64/100BMedline company profile
- CEO
- James Boyle
- Employees
- 45,000
- Headquarters
- 3 Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093, US
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Instruments & Supplies
- IPO date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US58507V1070
Website:medline.com
About the company
Medline Inc. is a global manufacturer of medical and surgical products, catering to a broad spectrum of healthcare providers. Their clientele includes hospitals, surgical centers, physician practices, post-acute care facilities, and nursing homes, both domestically and worldwide. The company's operations are divided into two primary divisions: the Medline Brand and Supply Chain Solutions. The Medline Brand division focuses on the production and sourcing of its proprietary medical products, categorized into three key areas: Within Frontline Care, Medline provides a wide array of patient-facing medical and surgical items. This encompasses essentials like wound care treatments, examination gloves, skin and incontinence products, sanitation supplies, various textiles, hand sanitizers, durable medical equipment (DME), patient-specific plastic goods, and decolonization and infection control solutions. The Surgical Solutions category delivers comprehensive product lines for operating rooms and perioperative settings. Offerings range from surgical procedure trays, drapes, and gowns to personal protective equipment (PPE), sterile wraps, various surgical instruments, specialized surgeon's gloves, complete procedure kits, and orthopedic implants. Finally, Laboratory and Diagnostics supplies critical solutions for clinical testing and analysis. This includes point-of-care testing devices, analytical instruments, laboratory consumables, advanced diagnostic equipment, vital signs monitoring systems, and products for anatomic pathology and phlebotomy. The Supply Chain Solutions segment is responsible for sourcing and distributing a diverse portfolio of third-party products, including those from well-known national brands. Beyond distribution, this segment offers comprehensive logistics and supply chain optimization services to clients both domestically and internationally. These optimization services encompass strategic consulting, outsourced management of warehousing and technology, specialized "put-away-ready" packaging, third-party logistics (3PL), inventory rationalization strategies, and efficient route planning. Established in 1966, Medline Inc. maintains its headquarters in Northfield, Illinois.
Employees
Medline had about 45,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Medline
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 104.3% of Medline's shares on 30 June 2026, 425 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Medline
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