ABT vs BSX vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific and Solventum Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$102.67 +1.7% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$180.30B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$42.44 -3.8% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.31B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
SOLV Solventum Corp
$81.83 -8.6% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.33B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 4, Abbott Laboratories 3, Boston Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTBSXSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.30B $62.31B $14.33B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 17.8x 10.0x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 13.6x 12.0x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +8.9% -0.9% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 17.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -58.0% +15.4% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -0.3%/yr — BSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 40.3% 30.0% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — 66/100 SOLV

Percentile Scorecard

ABTBSXSOLV

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

AxisABTBSXSOLV
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 87 #30 of 227 80 #47 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 72 #62 of 219 56 #97 of 219
Profitability – – 85 #32 of 205
Financial Health – – 20 #190 of 237
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 135 – 90 #14 of 135
Overall 60 – 66
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodABTBSXSOLVSPY
1 month +1.7%-3.8%-8.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-7.9%-7.6% +5.9%
6 months +12.4%-25.7%+23.1% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%-55.5%+3.3% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%-58.0%+15.4% +12.4%
3 years +10.6%-14.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.4%-5.0%— +23.5%
5 years -20.3%-1.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.4%-0.3%— +11.0%
10 years +159.7%+92.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%+6.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABTBSXSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%40.3%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%47.6%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.130.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-1.440.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-61.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-59.6%-11.5% -0.9%
52-week high $130.59$104.98$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$41.57$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.

MultipleABTBSXSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.8x 17.8xmedian 28.8x 9.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x —median 17.4x 7.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 25.7x 17.6xmedian 25.7x -118.0xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x —median 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -12.79median 1.03 0.41median 1.03 —median 1.03

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 monthsABTBSXSOLV
Revenue $48.23B $21.07B $8.31B
Gross profit – $14.57B $4.55B
Operating income $6.65B $3.93B $2.08B
Net income – – $1.43B
Free cash flow – – -$118.00M
R&D $3.31B $2.16B $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.37 $8.27
Cash & equivalents – – $403.00M
Total debt – – $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.47B 173.30M
Enterprise value $180.30B $62.31B $10.84B

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
MetricABTBSXSOLV
P/E 38.0x 17.8x 9.9x
P/FCF 22.3x 17.6x -118.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 66.6x
P/S 3.7x 2.9x 1.7x
P/B – – 2.9x
P/Tangible book – – 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.2x
EV/EBIT – – 9.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF – – -157.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 89.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.79 0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTBSXSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 8.9% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.8% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 13.5% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 22.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 27.2% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 43.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTBSXSOLV
Gross margin – – 54.7%
EBITDA margin – – 31.1%
Operating margin – – 25.0%
Pretax margin – – 20.4%
Net margin – – 17.3%
FCF margin – – -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 2.5%
Return on equity – – 29.4%
Return on assets – – 10.1%
Return on invested capital – – 17.6%
Return on capital employed – – 19.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTBSXSOLV
Debt / assets – – 35.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – -43.0x
Liabilities / assets – – 66.3%
Equity / assets – – 33.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTBSXSOLV
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusABTBSXSOLV
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $3.12FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +14.7% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +1.6% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTBSXSOLV
Held by institutions 79.2% 90.5% 73.9%
Institutions holding 2,980 1,481 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.7% -0.8%
Institutions buying 1,260 738 369
Institutions selling 1,377 610 284
Buyers to sellers 0.92 1.21 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.

ABTBSXSOLV
ABT 1.00 0.37 0.35
BSX 0.37 1.00 0.21
SOLV 0.35 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, BSX and SOLV?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $180.30B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $62.31B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, BSX and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.4x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.8x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 13.6x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.0x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -58.0%, Solventum (SOLV) +15.4%. Over five years, Boston Scientific (BSX) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.3%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, BSX 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 4. 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.