ABT vs MDLZ vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Mondelez International and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$102.67 +1.7% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$177.66B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.45%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.62 -9.3% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTMDLZDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.66B $78.97B $29.67B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 22.6x 30.1x MDLZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 21.3x 27.8x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +6.9% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.9% 20.1% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 3.26% — MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +2.8% +13.6% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr +0.4%/yr -12.8%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 23.9% 40.7% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 77/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMDLZDXCM

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

AxisABTMDLZDXCM
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 36 #29 of 45 71 #67 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 61 #17 of 42 97 #8 of 219
Profitability – 82 #8 of 40 100 #1 of 205
Financial Health – 44 #27 of 47 33 #159 of 237
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 135 20 #25 of 31 87 #19 of 135
Overall 60 49 77
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • 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

PeriodABTMDLZDXCMSPY
1 month +1.7%+2.8%-9.3% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-4.8%+4.6% +5.9%
6 months +12.4%+1.4%+36.6% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+14.9%+18.5% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%+2.8%+13.6% +12.4%
3 years +10.6%-4.8%-11.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.4%-1.6%-4.2% +23.5%
5 years -20.3%+1.9%-49.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.4%+0.4%-12.8% +11.0%
10 years +159.7%+36.9%+310.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%+3.2%+15.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABTMDLZDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%23.9%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.5%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-0.280.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.120.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-34.3%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-5.1%-14.9% -0.9%
52-week high $130.59$65.19$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$51.51$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.

MultipleABTMDLZDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.8x 22.6xmedian 22.2x 30.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 6.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 16.9xmedian 12.2x 19.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 25.7x 25.8xmedian 13.4x 21.1xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 11.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -12.79median 1.03 -6.88median 0.56 0.66median 1.03

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 monthsABTMDLZDXCM
Revenue $48.23B $39.68B $4.97B
Gross profit – $12.36B $3.10B
Operating income $6.65B $4.45B $1.14B
Net income – $3.53B $999.70M
Free cash flow – $3.06B $1.41B
R&D $3.31B – $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $2.73 $2.56
Cash & equivalents – $1.72B $1.11B
Total debt – $21.45B –
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.29B 390.10M
Enterprise value $177.66B $72.29B $19.99B

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
MetricABTMDLZDXCM
P/E 38.0x 22.6x 30.1x
P/FCF 22.3x 25.8x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.8x 17.0x
P/S 3.7x 2.0x 6.0x
P/B – 3.0x 11.3x
P/Tangible book – 11.0x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA – 16.9x 19.8x
EV/EBIT – 22.2x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.5x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 32.2x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.2x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.79 -6.88 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.9% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.1% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.3% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% -3.6% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 0.1% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.4% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% -2.5% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -3.3% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.5% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.6% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZDXCM
Gross margin – 31.1% 62.5%
EBITDA margin – 14.7% 28.2%
Operating margin – 11.2% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 10.8% 25.8%
Net margin – 8.9% 20.1%
FCF margin – 7.7% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 35.2%
Return on equity – 13.5% 35.8%
Return on assets – 5.0% 15.3%
Return on invested capital – 7.2% –
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 27.2%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMDLZDXCM
Debt / assets – 30.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 62.5% 59.4%
Equity / assets – 37.5% 40.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMDLZDXCM
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.5% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusABTMDLZDXCM
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +20.6% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -9.9% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMDLZDXCM
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,980 1,902 975
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.3% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,260 851 520
Institutions selling 1,377 756 344
Buyers to sellers 0.92 1.13 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.

ABTMDLZDXCM
ABT 1.00 0.31 0.28
MDLZ 0.31 1.00 0.07
DXCM 0.28 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MDLZ and DXCM?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $177.66B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $78.97B, Dexcom (DXCM) $29.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MDLZ and DXCM?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.0x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.6x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.3x, 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%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +2.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.6%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +0.4%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.45%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.26%. Dexcom (DXCM) 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) 23.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, MDLZ 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, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 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.