ABT vs MCK vs MDT Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Mckesson and Medtronic 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
1 win
MCK Mckesson Corp
$998.79 +10.6% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$116.45B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.34%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$99.31 +15.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$127.12B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
2.88%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Mckesson 4, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTMCKMDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.81B $116.45B $127.12B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 25.8x 24.3x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 21.2x 17.8x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +8.8% +9.8% MDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 1.1% 13.9% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 107.9% 6.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x 2.0x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 0.34% 2.88% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% +23.1% +9.5% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +34.8%/yr -3.9%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 30.8% 24.9% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 60/100 65/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMCKMDT

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

AxisABTMCKMDT
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 50 #13 of 25 81 #44 of 227
Growth 28 #158 of 220 65 #9 of 24 51 #108 of 220
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 70 #8 of 24 88 #27 of 209
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 48 #14 of 26 50 #121 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 69 #6 of 17 56 #61 of 138
Overall 57 60 65
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDT 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

PeriodABTMCKMDTSPY
1 month +13.1%+10.6%+15.0% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%+21.1%+14.5% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%+23.6%+26.8% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%+21.8%+3.4% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%+23.1%+9.5% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%+120.6%+36.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%+30.2%+11.0% +20.1%
5 years -14.3%+345.4%-18.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+34.8%-3.9% +10.1%
10 years +184.9%+635.3%+22.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%+22.1%+2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTMCKMDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%30.8%24.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%27.4%22.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.270.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.750.38 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-27.2%-43.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-3.0%-5.7% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$1,030.18$105.35 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$725.17$73.75 $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.

MultipleABTMCKMDT
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x 25.8xmedian 24.6x 24.3xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x 16.7xmedian 13.2x 15.1xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x 18.1xmedian 16.5x 20.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x -27.5xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 2.16median 1.39 1.68median 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 monthsABTMCKMDT
Revenue $46.59B $410.98B $37.54B
Gross profit $26.37B $14.96B $24.41B
Operating income $7.35B $6.50B $6.79B
Net income $5.43B $5.30B $5.27B
Free cash flow $7.82B $6.42B $6.13B
R&D $3.16B – $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $38.52 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $5.16B $1.69B
Total debt $32.61B $9.73B $28.15B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 119.20M 1.29B
Enterprise value $161.89B $102.91B $92.99B

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
MetricABTMCKMDT
P/E 35.4x 25.8x 24.3x
P/FCF 24.4x 18.1x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 17.0x 15.8x
P/S 4.1x 0.3x 3.4x
P/B 3.7x -27.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.5x -14.1x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 16.7x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 18.6x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 27.8x 18.9x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 17.7x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 2.16 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMCKMDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 8.8% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 11.2% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.6% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 46.6% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 13.5% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 58.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 10.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 52.8% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 4.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 10.7% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 6.8% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.3% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMCKMDT
Gross margin 56.6% 3.6% 65.0%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 1.8% 25.9%
Operating margin 15.8% 1.6% 18.1%
Pretax margin 16.1% 1.6% 17.6%
Net margin 11.6% 1.1% 13.9%
FCF margin 16.8% 1.6% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 1.7% 21.4%
Return on equity 10.4% – 10.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.2% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 107.9% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 43.4% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 4.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMCKMDT
Debt / assets 29.9% 11.0% 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 1.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 104.8% 45.5%
Equity / assets 47.4% -4.8% 54.5%
Interest coverage 9.6x 23.6x 9.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.35 5.91 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMCKMDT
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 5.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.0% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% 7.4% 69.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% 6.1% 59.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% 11.3% 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 10.0% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusABTMCKMDT
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +11.0% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +1.5% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMCKMDT
Held by institutions 79.2% 89.1% 85.1%
Institutions holding 2,982 2,012 2,127
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 1,260 883 1,015
Institutions selling 1,379 792 914
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.11 1.11

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.

ABTMCKMDT
ABT 1.00 0.35 0.54
MCK 0.35 1.00 0.31
MDT 0.54 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MCK and MDT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Mckesson (MCK) $116.45B, Medtronic (MDT) $127.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MCK and MDT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.8x, Medtronic (MDT) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Mckesson (MCK) 21.2x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Medtronic (MDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Mckesson (MCK) +23.1%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.5%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +34.8%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.34%, Medtronic (MDT) 2.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.8%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, MCK and MDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Medtronic (MDT) leads on 7. 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.