ABT vs EW vs MDLZ Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Edwards Lifesciences and Mondelez International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.45B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.44%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$90.81 +5.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.36B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Edwards Lifesciences leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Edwards Lifesciences 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.

QuestionABTEWMDLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.45B $52.36B $79.58B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 52.1x 22.8x MDLZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 32.1x 21.4x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +14.6% +6.9% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.4% 8.9% EW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% 7.2% EW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.3x 3.4x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% — 3.24% MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +12.4% +1.1% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -4.9%/yr +0.5%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 24.7% 24.1% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 78/100 46/100 EW

Percentile Scorecard

ABTEWMDLZ

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

AxisABTEWMDLZ
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 64 #83 of 227 35 #29 of 44
Growth 17 #181 of 219 55 #100 of 219 51 #20 of 40
Profitability – 95 #12 of 206 81 #8 of 38
Financial Health – 87 #31 of 238 44 #26 of 46
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 88 #17 of 134 21 #24 of 30
Overall 60 78 46
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • EW 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

PeriodABTEWMDLZSPY
1 month +1.8%+5.2%+3.5% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%+8.5%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%+10.4%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%+6.5%+15.8% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%+12.4%+1.1% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%+47.2%-4.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+13.8%-1.4% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%-22.1%+2.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-4.9%+0.5% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+195.5%+42.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+11.4%+3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTEWMDLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.7%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%24.5%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.58-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.500.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-54.3%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-4.6%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$95.17$65.19 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$75.87$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.

MultipleABTEWMDLZ
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 52.1xmedian 29.6x 22.8xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 30.2xmedian 17.4x 17.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 36.5xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 -6.07median 1.04 -6.94median 0.57

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 monthsABTEWMDLZ
Revenue $48.23B $6.51B $39.68B
Gross profit – $5.07B $12.36B
Operating income $6.65B $1.45B $4.45B
Net income – $1.00B $3.53B
Free cash flow – $1.43B $3.06B
R&D $3.31B $1.09B –
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $1.74 $2.73
Cash & equivalents – $2.91B $1.72B
Total debt – $598.70M $21.45B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 577.60M 1.29B
Enterprise value $178.45B $36.48B $72.90B

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
MetricABTEWMDLZ
P/E 38.2x 52.1x 22.8x
P/FCF 22.3x 36.5x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 30.4x 17.9x
P/S 3.7x 8.0x 2.0x
P/B – 4.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book – 5.6x 11.1x
EV/EBITDA – 30.2x 17.0x
EV/EBIT – 33.6x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 7.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 34.0x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.3x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 -6.07 -6.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTEWMDLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 14.6% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.3% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.9% -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% -1.4% -3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 5.0% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -75.8% -3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% -75.3% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -8.6% -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 116.4% 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 143.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTEWMDLZ
Gross margin – 77.8% 31.1%
EBITDA margin – 24.8% 14.7%
Operating margin – 22.3% 11.2%
Pretax margin – 21.8% 10.8%
Net margin – 15.4% 8.9%
FCF margin – 22.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 11.2%
Return on equity – 9.5% 13.5%
Return on assets – 7.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% 7.2%
Return on capital employed – 12.0% 9.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTEWMDLZ
Debt / assets – 4.3% 30.1%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets – 22.7% 62.5%
Equity / assets – 77.3% 37.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 4.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 3.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 2.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 12.77 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTEWMDLZ
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.9% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusABTEWMDLZ
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 32.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $2.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +12.7% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $7.24BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -2.6% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTEWMDLZ
Held by institutions 79.2% 90.6% 86.4%
Institutions holding 2,979 1,323 1,901
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +20.4% +3.3%
Institutions buying 1,259 641 850
Institutions selling 1,377 453 756
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.42 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.

ABTEWMDLZ
ABT 1.00 0.32 0.31
EW 0.32 1.00 0.08
MDLZ 0.31 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, EW and MDLZ?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $52.36B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $79.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, EW and MDLZ?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 52.1x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 32.1x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has the highest net margin (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) leads (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +12.4%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -4.9%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.24%. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 24.7%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, EW 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, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 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.