ABT vs ADMT vs MDT Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Adm Tronics Unlimited and Medtronic Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.45B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.44%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.04%
Medical Devices Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 8, Abbott Laboratories 3, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTADMTMDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.45B $3.38M $120.23B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x -8.5x 23.0x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x — 16.9x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% -2.2% +9.8% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.2% 13.9% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -27.1% 6.9% MDT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 2.0x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% — 3.04% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -44.4% -0.2% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -16.1%/yr -5.0%/yr ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 180.8% 24.7% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 29/100 66/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTADMTMDT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABTADMTMDT
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 52 #109 of 227 85 #36 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 2 #214 of 219 51 #107 of 219
Profitability – 46 #111 of 206 86 #29 of 206
Financial Health – 16 #200 of 238 50 #120 of 238
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 – 59 #56 of 134
Overall 60 29 66
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABTADMTMDTSPY
1 month +1.8%0.0%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%+25.0%+8.1% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%-37.5%+14.7% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%-50.0%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-44.4%-0.2% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%-54.5%+35.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%-23.1%+10.6% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%-58.3%-22.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-16.1%-5.0% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%-68.8%+15.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%-11.0%+1.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTADMTMDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%180.8%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%350.0%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-1.190.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.25-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-80.0%-43.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-58.3%-10.8% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$0.12$105.35 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$0.03$73.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABTADMTMDT
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x -8.5xmedian 29.6x 23.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x -13.9xmedian 17.4x 14.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x -21.5xmedian 22.3x 19.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 5.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 0.31median 1.04 1.59median 1.04

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABTADMTMDT
Revenue $48.23B $3.24M $37.54B
Gross profit – $1.27M $24.41B
Operating income $6.65B -$288.99K $6.79B
Net income – -$395.64K $5.27B
Free cash flow – -$157.02K $6.13B
R&D $3.31B $522.65K $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $-0.01 $4.07
Cash & equivalents – $222.62K $1.69B
Total debt – $1.93M $113.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 67.59M 1.29B
Enterprise value $178.45B $2.28M $86.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABTADMTMDT
P/E 38.2x -8.5x 23.0x
P/FCF 22.3x -21.5x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -21.5x 15.0x
P/S 3.7x 1.0x 3.2x
P/B – 5.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – 5.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – -13.9x 14.4x
EV/EBIT – -12.5x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF – -23.0x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -23.0x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 0.31 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTADMTMDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% -2.2% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -2.7% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.4% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% -93.9% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -58.3% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -485.4% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -27.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% -485.4% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -27.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -389.0% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -84.7% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -389.0% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -84.7% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTADMTMDT
Gross margin – 39.2% 65.0%
EBITDA margin – -8.0% 25.9%
Operating margin – -8.9% 18.1%
Pretax margin – -12.2% 17.6%
Net margin – -12.2% 13.9%
FCF margin – -4.8% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -4.8% 21.4%
Return on equity – -67.4% 10.4%
Return on assets – -20.6% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – -27.1% 6.9%
Return on capital employed – -41.9% 8.3%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTADMTMDT
Debt / assets – 22.2% 30.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF – -2.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets – 70.2% 45.5%
Equity / assets – 29.8% 54.5%
Interest coverage – -8.0x 9.4x
Current ratio – 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – -20.34 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTADMTMDT
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% – 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 69.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABTADMTMDT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 – 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 – $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 – +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 – $39.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 – +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% – -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTADMTMDT
Held by institutions 79.2% – 85.1%
Institutions holding 2,979 – 2,124
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% – -0.2%
Institutions buying 1,259 – 1,013
Institutions selling 1,377 – 913
Buyers to sellers 0.91 – 1.11

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABTADMTMDT
ABT 1.00 -0.08 0.53
ADMT -0.08 1.00 -0.03
MDT 0.53 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, ADMT and MDT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $3.38M, Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, ADMT and MDT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -8.5x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Medtronic (MDT) leads (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -44.4%, Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -16.1%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Medtronic (MDT) 3.04%. Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 180.8%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, ADMT and MDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Medtronic (MDT) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.