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MMED, MiniMed Group Inc.

Medical Devices & Equipment consumer brand Unprofitable

We are a scaled global medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive suite of solutions for the management of diabetes.

We were the first player in the market to commercialize all parts of an integrated diabetes management system.

By enhancing glycemic control, our products can help reduce long-term complications of diabetes, improve longevity and quality of life, and reduce associated costs to health systems.

Latest annual: FY2026 10-K
MMED · MiniMed Group Inc.
I

The business

What it sells, where the money comes from, the kind of company it is.

Revenue · FY2026
$3.1B
+14.3% YoY
Vital signs · TTM, with 3-yr average
Revenue $3.1B 3-yr avg $2.8B
Gross margin 54% 3-yr avg 56%
Operating margin −6.1% 3-yr avg −4.8%
ROIC −5% 3-yr avg −3%
Owner-earnings margin −11% 3-yr avg −5%
Free cash flow margin −14% 3-yr avg −7%

The business in brief

read the 10-K →

What this business is and what moves its needle, from its own SEC filings.

What it is
Revenue is led by CGM (50%) and Consumables (31%), with 2 more lines behind.
Situation
Unprofitable. No sustained operating profit across the record; an earnings multiple has nothing to rest on. What the record does show is revenue, the gross-margin trajectory, and the burn against the cash on hand.
What moves the needle
Operating margin has run around −5.4% through the cycle on a 56% gross margin, the operating line in the red even at its best — so the lever is whether the spending below the gross line can come down enough to clear a profit: revenue growth against the cost curve, and the cash runway until it does. Read this kind of business on the installed base and what follows it. On its own account, the filing leans hardest on customer concentration, set against the numbers in what the filing emphasizes, below.
Is it a good business?
Return on capital has rarely cleared the cost of capital (median −3%, above 15% in 0 of 3 years). Owner earnings, the cash-based check, have been thin too. This is price-taker territory, where the balance sheet and the cycle matter more than any multiple; the rest is in the 10-K.

Every line is arithmetic on the company's filings, shown in full in the sections below.

Where the money comes from

read the 10-K →

Revenue spreads across 4 lines, the largest CGM at 50%.

Revenue by product line, FY2026
  • CGM50%$1.6B
  • Consumables31%$956M
  • Pumps18%$546M
  • Other1%$46M
By geographyInternational70%United States30%

From the segment footnote of the company's own 10-K. Shares are of total revenue; the profit bar shows each segment's share of segment operating profit, before unallocated corporate costs.

II

The record

Ten years of arithmetic, read across the cycle.

The record, 2024–2026

realized figures from each filing · older years to the left
2024’242025’252026’26TTMTTMApr 2026
Income statement
$2.5B$2.7B$3.1B$3.1BRevenueRevenue
58%56%54%54%Gross marginGross mgn
43%40%38%38%SG&A / revenueSG&A/rev
18%16%14%14%R&D / revenueR&D/rev
($69M)($146M)($190M)($190M)Operating incomeOp. inc.
−2.8%−5.4%−6.1%−6.1%Operating marginOp. mgn
($112M)($213M)($333M)($333M)Net incomeNet inc.
Cash flow & returns
$41M$140M($197M)($197M)Operating cash flowOp. cash
$129M$143M$156M$156MDepreciationDeprec.
($14M)$169M($66M)($66M)Working capital & otherWC & other
$148M$193M$223M$223MCapexCapex
6.0%7.1%7.2%7.2%Capex / revenueCapex/rev
($107M)($3M)($353M)($353M)Owner earningsOwner earn.
−4.3%−0.1%−11.4%−11.4%Owner earnings marginOE mgn
($107M)($53M)($420M)($420M)Free cash flowFCF
−4.3%−2.0%−13.5%−13.5%Free cash flow marginFCF mgn
-2%-3%-5%-5%ROICROIC
-3%-6%-9%-9%Return on equityROE
−3%−6%−9%−9%Retained to equityRetained/eq
Balance sheet
$54M$11M$298M$298MCash & investmentsCash+inv
$570M$200M$200MReceivablesReceiv.
$311M$341M$341MInventoryInvent.
$205M$163M$163MAccounts payablePayables
$676M$378M$378MOperating working capitalOper. WC
$939M$1.3B$1.3BCurrent assetsCur. assets
$710M$702M$702MCurrent liabilitiesCur. liab.
1.3×1.9×1.9×Current ratioCurr. ratio
$2.3B$2.3B$2.3BGoodwillGoodwill
$4.2B$4.6B$4.6BTotal assetsAssets
($54M)($11M)($298M)($298M)Net debt / (cash)Net debt
$3.4B$3.3B$3.6B$3.6BShareholders’ equityEquity
1.5%1.5%1.5%1.5%Stock comp / revenueSBC/rev
Per share
253M253M257M257MShares out (diluted)Shares
$9.77$10.74$12.09$12.09Revenue / shareRev/sh
$-0.44$-0.84$-1.30$-1.30EPS (diluted)EPS
$-0.42$-0.01$-1.38$-1.38Owner earnings / shareOE/sh
$-0.42$-0.21$-1.64$-1.64Free cash flow / shareFCF/sh
$0.59$0.76$0.87$0.87Cap. spending / shareCapex/sh
$13.64$13.17$14.07$14.07Book value / shareBVPS

The year, in the company's words

the filing →

Verbatim from the 10-K's management discussion. Each sentence is shown only because its subject, direction, and stated figures check out against the filed numbers on this page. The words are the company's; the arithmetic is the record's.

  • International+20.6%
    “International sales increased by 21% and U.S. sales increased 2% primarily as a result of increased volumes.”
    ✓ figure matches the filed record
  • CGM+18.3%
    “CGM sales in the U.S. grew 8% during the fiscal year ended April 24, 2026, as a result of a sustained upward trend in CGM Attachment Rate and the launch of Simplera and Instinct CGM in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026.”
    ✓ direction matches the filed record
  • Consumables+11.9%
    “Consumables sales increased 12% for the fiscal year ended April 24, 2026, as a result of 16% growth internationally and offset by a 1% decline in the U.S.”
    ✓ figure matches the filed record

The record, charted

FY2024–2026

Each measure over its full record; the current point and the worst year marked.

Share count
257Mpeak FY2026
ROIC
−5%low FY2026
Gross margin
54%low FY2026

Owner earnings vs. net income

Owner earningsNet income

The accountant's number, and the cash an owner can take; the gap is the tell.

($353M)owner earningsvs.($333M)net incomelow FY2026

Net income is the accountant's number; owner earnings is the cash an owner could take out. The walk between them, off the cash-flow statement, and whether the gap is widening or holding.

In fiscal 2026 the business earned ($353M) of owner earnings, the operating cash left after the $156M it takes just to hold its position. It put $67M more into growth; free cash flow, after that spending, was ($420M).

FY2026FY2025FY2024
Reported net income($333M)($213M)($112M)
Depreciation & amortizationnon-cash charge added back+$156M+$143M+$129M
Stock-based compensationreal costnon-cash, but a real cost+$46M+$41M+$38M
Working capital & othertiming of cash in and out, other non-cash items−$66M+$169M−$14M
Cash from operations($197M)$140M$41M
Maintenance capital expenditurethe spending needed just to hold position and volume−$156M−$143M−$148M
Owner earnings($353M)($3M)($107M)
Growth capital expenditurediscretionary; spent to get bigger, not to stand still−$67M−$50M
Free cash flow($420M)($53M)($107M)
Owner-earnings marginowner earnings ÷ revenue-11%0%-4%

Owner earnings is the cash an owner could pull out without starving the business: operating cash less the maintenance capital it must spend to hold its position (here about $156M, roughly its depreciation, the rate its assets wear out). The other $67M of its capital spending is growth it chose, not upkeep it owed; charged only with the maintenance it must do, the business earns well more than the year's free cash flow shows. The cash-flow statement also adds stock comp back as non-cash, but it is a real cost paid in shares; counted as the expense it is (less $46M), owner earnings is nearer ($399M).

Maintenance capex is estimated as depreciation where a growing business invests above it; free cash flow is the figure the scorecard's free-cash margin reads.

III

Quality & stewardship

Returns, the balance sheet, capital allocation, and pay.

Owner’s Scorecard

FY2026 10-K · source on SEC EDGAR →

Will it survive?

  • No meaningful interest burden
    Little or no interest expense reported
    What this means

    Little or no interest expense reported, the business isn't leaning on lenders to operate.

  • Net cash, debt-free
    Cash $298M − debt $0
    What this means

    Cash and short-term investments exceed every dollar of debt by $298M, on net the company owes nothing, and can act from strength when others can't. Net debt is the leverage figure that matters: the cash is already set against the debt. Strategic or illiquid investments aren't counted here.

  • Long (60+ days)
    DSO 24 + DIO 88 − DPO 42 days
    What this means

    Days cash is tied up between paying suppliers and collecting from customers. Lower is better; a long cycle means growth itself eats cash.

Is it a good business?

  • Not enough data
    Industry peers: median 7%
    What this means

    The filing data didn't include the inputs for this check.

  • Consumes cash through the cycle
    3-yr median margin, range -11%–-0%; latest ($353M) = operating cash ($197M) − maintenance capex $156M
    Industry peers: median 13%
    What this means

    What an owner could take out without starving the business: operating cash less the maintenance capital it must spend to hold its position — Buffett's owner earnings. That's -11% of revenue this year, a -4% median across 3 years. It chose to put $67M more into growth, so free cash flow this year was ($420M) — the gap is investment, not weakness. Treating stock comp as the real expense it is (less $46M of SBC) leaves ($399M).

  • Loss, and burning cash
    Net income ($333M) · cash from operations ($197M)

    In the filing’s words And the filing leans heavily on adjusted, non-GAAP earnings — steering you off the GAAP figure just where the cash is not backing it. Read the reconciliation in the notes before taking the adjusted number.

    What this means

    The company reported a net loss, so a conversion ratio isn't meaningful. What matters then is whether operations still threw off cash, here, they did not.

How is the cash used?

  • Not enough data
    What this means

    The filing data didn't include the inputs for this check.

  • Investing or harvesting? 1.43×
    Expanding
    Capex $223M ÷ depreciation $156M
    What this means

    Descriptive, not a grade. Above ~1× means investing faster than assets wear out (growth, or, sustained for years, today's earnings carrying less depreciation than tomorrow's will). Below means spending less than it's wearing out (efficiency, or a melting asset base). The ratio won't tell you which; the filings will.

Graham’s defensive tests · 1 of 2 met

Graham’s numerical criteria for the defensive investor (The Intelligent Investor, ch. 14), run on the filings. A floor of safety, not a buy signal; many fine modern businesses fail his strictest liquidity rules by design.

  • Adequate size Pass
    Revenue ≥ $2B · $3.1B
    What this means

    Big enough to weather a storm. Graham's 1972 floor was ~$100M of sales (≈ $700M today); we use a $2B revenue line as a conservative modern stand-in.

  • Strong liquidity Near
    Current ratio ≥ 2× · 1.92×
    What this means

    Current assets at least twice current liabilities, near-term bills covered without touching the business. Strict by design: many cash-rich modern firms run leaner and miss it, holding their cushion in longer-dated securities.

  • Moderate price
    P/E ≤ 15 and P/E × P/B ≤ 22.5 · decided by the price
    What this means

    Graham's valuation gate, the wall he kept between a sound business and a sound investment. Three-year average earnings are $-0.78/share (latest year $-1.19), the averaged base the calculator's gate runs on, and book value is $12.86/share. Enter a price in “What the price implies” just below for the P/E, P/B, and whether it clears. But this is the rule Buffett outgrew: there's no hard P/E law, and a wonderful business can deserve a far richer multiple if the thesis holds, treat it as the bargain-hunter's floor, not a verdict on the price.

Does AI threaten the moat?

Low contestability

The moat is physical, regulated or balance-sheet-funded, the kind AI cuts costs within but does not contest.

In its own filing Named as a competitive risk

Its FY2026 10-K names artificial intelligence as a competitive threat.

“For example, data science, machine learning, and AI are all impacting our products and operations and the competitive landscape in which we operate, and the application of these technologies is rapidly evolving at the same time as new laws and regulations of AI are being developed in jurisdictions around the world.…”

AI is unlikely to contest a moat that is physical, regulated or balance-sheet-funded; here it reads more as a cost tool than a threat, and the company is using it that way.

Read from the filing's own risk factors, paired with the industry's structure under its SIC code; the durability is read above, the price below.

All figures as filed; the source filing is linked above.

Current Position

as of fiscal year-end, Apr 24, 2026

Can the business pay what it owes this year, off the freshest balance sheet: the quality of the assets, the debt actually coming due, and what a low ratio means here.

Current assets$1.3B
  • Cash & short-term investments$298M
  • Receivables$200M
  • Inventory$341M
  • Other current assets$509M
Current liabilities$702M
  • Accounts payable$163M
  • Other current liabilities$539M
Current ratio1.92×all current assets ÷ what's due · Graham looked for 2×
Quick ratio1.43×stricter: inventory excluded
Cash ratio0.42×strictest: cash alone against what's due
Working capital$646Mthe cushion left after near-term bills
Cash runway0.7 yrsthe business is consuming cash; this is how long the cash on hand lasts at that rate
Revenue, latest quarter vs. a year ago+15.0%the freshest read on whether the business is still growing
Current ratio, recent quarters1.3× → 1.9×
Deeper floors
Tangible book value$1.2Bequity stripped of goodwill & intangibles
Net current asset value$329MGraham's net-net: current assets less all liabilities
Debt incl. operating leases$53M$53M of it operating leases
Deferred revenue$19Mcustomer cash collected before delivery; operating float

From the company's latest filing.

Acquisitions & goodwill

from the balance sheet & the 3-year cash-flow record

Goodwill grows only when a company acquires and falls only when it concedes it overpaid. The size of that bet, the cash put into buying rather than building, and how much has already been written off.

Goodwill & intangibles$2.4B51% of all assets; the premium carried on the balance sheet for businesses acquired
Against book equity62%goodwill is this share of book equity; the rest is the company’s own retained and paid-in capital
Cash spent acquiring$0over 3 years buying other businesses, against $564M of capital spent building

None written down over the record; the goodwill is still carried at full cost. That is the deals holding their value on the books so far; whether they keep doing so is the test an owner watches, since the write-down, when it comes, is the admission the price was too high.

Goodwill, acquired intangibles and equity from the latest balance sheet; acquisition spend and write-downs summed across the 3-year record, from the company's own filings.

Management, ownership & pay

From the proxy: how much of the business the people running it own, and how they are paid.

  • Stock-based compensation$46M

    The slice of the business handed to employees in shares this year, 1% of revenue. Buffett's oldest accounting fight: this is compensation, compensation is an expense, real whether or not the headline earnings admit it. One trap: the cash-flow statement adds SBC back, so the operating cash, and the owner earnings drawn from it, are flattered by exactly this amount; counted as the cost it is, what an owner keeps is lower.

What an owner would ask, FY2026

read the 10-K →
  • Which reported numbers are a judgment call?
    Management names Revenue recognition as critical estimates

    each rests partly on management's judgment; the filing's note sets out the assumptionsverify →

The questions the record and the charts do not answer on their own; each carries the figure and the place to look.

Peers, Medical Devices & Equipment

The same industry, side by side on owner economics. Each figure is a through-cycle median, so a peak or trough year can’t distort it; the group median at the foot is the line to read each against.

CompanyRevenueGross marginOp. marginROICOwner earn. margin
RMDResMed Inc.$5.1B57%27.1%17%19%
DXCMDexCom Inc.$4.7B65%12.1%10%17%
MMEDMiniMed Group Inc.$3.1B56%-5.4%-3%-4%
GMEDGlobus Medical$2.9B75%19.9%11%17%
PODDInsulet Corporation$2.7B65%6.2%5%5%
TFXTeleflex$2.0B55%16.6%7%13%
IARTIntegra Lifesciences Holdings Corp$1.6B62%7.4%4%8%
PENPenumbra$1.4B65%0.5%0%3%
Group median63%9.8%6%10%
IV

The price

What a price has to assume.

What the price implies

reverse-DCF

MiniMed Group Inc. is profitable, but owner earnings are negative this year because capital spending currently outruns operating cash, a build-out, so the owner-earnings reverse-DCF has no positive base to grow. We read the price from both ends instead: type a price to see the steady-state profitability it demands, then set the mature margin you would believe and weigh the two against each other. Nothing leaves your browser unless you enter it in your notebook.

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The assumptions

Enter a price to run it.

Owner earnings it must reach
Margin the price demands
Owner-earnings margin today−14%

Two reads of one future. From your price: the owner earnings the company must reach, valued at a mature multiple and discounted back at your rate, expressed as the margin it implies on revenue grown at your rate. From your belief: the mature margin you would credit, set on the dial above. When the margin the price demands runs above the one you would believe, you are paying for a future taken on faith. For a deep cyclical at a trough, normalized through-cycle earnings are the better lens; this mode is for the genuinely unprofitable, and for the profitable business whose capital spending currently outruns its cash.

Cite: Owner Scorecard, "MiniMed Group Inc. (MMED), the owner's record," https://ownerscorecard.com/c/MMED, data as of 2026-07-09.

Manual order: ← MMC its page in the Manual MMI →

Industry order: ← MDXG the Medical Devices & Equipment chapter MMM →