ABT vs JNJ vs TMO Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$113.58 +15.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$196.71B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.22%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$272.33 +6.9% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$655.58B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.94%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 8, Abbott Laboratories 3, Thermo Fisher Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTJNJTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.71B $655.58B $250.84B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 40.8x 35.5x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 25.4x 26.1x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +7.8% +8.3% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 16.2% 14.9% JNJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 17.6% 8.0% JNJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.8x 3.1x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 1.94% 0.27% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% +46.4% +19.3% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +10.8%/yr +1.9%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 21.3% 30.3% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 58/100 JNJ

Percentile Scorecard

ABTJNJTMO

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

AxisABTJNJTMO
Valuation 72 #66 of 229 86 #93 of 634 60 #93 of 229
Growth 23 #170 of 221 43 #350 of 608 37 #140 of 221
Profitability 82 #38 of 210 93 #39 of 557 84 #35 of 210
Financial Health 36 #154 of 240 40 #393 of 654 31 #167 of 240
Shareholder Returns 62 #57 of 147 73 #108 of 403 82 #28 of 147
Overall 55 67 58
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TMO 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

PeriodABTJNJTMOSPY
1 month +15.7%+6.9%+3.1% -5.9%
3 months +5.2%+6.0%+16.7% -4.6%
6 months +30.5%+22.4%+42.7% +0.2%
Year to date -9.3%+31.6%+16.8% +7.5%
1 year -8.8%+46.4%+19.3% +8.2%
3 years +19.6%+79.5%+48.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.1%+21.6%+14.2% +19.0%
5 years -8.7%+66.6%+9.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.8%+10.8%+1.9% +9.4%
10 years +190.6%+136.6%+361.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.3%+9.0%+16.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureABTJNJTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%21.3%30.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%20.2%29.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.100.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.312.180.64 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-23.6%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-2.2%-4.6% -5.9%
52-week high $130.59$278.47$709.29 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$186.00$438.34 $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.

MultipleABTJNJTMO
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.9x 40.8xmedian 17.8x 35.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 8.1x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 17.5x 20.5xmedian 15.7x 24.7xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 26.4x 31.8xmedian 21.0x 33.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 4.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -14.56median 0.88 -1.90median 0.36 4.69median 0.88

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 monthsABTJNJTMO
Revenue $48.23B $99.34B $47.35B
Gross profit $27.46B $67.11B $19.45B
Operating income $6.65B $25.19B $8.47B
Net income $4.70B $16.10B $7.09B
Free cash flow $6.76B $20.59B $7.60B
R&D $3.31B $16.08B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $6.57 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $4.05B $16.91B $5.46B
Total debt $31.16B $44.65B $41.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.45B 371.00M
Enterprise value $171.17B $575.44B $227.48B

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
MetricABTJNJTMO
P/E 41.9x 40.8x 35.5x
P/FCF 29.1x 31.8x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 25.1x 26.9x
P/S 4.1x 6.6x 5.3x
P/B 3.8x 8.0x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 18.8x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 20.5x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 27.1x 33.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 6.9x 6.0x
EV/FCF 33.1x 33.2x 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 26.1x 30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.56 -1.90 4.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTJNJTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 7.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.9% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 7.0% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 5.1% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 7.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.4% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -66.4% -35.9% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -22.5% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.1% -36.4% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -21.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% 8.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 12.4% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 5.1% 24.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 14.5% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTJNJTMO
Gross margin 56.9% 67.6% 41.1%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 33.5% 24.4%
Operating margin 13.8% 25.4% 17.9%
Pretax margin 13.6% 17.9% 16.7%
Net margin 9.7% 16.2% 14.9%
FCF margin 14.0% 20.7% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 26.3% 19.7%
Return on equity 9.1% 19.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 4.3% 8.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 17.6% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 17.5% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTJNJTMO
Debt / assets 28.8% 22.6% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.8x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.3% 58.7% 52.1%
Equity / assets 47.7% 41.3% 47.9%
Interest coverage 6.7x 25.6x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.46 5.52 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTJNJTMO
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.6% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.6% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 92.0% 79.0% 9.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.0% 61.8% 8.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% 3.9% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 1.0% 10.1%

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.

ConsensusABTJNJTMO
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 25.4xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $25.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +5.9% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +7.0% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTJNJTMO
Held by institutions 79.2% 74.7% 90.2%
Institutions holding 2,983 4,698 2,627
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +1.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,261 2,297 1,145
Institutions selling 1,379 1,899 1,145
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.21 1.00

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.

ABTJNJTMO
ABT 1.00 0.30 0.25
JNJ 0.30 1.00 0.09
TMO 0.25 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, JNJ and TMO?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $196.71B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $655.58B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $250.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, JNJ and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 41.9x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.8x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.4x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 9.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 5.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +46.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +19.3%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.8%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.8%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.22%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.94%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.27%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, JNJ and TMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads on 8. 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.