ABT vs BSX vs MDLZ Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific and Mondelez International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$113.58 +15.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$196.71B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.22%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$44.62 +5.8% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.68B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc.
$66.82 +12.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$84.58B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.90B
Div. yield
3.02%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Boston Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boston Scientific 6, Mondelez International 4, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTBSXMDLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.71B $64.68B $84.58B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 18.5x 20.9x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 14.6x 22.9x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +8.9% +6.0% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 16.6% 10.2% BSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 9.9% 8.6% BSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x 2.9x BSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% — 3.02% MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% -54.9% +19.3% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +0.7%/yr +1.4%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 41.2% 24.3% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 56/100 BSX

Percentile Scorecard

ABTBSXMDLZ

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

AxisABTBSXMDLZ
Valuation 72 #66 of 229 88 #29 of 229 35 #29 of 44
Growth 23 #170 of 221 67 #73 of 221 70 #13 of 41
Profitability 82 #38 of 210 90 #21 of 210 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 36 #154 of 240 45 #132 of 240 44 #26 of 46
Shareholder Returns 62 #57 of 147 46 #80 of 147 42 #19 of 32
Overall 55 67 56
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABTBSXMDLZSPY
1 month +15.7%+5.8%+12.1% -5.9%
3 months +5.2%-9.5%+6.5% -4.6%
6 months +30.5%-21.1%+9.0% +0.2%
Year to date -9.3%-53.2%+24.1% +7.5%
1 year -8.8%-54.9%+19.3% +8.2%
3 years +19.6%-15.5%-2.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.1%-5.5%-0.7% +19.0%
5 years -8.7%+3.4%+7.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.8%+0.7%+1.4% +9.4%
10 years +190.6%+107.0%+56.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.3%+7.5%+4.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureABTBSXMDLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%41.2%24.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%47.6%22.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.22-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-1.330.79 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-61.6%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-57.5%-0.8% -5.9%
52-week high $130.59$104.98$67.38 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$41.57$51.51 $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.

MultipleABTBSXMDLZ
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.9x 18.5xmedian 26.9x 20.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x 15.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x 23.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -14.56median 0.88 0.42median 0.88 -12.46median 0.61

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 monthsABTBSXMDLZ
Revenue $48.23B $21.07B $39.90B
Gross profit $27.46B $14.57B $13.67B
Operating income $6.65B $3.93B $5.46B
Net income $4.70B $3.49B $4.09B
Free cash flow $6.76B $3.33B $3.64B
R&D $3.31B $2.16B –
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.41 $3.19
Cash & equivalents $4.05B $609.00M $1.63B
Total debt $31.16B $11.95B $21.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.45B 1.28B
Enterprise value $171.17B $60.35B $77.64B

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
MetricABTBSXMDLZ
P/E 41.9x 18.5x 20.9x
P/FCF 29.1x 19.4x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 15.3x 16.9x
P/S 4.1x 3.1x 2.1x
P/B 3.8x 2.5x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.4x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 14.2x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 19.3x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 33.1x 22.8x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 18.0x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.56 0.42 -12.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTBSXMDLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 8.9% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 9.8% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 15.1% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 13.5% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 22.1% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -66.4% 25.5% 15.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 41.7% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.1% 29.2% 16.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 44.0% -1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% -8.5% 39.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 21.6% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% -12.9% 59.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 25.2% 1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTBSXMDLZ
Gross margin 56.9% 69.1% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 25.5% 17.2%
Operating margin 13.8% 18.7% 13.7%
Pretax margin 13.6% 17.3% 13.3%
Net margin 9.7% 16.6% 10.2%
FCF margin 14.0% 15.8% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 20.1% 12.5%
Return on equity 9.1% 13.7% 15.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 7.7% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 9.9% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 10.0% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTBSXMDLZ
Debt / assets 28.8% 26.3% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 3.6x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.3% 43.1% 62.9%
Equity / assets 47.7% 56.9% 37.1%
Interest coverage 6.7x 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.46 3.05 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTBSXMDLZ
Dividend yield 2.2% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -0.3% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 92.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –

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.

ConsensusABTBSXMDLZ
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +8.5% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $20.49BFY2026 $42.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -3.7% -10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTBSXMDLZ
Held by institutions 79.2% 90.5% 86.4%
Institutions holding 2,983 1,484 1,907
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.7% +3.3%
Institutions buying 1,261 738 852
Institutions selling 1,379 612 758
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.21 1.12

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.

ABTBSXMDLZ
ABT 1.00 0.40 0.35
BSX 0.40 1.00 0.18
MDLZ 0.35 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, BSX and MDLZ?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $196.71B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $64.68B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $84.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, BSX and MDLZ?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 41.9x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.5x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.0x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.6x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.9x). 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%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Scientific (BSX) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 9.7%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 16.6%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Boston Scientific (BSX) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 5.7%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 9.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.8%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -54.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +19.3%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.8%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.7%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.22%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.02%. Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 41.2%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, BSX and MDLZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boston Scientific (BSX) 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.