ABT vs LMAT vs BSX Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Lemaitre Vascular and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$104.57 +3.6% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$184.72B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$85.27 +2.9% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$42.68 -2.8% 1M -57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.64B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTLMATBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.72B $1.85B $61.64B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 28.1x 17.6x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 28.9x 13.7x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +11.8% +8.9% LMAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.0% -4.1% -57.4% LMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +10.4%/yr -0.2%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 46.2% 40.3% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 82/100 — LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTLMATBSX

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

AxisABTLMATBSX
Valuation 73 #63 of 227 74 #60 of 227 86 #32 of 227
Growth 18 #178 of 218 89 #26 of 218 71 #64 of 218
Profitability – 96 #9 of 202 –
Financial Health – 89 #26 of 233 –
Shareholder Returns 89 #15 of 130 64 #48 of 130 –
Overall 60 82 –
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX 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

PeriodABTLMATBSXSPY
1 month +3.6%+2.9%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -1.0%-16.6%-7.2% +3.7%
6 months +15.2%-22.3%-25.9% +7.1%
Year to date -16.5%+5.1%-55.2% +12.8%
1 year -16.0%-4.1%-57.4% +11.9%
3 years +12.4%+78.0%-14.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.0%+21.2%-5.2% +22.8%
5 years -18.9%+63.9%-1.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%+10.4%-0.2% +10.9%
10 years +164.5%+295.1%+93.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+14.7%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTLMATBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.2%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%53.2%47.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.420.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.09-1.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-33.5%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-27.4%-59.3% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$117.39$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$78.80$41.57 $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.

MultipleABTLMATBSX
P/E now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 28.7x 29.7xmedian 28.7x 17.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 7.4xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 17.7xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 26.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x 17.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -13.03median 0.99 0.88median 0.99 0.41median 0.99

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 monthsABTLMATBSX
Revenue $48.23B $262.43M $21.07B
Gross profit – $191.31M $14.57B
Operating income $6.65B $77.32M $3.93B
Net income – $65.67M –
Free cash flow – $73.83M –
R&D $3.31B $15.41M $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.68 $2.37
Cash & equivalents – $26.63M –
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 24.53M 1.47B
Enterprise value $184.72B $402.19M $61.64B

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
MetricABTLMATBSX
P/E 38.7x 29.7x 17.9x
P/FCF 22.3x 26.4x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.5x –
P/S 3.8x 7.4x 2.9x
P/B – 4.6x –
P/Tangible book – 5.0x –
EV/EBITDA – 17.7x –
EV/EBIT – 20.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 6.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.03 0.88 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 11.8% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 14.0% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.0% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 41.2% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 36.4% 22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 39.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 30.1% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 33.6% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATBSX
Gross margin – 72.9% –
EBITDA margin – 33.8% –
Operating margin – 29.5% –
Pretax margin – 32.3% –
Net margin – 25.0% –
FCF margin – 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 31.6% –
Return on equity – 15.9% –
Return on assets – 10.3% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 12.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTLMATBSX
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 34.4% –
Equity / assets – 65.6% –
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio – 16.3x –
Quick ratio – 13.8x –
Cash ratio – 12.6x –
Altman Z-score – 7.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTLMATBSX
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% –

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.

ConsensusABTLMATBSX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 28.9xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +12.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $266.90MFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +19.4% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTLMATBSX
Held by institutions 79.2% 99.3% 90.5%
Institutions holding 2,981 327 1,482
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.8% -0.7%
Institutions buying 1,260 172 739
Institutions selling 1,378 98 610
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.76 1.21

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.

ABTLMATBSX
ABT 1.00 0.26 0.37
LMAT 0.26 1.00 0.27
BSX 0.37 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, LMAT and BSX?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $184.72B, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.85B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $61.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, LMAT and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 39.3x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.1x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.4x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.9x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -16.0%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -4.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -57.4%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.1%/yr, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +10.4%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 0.01%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 0.00%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.5%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.2%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, LMAT and BSX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) leads on 4. 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.