ABT vs MDLZ vs BSX Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Mondelez International and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.45B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.44%
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$45.08 +2.6% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTMDLZBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.45B $79.58B $65.33B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 22.8x 18.0x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 21.4x 14.4x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +6.9% +13.5% BSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.9% 17.5% BSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.2% 10.5% BSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x 2.2x BSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% 3.24% — MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +1.1% -56.0% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +0.5%/yr +0.8%/yr BSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 24.1% 39.9% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 46/100 69/100 BSX

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMDLZBSX

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

AxisABTMDLZBSX
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 35 #29 of 44 89 #26 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 51 #20 of 40 86 #32 of 219
Profitability – 81 #8 of 38 91 #19 of 206
Financial Health – 44 #26 of 46 42 #138 of 238
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 21 #24 of 30 39 #82 of 134
Overall 60 46 69
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • 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

PeriodABTMDLZBSXSPY
1 month +1.8%+3.5%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-0.2%-2.3% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%+6.5%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%+15.8%-52.7% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%+1.1%-56.0% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%-4.1%-9.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%-1.4%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%+2.3%+4.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+0.5%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+42.0%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+3.6%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTMDLZBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.1%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.8%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-0.290.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.05-1.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-34.3%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-4.4%-57.1% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$65.19$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$51.51$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.

MultipleABTMDLZBSX
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 22.8xmedian 22.3x 18.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 17.0xmedian 12.3x 13.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 13.8x 18.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 -6.94median 0.57 0.29median 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 monthsABTMDLZBSX
Revenue $48.23B $39.68B $21.00B
Gross profit – $12.36B $14.68B
Operating income $6.65B $4.45B $4.15B
Net income – $3.53B $3.67B
Free cash flow – $3.06B $3.63B
R&D $3.31B – $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.73 $2.49
Cash & equivalents – $1.72B $539.00M
Total debt – $21.45B $12.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.29B 1.47B
Enterprise value $178.45B $72.90B $60.34B

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
MetricABTMDLZBSX
P/E 38.2x 22.8x 18.0x
P/FCF 22.3x 26.0x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.9x 14.4x
P/S 3.7x 2.0x 3.1x
P/B – 3.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book – 11.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x 13.9x
EV/EBIT – 22.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF – 32.4x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.4x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 -6.94 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.9% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.1% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.3% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% -3.6% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 0.1% 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.4% 46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% -2.5% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -3.3% 61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.5% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZBSX
Gross margin – 31.1% 69.9%
EBITDA margin – 14.7% 26.5%
Operating margin – 11.2% 19.8%
Pretax margin – 10.8% 18.4%
Net margin – 8.9% 17.5%
FCF margin – 7.7% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 21.6%
Return on equity – 13.5% 14.3%
Return on assets – 5.0% 8.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.2% 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 10.8%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMDLZBSX
Debt / assets – 30.1% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 7.0x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets – 62.5% 44.3%
Equity / assets – 37.5% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – 11.4x
Current ratio – 0.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.42 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMDLZBSX
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.4% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusABTMDLZBSX
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +20.6% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -9.9% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMDLZBSX
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.4% 90.5%
Institutions holding 2,979 1,901 1,481
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.3% -0.7%
Institutions buying 1,259 850 738
Institutions selling 1,377 756 610
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.12 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.

ABTMDLZBSX
ABT 1.00 0.31 0.37
MDLZ 0.31 1.00 0.15
BSX 0.37 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MDLZ and BSX?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $79.58B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $65.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MDLZ and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.8x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.4x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Scientific (BSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Scientific (BSX) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Boston Scientific (BSX) leads (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -56.0%. Over five years, Boston Scientific (BSX) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +0.5%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.24%. Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, MDLZ 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, Boston Scientific (BSX) 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.