ABT vs ADMT vs SYK Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Adm Tronics Unlimited and Stryker Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$110.27 +13.1% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$199.92B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$306.89 +11.4% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$128.47B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.30B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Abbott Laboratories leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Abbott Laboratories 5, Stryker 5, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTADMTSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.92B $4.83M $128.47B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x -12.2x 35.5x SYK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x — 19.5x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% -2.2% +7.9% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% -12.2% 13.8% SYK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% -27.1% 10.0% SYK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x 1.8x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% -33.3% -13.9% ABT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -11.4%/yr +2.5%/yr SYK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 186.1% 31.6% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 28/100 69/100 SYK

Percentile Scorecard

ABTADMTSYK

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

AxisABTADMTSYK
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 49 #116 of 227 68 #73 of 227
Growth 28 #158 of 220 2 #215 of 220 61 #87 of 220
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 46 #114 of 209 89 #24 of 209
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 16 #201 of 240 49 #124 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 – 77 #33 of 138
Overall 57 28 69
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodABTADMTSYKSPY
1 month +13.1%+20.0%+11.4% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%+50.0%-10.1% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%-25.0%+5.5% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%-40.0%-12.7% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%-33.3%-13.9% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%-45.5%+11.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%-18.3%+3.6% +20.1%
5 years -14.3%-45.5%+12.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%-11.4%+2.5% +10.1%
10 years +184.9%-71.4%+165.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%-11.8%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTADMTSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%186.1%31.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%353.6%32.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-1.300.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.18-0.44 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-80.0%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-50.0%-20.8% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$0.12$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$0.03$269.88 $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.

MultipleABTADMTSYK
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x -10.2xmedian 28.4x 32.5xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 3.0x 4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x -16.5xmedian 18.0x 19.5xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x -25.8xmedian 25.0x 25.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 0.37median 0.93 2.77median 0.93

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 monthsABTADMTSYK
Revenue $46.59B $3.24M $26.30B
Gross profit $26.37B $1.27M $17.18B
Operating income $7.35B -$288.99K $5.43B
Net income $5.43B -$395.64K $3.62B
Free cash flow $7.82B -$157.02K $4.57B
R&D $3.16B $522.65K $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $-0.01 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $222.62K $3.27B
Total debt $32.61B $448.85K $14.93B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 67.59M 386.00M
Enterprise value $170.35B $3.73M $114.66B

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
MetricABTADMTSYK
P/E 35.4x -10.2x 32.5x
P/FCF 24.4x -25.8x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x -25.8x 21.6x
P/S 4.1x 1.3x 4.5x
P/B 3.7x 6.7x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 6.8x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x -16.5x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 29.7x -14.8x 23.8x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 1.3x 4.9x
EV/FCF 27.8x -27.3x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x -27.3x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 0.37 2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTADMTSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% -2.2% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -2.7% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% -6.4% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -7.4% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% -93.9% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -58.3% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% -485.4% 23.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -27.7% 11.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -485.4% 23.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -27.7% 11.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% -389.0% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -84.7% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% -389.0% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -84.7% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTADMTSYK
Gross margin 56.6% 39.2% 65.3%
EBITDA margin 23.2% -8.0% 25.2%
Operating margin 15.8% -8.9% 20.7%
Pretax margin 16.1% -12.2% 19.5%
Net margin 11.6% -12.2% 13.8%
FCF margin 16.8% -4.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% -4.8% 20.7%
Return on equity 10.4% -67.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 4.9% -20.6% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 6.2% -27.1% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -41.9% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTADMTSYK
Debt / assets 29.9% 22.2% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x -2.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 70.2% 50.4%
Equity / assets 47.4% 29.8% 49.6%
Interest coverage 9.6x -8.0x 9.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.35 -20.05 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTADMTSYK
Dividend yield 2.3% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% – 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –

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.

ConsensusABTADMTSYK
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 – 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 – $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 – +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 – $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 – +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% – +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTADMTSYK
Held by institutions 79.2% – 80.3%
Institutions holding 2,982 – 2,266
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% – +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,260 – 1,104
Institutions selling 1,379 – 852
Buyers to sellers 0.91 – 1.30

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.

ABTADMTSYK
ABT 1.00 -0.06 0.50
ADMT -0.06 1.00 -0.01
SYK 0.50 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, ADMT and SYK?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $199.92B, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $4.83M, Stryker (SYK) $128.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, ADMT and SYK?

Stryker (SYK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 36.9x, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2x, Stryker (SYK) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.2x, Stryker (SYK) 19.5x). 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) +8.1%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Stryker (SYK) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stryker (SYK) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Stryker (SYK) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Stryker (SYK) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Stryker (SYK) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abbott Laboratories (ABT) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -33.3%, Stryker (SYK) -13.9%. Over five years, Stryker (SYK) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -11.4%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 0.00%, Stryker (SYK) 0.00%. Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) and Stryker (SYK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 186.1%, Stryker (SYK) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) leads on 5. 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.