the 52-week high of $677.90. Revenue growing +25%, comfortably above the S&P median. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $595.92 (implying -3% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 144% of net income, helped by cash released from working capital ($120m) that doesn't repeat every year.
Risk
Trailing P/E 36x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
RMDResMed Inc.
Medical Instruments & Supplies · $230.05 · beta 0.75
Why now
Medical Instruments & Supplies · market cap $32.4b. 17% off the 52-week high of $277.67. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $250.22 (implying +9% upside).
Moat
Net margin 27% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 108% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where MEDP and RMD diverge
On the headline score the gap is 0.7 points in favor of MEDP. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthMEDP 88.3 · RMD 71.8MEDP +16.5
ValueMEDP 58.4 · RMD 67.6RMD +9.2
QualityMEDP 87.4 · RMD 90.2level
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 MEDP or RMD the better stock?
MEDP scores higher: MEDP 76.6, RMD 75.9 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 MEDP and RMD differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where MEDP 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 MEDP and RMD 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.