ABT vs DXCM vs MDLZ Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Dexcom and Mondelez International 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
$190.81B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.29%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$84.76 -0.7% 1M +45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$31.62B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc.
$66.38 +14.1% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$84.03B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.90B
Div. yield
3.04%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mondelez International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mondelez International 5, Dexcom 4, Abbott Laboratories 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTDXCMMDLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.81B $31.62B $84.03B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 32.0x 20.8x MDLZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 30.0x 22.8x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +13.0% +6.0% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 19.4% 10.2% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 8.6% MDLZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 2.9x ABT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% — 3.04% MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% +45.6% +15.5% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -11.4%/yr +1.3%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 37.5% 24.0% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 74/100 56/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

ABTDXCMMDLZ

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

AxisABTDXCMMDLZ
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 66 #78 of 227 36 #29 of 45
Growth 28 #158 of 220 81 #43 of 220 73 #12 of 42
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 99 #3 of 209 90 #5 of 40
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 35 #157 of 240 44 #27 of 47
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 88 #17 of 138 37 #20 of 31
Overall 57 74 56
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABTDXCMMDLZSPY
1 month +13.1%-0.7%+14.1% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%-2.9%+7.5% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%+41.2%+8.1% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%+27.7%+23.3% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%+45.6%+15.5% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%-13.0%-3.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%-4.6%-1.2% +20.1%
5 years -14.3%-45.3%+6.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%-11.4%+1.3% +10.1%
10 years +184.9%+438.8%+50.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%+18.3%+4.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTDXCMMDLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%37.5%24.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%33.6%22.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.61-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.391.220.65 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-66.3%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-8.2%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$92.34$66.38 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$54.84$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.

MultipleABTDXCMMDLZ
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x 32.0xmedian 28.4x 20.8xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x 19.9xmedian 18.0x 15.2xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x 28.8xmedian 25.0x 23.1xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 12.5xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 0.74median 0.93 -12.38median 0.58

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 monthsABTDXCMMDLZ
Revenue $46.59B $5.10B $39.90B
Gross profit $26.37B $3.24B $13.67B
Operating income $7.35B $1.22B $5.46B
Net income $5.43B $991.00M $4.09B
Free cash flow $7.82B $1.10B $3.64B
R&D $3.16B $608.10M –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $2.58 $3.19
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $961.40M $1.63B
Total debt $32.61B – $21.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 383.50M 1.28B
Enterprise value $161.89B $23.44B $77.08B

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
MetricABTDXCMMDLZ
P/E 35.4x 32.0x 20.8x
P/FCF 24.4x 28.8x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 22.4x 16.8x
P/S 4.1x 6.2x 2.1x
P/B 3.7x 12.5x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 12.9x 11.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 19.9x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 24.3x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 27.8x 27.1x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 21.1x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 0.74 -12.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTDXCMMDLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.0% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 14.5% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 21.5% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 14.2% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 57.4% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 34.2% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 37.5% 15.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 38.0% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 46.1% 16.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 43.0% -1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% -2.3% 39.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 23.7% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 3.4% 59.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 30.0% 1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTDXCMMDLZ
Gross margin 56.6% 63.4% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 29.4% 17.2%
Operating margin 15.8% 24.0% 13.7%
Pretax margin 16.1% 24.7% 13.3%
Net margin 11.6% 19.4% 10.2%
FCF margin 16.8% 21.5% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 27.7% 12.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 38.4% 15.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 15.6% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 8.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 29.9% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 3.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTDXCMMDLZ
Debt / assets 29.9% – 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 59.4% 62.9%
Equity / assets 47.4% 40.6% 37.1%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.35 7.62 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTDXCMMDLZ
Dividend yield 2.3% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.2% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.2% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusABTDXCMMDLZ
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 30.0xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $2.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +4.9% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +16.6% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTDXCMMDLZ
Held by institutions 79.2% 100.0% 86.4%
Institutions holding 2,982 977 1,904
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +6.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying 1,260 522 852
Institutions selling 1,379 344 757
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.52 1.13

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.

ABTDXCMMDLZ
ABT 1.00 0.31 0.33
DXCM 0.31 1.00 0.09
MDLZ 0.33 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, DXCM and MDLZ?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Dexcom (DXCM) $31.62B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $84.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, DXCM and MDLZ?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Dexcom (DXCM) 32.0x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Mondelez International (MDLZ) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +45.6%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +15.5%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.4%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.04%. Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 37.5%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, DXCM 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, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 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.