ABT vs ALGN vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Align Technology and Solventum Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.69 +0.2% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$182.26B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$154.51 +4.3% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
1 win
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.40 -3.4% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.84B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 6, Abbott Laboratories 4, Align Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTALGNSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $182.26B $10.89B $14.84B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 26.3x 10.3x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 14.1x 12.5x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +4.4% -0.9% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 10.0% 17.3% SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 1.8x SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% +13.6% +18.2% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -23.5%/yr — ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 39.1% 29.9% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 65/100 ALGN

Percentile Scorecard

ABTALGNSOLV

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

AxisABTALGNSOLV
Valuation 68 #74 of 228 88 #28 of 228 78 #51 of 228
Growth 27 #162 of 222 21 #176 of 222 53 #105 of 222
Profitability 85 #33 of 210 87 #28 of 210 84 #34 of 210
Financial Health 38 #151 of 241 44 #136 of 241 20 #194 of 241
Shareholder Returns 66 #48 of 138 90 #15 of 138 91 #14 of 138
Overall 57 66 65
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALGN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABTALGNSOLVSPY
1 month +0.2%+4.3%-3.4% -1.0%
3 months +0.6%-7.5%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months +13.8%-18.5%+24.6% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%-1.1%+7.8% +11.4%
1 year -17.9%+13.6%+18.2% +13.1%
3 years +9.4%-41.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.0%-16.5%— +21.5%
5 years -18.2%-73.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%-23.5%— +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+72.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%+5.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABTALGNSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%39.1%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%37.0%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.001.290.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.350.61 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-82.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-21.8%-7.6% -2.5%
52-week high $130.59$197.51$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$131.91$62.49 $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.

MultipleABTALGNSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 30.7x 26.7xmedian 30.7x 10.3xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.7x 12.4xmedian 17.7x 7.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 23.7x 17.4xmedian 23.7x -123.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 18.30median 0.96 2.19median 0.96 —median 0.96

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 monthsABTALGNSOLV
Revenue $46.59B $4.14B $8.31B
Gross profit $26.37B $2.82B $4.55B
Operating income $7.35B $547.59M $2.08B
Net income $5.43B $413.58M $1.43B
Free cash flow $7.82B $633.57M -$118.00M
R&D $3.16B $377.00M $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $5.78 $8.27
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $1.10B $403.00M
Total debt $32.61B – $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 71.52M 173.30M
Enterprise value $152.69B $6.63B $11.36B

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
MetricABTALGNSOLV
P/E 33.3x 26.7x 10.3x
P/FCF 22.9x 17.4x -123.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 14.6x 69.5x
P/S 3.9x 2.7x 1.7x
P/B 3.5x 2.6x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 2.7x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 12.4x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 18.1x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 2.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 26.4x 15.6x -162.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 13.1x 91.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.30 2.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTALGNSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 4.4% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 1.8% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% -8.8% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -0.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% -5.5% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 9.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -4.1% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 3.4% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 0.3% -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 1.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTALGNSOLV
Gross margin 56.6% 68.0% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 19.4% 31.1%
Operating margin 15.8% 13.2% 25.0%
Pretax margin 16.1% 13.7% 20.4%
Net margin 11.6% 10.0% 17.3%
FCF margin 16.8% 15.3% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 18.3% 2.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 9.9% 29.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 17.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 12.3% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.3% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTALGNSOLV
Debt / assets 29.9% – 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – -43.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 34.0% 66.3%
Equity / assets 47.4% 66.0% 33.7%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.23 4.66 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTALGNSOLV
Dividend yield 2.4% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.2% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.2% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusABTALGNSOLV
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $10.99FY2026 $6.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% +16.4% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.32BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% +4.0% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTALGNSOLV
Held by institutions 79.2% 100.0% 73.9%
Institutions holding 2,977 675 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +4.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 1,258 292 369
Institutions selling 1,376 268 284
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.09 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.

ABTALGNSOLV
ABT 1.00 0.20 0.35
ALGN 0.20 1.00 0.48
SOLV 0.35 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, ALGN and SOLV?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $182.26B, Align Technology (ALGN) $10.89B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, ALGN and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.6x, Align Technology (ALGN) 26.3x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x, Align Technology (ALGN) 14.1x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.5x). 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%, Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%, Align Technology (ALGN) +13.6%, Solventum (SOLV) +18.2%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Align Technology (ALGN) -23.5%/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%, Align Technology (ALGN) 0.00%, Solventum (SOLV) 0.00%. Align Technology (ALGN) and Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Align Technology (ALGN) 39.1%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, ALGN and SOLV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Solventum (SOLV) leads on 6. 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.