ABT vs LMAT vs RMD Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Lemaitre Vascular and Resmed 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
3 wins
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$81.26 +2.9% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
1.17%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.59B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
1.06%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 6, Abbott Laboratories 3, Lemaitre Vascular 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTLMATRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.81B $1.86B $33.59B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 28.3x 22.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 27.5x 18.1x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +11.8% +9.9% LMAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 25.0% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 1.17% 1.06% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% -6.2% -5.7% RMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +9.1%/yr -2.8%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 46.5% 30.5% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 83/100 80/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTLMATRMD

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

AxisABTLMATRMD
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 74 #61 of 227 75 #58 of 227
Growth 28 #158 of 220 90 #24 of 220 64 #79 of 220
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 96 #10 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 90 #25 of 240 76 #58 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 69 #44 of 138 85 #22 of 138
Overall 57 83 80
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodABTLMATRMDSPY
1 month +13.1%+2.9%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%-21.6%+8.2% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%-27.1%+11.2% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%+0.2%-3.3% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%-6.2%-5.7% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%+67.6%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%+18.8%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -14.3%+54.5%-13.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+9.1%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years +184.9%+296.6%+304.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%+14.8%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTLMATRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%46.5%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%53.9%33.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.480.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.13-0.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-33.5%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-30.8%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$117.39$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$78.80$182.82 $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.

MultipleABTLMATRMD
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x 28.3xmedian 28.4x 22.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 7.1xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x 16.7xmedian 18.0x 15.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x 25.2xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 0.84median 0.93 1.13median 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 monthsABTLMATRMD
Revenue $46.59B $262.43M $5.65B
Gross profit $26.37B $191.31M $3.45B
Operating income $7.35B $77.32M $1.89B
Net income $5.43B $65.67M $1.52B
Free cash flow $7.82B $73.83M $1.65B
R&D $3.16B $15.41M $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $2.68 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $26.63M $1.47B
Total debt $32.61B – $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 24.53M 146.05M
Enterprise value $161.89B $412.36M $27.66B

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
MetricABTLMATRMD
P/E 35.4x 28.3x 22.2x
P/FCF 24.4x 25.2x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 22.4x 18.6x
P/S 4.1x 7.1x 5.9x
P/B 3.7x 4.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 4.8x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 16.7x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 19.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.6x 5.8x
EV/FCF 27.8x 20.1x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 17.9x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 0.84 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 11.8% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 14.0% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 18.0% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 18.8% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 41.2% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 36.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 39.4% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 37.6% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 30.1% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 33.6% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 41.2% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 48.0% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 41.1% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 57.4% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTLMATRMD
Gross margin 56.6% 72.9% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 33.8% 36.9%
Operating margin 15.8% 29.5% 33.4%
Pretax margin 16.1% 32.3% 34.0%
Net margin 11.6% 25.0% 26.9%
FCF margin 16.8% 28.1% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 31.6% 31.9%
Return on equity 10.4% 15.9% 23.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 10.3% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 20.8%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 12.8% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 3.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTLMATRMD
Debt / assets 29.9% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 34.4% 26.6%
Equity / assets 47.4% 65.6% 73.4%
Interest coverage 9.6x 14.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 16.3x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 13.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 12.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.35 7.18 11.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTLMATRMD
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -0.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% 31.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% 27.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% 26.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 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.

ConsensusABTLMATRMD
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +12.9% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $266.90MFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +19.4% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTLMATRMD
Held by institutions 79.2% 99.3% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,982 327 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,260 172 405
Institutions selling 1,379 98 359
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.76 1.13

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.

ABTLMATRMD
ABT 1.00 0.25 0.38
LMAT 0.25 1.00 0.29
RMD 0.38 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, LMAT and RMD?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.86B, Resmed (RMD) $33.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, LMAT and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.3x, Resmed (RMD) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 27.5x, Resmed (RMD) 18.1x). 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) +8.1%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Resmed (RMD) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -6.2%, Resmed (RMD) -5.7%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +9.1%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 1.17%, Resmed (RMD) 1.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.5%, Resmed (RMD) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Resmed (RMD) leads on 6. 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.