ABT vs EW vs RMD Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Edwards Lifesciences and Resmed Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (ZBH) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$115.57 +15.4% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$199.98B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.18%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$99.26 +13.8% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.67B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$240.48 +7.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.82B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTEWRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.98B $57.13B $33.82B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 56.0x 21.6x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 35.1x 18.7x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +13.4% +9.0% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 15.3% 27.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 8.7% 22.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -2.5x -0.3x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% — 1.02% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% +18.0% -2.4% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr -3.5%/yr -1.6%/yr ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 25.3% 31.1% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 77/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ABTEWRMD

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

AxisABTEWRMD
Valuation 68 #74 of 229 64 #84 of 229 74 #60 of 229
Growth 29 #158 of 221 56 #99 of 221 58 #94 of 221
Profitability 84 #34 of 209 94 #13 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 36 #153 of 240 89 #28 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #50 of 146 83 #26 of 146 89 #17 of 146
Overall 57 77 80
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • EW ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodABTEWRMDSPY
1 month +15.4%+13.8%+7.9% -1.0%
3 months +9.4%+11.6%+7.3% -0.4%
6 months +33.9%+19.3%+14.7% +4.5%
Year to date -7.8%+16.4%-0.2% +12.4%
1 year -8.1%+18.0%-2.4% +13.6%
3 years +20.6%+48.0%+57.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.4%+14.0%+16.3% +20.8%
5 years -7.1%-16.3%-7.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%-3.5%-1.6% +10.4%
10 years +195.7%+232.2%+318.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.5%+12.8%+15.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABTEWRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%25.3%31.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%24.7%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.650.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.71-0.08 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-54.3%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%0.0%-12.9% -1.6%
52-week high $130.59$99.26$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$75.87$182.82 $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.

MultipleABTEWRMD
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 28.5x 56.0xmedian 28.5x 21.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 18.5x 32.9xmedian 18.5x 15.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 26.7x 40.1xmedian 26.7x 21.0xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 20.39median 0.93 -6.21median 0.93 0.99median 0.93

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 monthsABTEWRMD
Revenue $46.59B $6.67B $5.73B
Gross profit $26.37B $5.21B $3.50B
Operating income $7.35B $1.44B $1.89B
Net income $5.43B $1.02B $1.59B
Free cash flow $7.82B $1.42B $1.61B
R&D $3.16B $1.09B $393.82M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $1.77 $11.11
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $3.11B $1.01B
Total debt $32.61B $598.80M $409.60M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 577.60M 143.41M
Enterprise value $171.06B $40.44B $28.26B

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
MetricABTEWRMD
P/E 37.1x 56.0x 21.6x
P/FCF 25.6x 40.1x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 33.3x 19.1x
P/S 4.3x 8.6x 5.9x
P/B 3.9x 5.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 5.8x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 32.9x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 36.8x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 8.0x 5.8x
EV/FCF 29.0x 37.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 30.9x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 20.39 -6.21 0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTEWRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.4% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 16.9% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 13.2% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 13.7% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 1.1% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 5.8% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% -25.2% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -10.6% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -24.3% 13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -9.0% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 68.9% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 18.1% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 77.1% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 20.8% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTEWRMD
Gross margin 56.6% 78.0% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 24.2% 36.4%
Operating margin 15.8% 21.6% 33.0%
Pretax margin 16.1% 21.5% 35.1%
Net margin 11.6% 15.3% 27.8%
FCF margin 16.8% 21.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 25.7% 30.9%
Return on equity 10.4% 9.4% 25.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 7.2% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 8.7% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 11.6% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTEWRMD
Debt / assets 29.9% 4.2% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -2.5x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 22.5% 27.6%
Equity / assets 47.4% 77.5% 72.4%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 81.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 4.6x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.45 13.56 12.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTEWRMD
Dividend yield 2.2% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.0% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 1.0% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusABTEWRMD
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 35.1xFY2026 18.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +12.7% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $7.24BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -2.6% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTEWRMD
Held by institutions 79.2% 90.6% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,983 1,326 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +20.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,261 642 405
Institutions selling 1,379 455 359
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.41 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.

ABTEWRMD
ABT 1.00 0.34 0.40
EW 0.34 1.00 0.35
RMD 0.40 0.35 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, EW and RMD?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $199.98B, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $57.13B, Resmed (RMD) $33.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, EW and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 37.1x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 56.0x, Resmed (RMD) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.3x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 35.1x, Resmed (RMD) 18.7x). 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) +8.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +13.4%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.3%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 8.7%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +18.0%, Resmed (RMD) -2.4%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.5%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -3.5%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.18%, Resmed (RMD) 1.02%. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 25.3%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, EW and RMD?

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