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Medline acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Medline bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
DMEPOS supplier business unit
Word for word“Although we divested the assets associated with this DMEPOS supplier business unit in October 2023, we may nonetheless be subject to past and future product liability claims, enforcement actions, regulatory investigations, fines and penalties, regardless of their ultimate outcome, any of which could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.” 10-K for 2025
divestitureOctober 2023—
global surgical solutions business of Ecolab, Inc., including Microtek product lines, and Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd
Word for word“During 2024, we acquired the global surgical solutions business of Ecolab, Inc., including industry-leading Microtek product lines (“Microtek”), and Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd (“Sinclair”), the largest independent distributor of dental supplies and equipment in Canada.” 10-K for 2025
acquisitionDuring 2024—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Goodwill from acquisitions
2023-12-31$16 million—
2024-12-31$1.13 billion$538 million
2025-12-31−$6 million—

Deal filings since 2016

Read from Medline’s annual reports (10-K for 2025) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.