ABT vs LMAT vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Lemaitre Vascular and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.53B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$83.79 +2.8% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.56 -9.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.13B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lemaitre Vascular leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lemaitre Vascular 4, Abbott Laboratories 3, Dexcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTLMATDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $179.53B $1.91B $30.13B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 29.1x 30.1x LMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 28.4x 27.8x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +11.8% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.0% 20.1% LMAT
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 -18.9% -7.0% +11.2% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +8.3%/yr -11.2%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 46.1% 40.7% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 83/100 77/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTLMATDXCM

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

AxisABTLMATDXCM
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 74 #59 of 227 71 #67 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 89 #25 of 219 97 #8 of 219
Profitability – 96 #9 of 206 100 #1 of 206
Financial Health – 90 #25 of 238 33 #159 of 238
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 64 #49 of 134 87 #19 of 134
Overall 60 83 77
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodABTLMATDXCMSPY
1 month +1.8%+2.8%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-18.1%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%-25.5%+32.4% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%+3.3%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-7.0%+11.2% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%+76.8%-12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+20.9%-4.2% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%+49.0%-44.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+8.3%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+296.9%+316.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+14.8%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTLMATDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%46.1%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%52.9%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.430.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.150.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-33.5%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-28.6%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$117.39$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$78.80$54.84 $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.

MultipleABTLMATDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 29.2xmedian 29.6x 30.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x 19.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 22.3x 21.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 11.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 0.87median 1.04 0.66median 1.04

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 monthsABTLMATDXCM
Revenue $48.23B $262.43M $4.97B
Gross profit – $191.31M $3.10B
Operating income $6.65B $77.32M $1.14B
Net income – $65.67M $999.70M
Free cash flow – $73.83M $1.41B
R&D $3.31B $15.41M $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.68 $2.56
Cash & equivalents – $26.63M $1.11B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 24.53M 390.10M
Enterprise value $179.53B $462.77M $20.45B

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
MetricABTLMATDXCM
P/E 38.2x 29.2x 30.0x
P/FCF 22.3x 26.0x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.1x 17.0x
P/S 3.7x 7.3x 6.0x
P/B – 4.6x 11.3x
P/Tangible book – 4.9x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 19.7x
EV/EBIT – 19.9x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 5.9x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 20.9x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 0.87 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 11.8% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 14.0% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.0% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 41.2% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 36.4% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 39.4% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.6% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 30.1% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 33.6% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.2% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.1% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATDXCM
Gross margin – 72.9% 62.5%
EBITDA margin – 33.8% 28.2%
Operating margin – 29.5% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 32.3% 25.8%
Net margin – 25.0% 20.1%
FCF margin – 28.1% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.6% 35.2%
Return on equity – 15.9% 35.8%
Return on assets – 10.3% 15.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 12.8% 27.2%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTLMATDXCM
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 34.4% 59.4%
Equity / assets – 65.6% 40.6%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio – 16.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 13.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 12.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 7.34 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTLMATDXCM
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusABTLMATDXCM
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +12.9% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $266.90MFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +19.4% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTLMATDXCM
Held by institutions 79.2% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,979 327 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.8% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,259 172 519
Institutions selling 1,377 98 344
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.76 1.51

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.

ABTLMATDXCM
ABT 1.00 0.26 0.29
LMAT 0.26 1.00 0.28
DXCM 0.29 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, LMAT and DXCM?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $179.53B, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.91B, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, LMAT and DXCM?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.1x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.4x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) has the highest net margin (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -7.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +8.3%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/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%, Dexcom (DXCM) 0.00%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.