Medtronic PLC operates within the Electromedical equipment sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Medtronic PLC with three other medical equipment manufacturers in North America: 3M Company (2018 sales of $32.77 billion of which 37% was Industrial), Koninklijke Philips NV ($21.35 billion of which 40% was Diagnosis and Treatment), and Becton Dickinson and Co ($15.98 billion of which 54% was Medical).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended April of 2018, sales at Medtronic PLC were $29.95 billion. This is a very small increase of 0.8% versus 2017, when the company's sales were $29.71 billion. This was the fifth consecutive year of sales increases at Medtronic PLC (and since 2013, sales have increased a total of 81%). Sales of Diabetes saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 11.1% in 2018, from $1.93 billion to $2.14 billion. Medtronic PLC also saw significant increases in sales in Cardiovascular Group (up 8.2% to $11.35 billion) and Restrrative Therapies Group (up 5.1% to $7.74 billion) . Not all segments of Medtronic PLC experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Minimially Invasive Therapies Group fell 12.1% to $8.72 billion.