ABT vs ISRG vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Intuitive Surgical and Solventum 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
2 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$436.87 +11.5% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$151.42B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$84.74 -3.6% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.42B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 5, Intuitive Surgical 4, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTISRGSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.81B $151.42B $14.42B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 51.6x 10.2x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 38.1x 12.4x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +20.5% -0.9% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 25.5% 17.3% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 1.8x SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% -18.2% +22.7% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +3.9%/yr — ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 34.8% 30.6% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 79/100 66/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ABTISRGSOLV

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

AxisABTISRGSOLV
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 50 #113 of 227 78 #51 of 227
Growth 28 #158 of 220 79 #47 of 220 56 #98 of 220
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 97 #7 of 209 84 #34 of 209
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 78 #54 of 240 20 #192 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 92 #12 of 138 91 #14 of 138
Overall 57 79 66
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG 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

PeriodABTISRGSOLVSPY
1 month +13.1%+11.5%-3.6% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%+16.4%-3.7% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%-3.4%+25.7% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%-22.9%+6.9% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%-18.2%+22.7% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%+56.9%— +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%+16.2%— +20.1%
5 years -14.3%+20.9%— +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+3.9%— +10.1%
10 years +184.9%+489.9%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%+19.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTISRGSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%34.8%30.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%37.8%29.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.900.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.520.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-49.9%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-26.3%-8.3% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$592.85$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$332.02$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.

MultipleABTISRGSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x 51.6xmedian 28.4x 10.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 13.1xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x 36.0xmedian 18.0x 7.4xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x 42.1xmedian 25.0x -122.2xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 2.01median 0.93 —median 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 monthsABTISRGSOLV
Revenue $46.59B $11.58B $8.31B
Gross profit $26.37B $7.78B $4.55B
Operating income $7.35B $3.28B $2.08B
Net income $5.43B $2.97B $1.43B
Free cash flow $7.82B $3.60B -$118.00M
R&D $3.16B $1.49B $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $8.41 $8.27
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $2.98B $403.00M
Total debt $32.61B – $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 351.60M 173.30M
Enterprise value $161.89B $131.84B $10.93B

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
MetricABTISRGSOLV
P/E 35.4x 51.6x 10.2x
P/FCF 24.4x 42.1x -122.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 37.0x 69.0x
P/S 4.1x 13.1x 1.7x
P/B 3.7x 9.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 10.2x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 36.0x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 44.9x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 12.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF 27.8x 41.0x -161.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 36.0x 91.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 2.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTISRGSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 20.5% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 19.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 21.9% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 19.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 16.6% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 24.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 7.5% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 24.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 10.8% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 25.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 38.1% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 26.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 58.4% -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 42.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTISRGSOLV
Gross margin 56.6% 67.2% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 35.3% 31.1%
Operating margin 15.8% 28.4% 25.0%
Pretax margin 16.1% 31.3% 20.4%
Net margin 11.6% 25.5% 17.3%
FCF margin 16.8% 31.1% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 35.3% 2.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 17.3% 29.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 14.8% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 17.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 18.7% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 7.2% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTISRGSOLV
Debt / assets 29.9% – 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – -43.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 16.7% 66.3%
Equity / assets 47.4% 83.3% 33.7%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.35 29.97 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTISRGSOLV
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.8% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.8% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusABTISRGSOLV
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 38.1xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +4.5% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +11.3% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTISRGSOLV
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.2% 73.9%
Institutions holding 2,982 2,238 880
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +4.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 1,260 1,072 371
Institutions selling 1,379 878 284
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.22 1.31

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.

ABTISRGSOLV
ABT 1.00 0.32 0.36
ISRG 0.32 1.00 0.32
SOLV 0.36 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, ISRG and SOLV?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $151.42B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, ISRG and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 51.6x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.1x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.4x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.2%, Solventum (SOLV) +22.7%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, ISRG 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 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.