ABT vs ISRG vs MDT Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.69 +0.2% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$180.76B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$452.29 +13.6% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$156.46B
P/E
52.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$95.41 +6.8% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$120.62B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Intuitive Surgical 4, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTISRGMDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.76B $156.46B $120.62B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 52.9x 23.1x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 40.9x 17.1x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +20.5% +9.8% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 25.5% 13.9% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 6.9% MDT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 2.0x MDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% -18.0% +1.3% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +5.8%/yr -5.0%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 34.6% 24.7% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 80/100 66/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ABTISRGMDT

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

AxisABTISRGMDT
Valuation 68 #74 of 228 52 #110 of 228 85 #36 of 228
Growth 27 #162 of 222 80 #46 of 222 50 #111 of 222
Profitability 85 #33 of 210 98 #6 of 210 88 #26 of 210
Financial Health 38 #151 of 241 78 #53 of 241 50 #122 of 241
Shareholder Returns 66 #48 of 138 92 #12 of 138 56 #62 of 138
Overall 57 80 66
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT 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

PeriodABTISRGMDTSPY
1 month +0.2%+13.6%+6.8% -1.0%
3 months +0.6%+34.0%+14.7% +2.9%
6 months +13.8%-6.2%+14.5% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%-20.1%-0.7% +11.4%
1 year -17.9%-18.0%+1.3% +13.1%
3 years +9.4%+63.1%+32.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.0%+17.7%+9.9% +21.5%
5 years -18.2%+32.4%-22.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+5.8%-5.0% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+500.3%+13.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%+19.6%+1.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABTISRGMDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%34.6%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%37.5%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.890.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.520.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-49.9%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-23.7%-9.4% -2.5%
52-week high $130.59$592.85$105.35 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$332.02$73.75 $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.

MultipleABTISRGMDT
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 30.7x 53.4xmedian 30.7x 23.3xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.0x 13.5xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.7x 37.3xmedian 17.7x 14.5xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 23.7x 43.6xmedian 23.7x 19.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 18.30median 0.96 2.08median 0.96 1.61median 0.96

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 monthsABTISRGMDT
Revenue $46.59B $11.58B $37.54B
Gross profit $26.37B $7.78B $24.41B
Operating income $7.35B $3.28B $6.79B
Net income $5.43B $2.97B $5.27B
Free cash flow $7.82B $3.60B $6.13B
R&D $3.16B $1.49B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $8.41 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $2.98B $1.69B
Total debt $32.61B – $113.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 351.60M 1.29B
Enterprise value $151.19B $136.75B $85.87B

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
MetricABTISRGMDT
P/E 33.3x 53.4x 23.3x
P/FCF 22.9x 43.6x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 38.3x 15.2x
P/S 3.9x 13.5x 3.3x
P/B 3.5x 9.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 10.5x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 37.3x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 46.5x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 13.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF 26.4x 42.4x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 37.3x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.30 2.08 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTISRGMDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 20.5% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 19.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 21.9% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 19.5% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 16.6% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 24.8% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 7.5% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 24.4% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 10.8% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 25.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 38.1% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 26.4% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 58.4% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 42.0% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTISRGMDT
Gross margin 56.6% 67.2% 65.0%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 35.3% 25.9%
Operating margin 15.8% 28.4% 18.1%
Pretax margin 16.1% 31.3% 17.6%
Net margin 11.6% 25.5% 13.9%
FCF margin 16.8% 31.1% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 35.3% 21.4%
Return on equity 10.4% 17.3% 10.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 14.8% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 6.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 18.7% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 7.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTISRGMDT
Debt / assets 29.9% – 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 2.0x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 16.7% 45.5%
Equity / assets 47.4% 83.3% 54.5%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 9.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.23 30.96 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTISRGMDT
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.7% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% – 69.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% – 59.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% – 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusABTISRGMDT
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 40.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $11.05FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +23.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% +5.5% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.32BFY2026 $11.45BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% +12.2% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTISRGMDT
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.2% 85.1%
Institutions holding 2,977 2,235 2,124
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +4.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 1,258 1,070 1,013
Institutions selling 1,376 877 913
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.22 1.11

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.

ABTISRGMDT
ABT 1.00 0.32 0.54
ISRG 0.32 1.00 0.44
MDT 0.54 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, ISRG and MDT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $180.76B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $156.46B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, ISRG and MDT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.3x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.9x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.9x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Medtronic (MDT) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.0%, Medtronic (MDT) +1.3%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.8%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 0.00%, Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, ISRG and MDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Medtronic (MDT) leads on 7. 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.