MDLNMedline Inc.

$34.58

Is it safe?

Can MDLN take a bad year?

Medline Inc. carries $9.90B of net debt at 3.43× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$9.90B

Net debt · as at Q2 2026 · between two and four years of EBITDA, normal for a stable business

Net debt / EBITDA
3.43×

Net debt / EBITDA

Altman Z-score
3.29

Altman Z-score · safe zone, above 3

Interest cover
2.45×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill, with room to spare

Details
Total debtQ2 2026
$12.6B
Cash and short-term investments
$2.68B
Net debt
$9.90B
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$2.88B
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$2.03B
Debt / equity
1.09×
Total debt / EBITDA
4.36×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
47%
Worst drawdown on file
−35%
Below its 52-week high
−31%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.