ABT vs MDLZ vs EW Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Mondelez International and Edwards Lifesciences Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$115.57 +15.4% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$199.98B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.18%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc.
$67.38 +15.2% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.29B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.90B
Div. yield
3.00%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$99.26 +13.8% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.67B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mondelez International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mondelez International 5, Edwards Lifesciences 5, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTMDLZEWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.98B $85.29B $57.13B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 21.1x 56.0x MDLZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 23.2x 35.1x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +6.0% +13.4% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 10.2% 15.3% EW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 8.6% 8.7% EW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.9x -2.5x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% 3.00% — MDLZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% +20.1% +18.0% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +1.6%/yr -3.5%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 24.3% 25.3% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 57/100 77/100 EW

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMDLZEW

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

AxisABTMDLZEW
Valuation 68 #74 of 229 39 #28 of 45 64 #84 of 229
Growth 29 #158 of 221 71 #13 of 42 56 #99 of 221
Profitability 84 #34 of 209 90 #5 of 40 94 #13 of 209
Financial Health 36 #153 of 240 44 #27 of 47 89 #28 of 240
Shareholder Returns 66 #50 of 146 42 #19 of 32 83 #26 of 146
Overall 57 57 77
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • EW ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABTMDLZEWSPY
1 month +15.4%+15.2%+13.8% -1.0%
3 months +9.4%+7.6%+11.6% -0.4%
6 months +33.9%+8.9%+19.3% +4.5%
Year to date -7.8%+25.2%+16.4% +12.4%
1 year -8.1%+20.1%+18.0% +13.6%
3 years +20.6%-2.1%+48.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.4%-0.7%+14.0% +20.8%
5 years -7.1%+8.2%-16.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%+1.6%-3.5% +10.4%
10 years +195.7%+58.1%+232.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.5%+4.7%+12.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABTMDLZEWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%24.3%25.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.2%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.310.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.830.71 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-34.3%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%0.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $130.59$67.38$99.26 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$51.51$75.87 $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.

MultipleABTMDLZEW
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 28.5x 21.1xmedian 19.6x 56.0xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 0.8x 8.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 18.5x 15.4xmedian 12.6x 32.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 26.7x 23.5xmedian 14.7x 40.1xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 20.39median 0.93 -12.57median 0.62 -6.21median 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 monthsABTMDLZEW
Revenue $46.59B $39.90B $6.67B
Gross profit $26.37B $13.67B $5.21B
Operating income $7.35B $5.46B $1.44B
Net income $5.43B $4.09B $1.02B
Free cash flow $7.82B $3.64B $1.42B
R&D $3.16B – $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $3.19 $1.77
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $1.63B $3.11B
Total debt $32.61B $21.74B $598.80M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.28B 577.60M
Enterprise value $171.06B $78.35B $40.44B

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
MetricABTMDLZEW
P/E 37.1x 21.1x 56.0x
P/FCF 25.6x 23.5x 40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 17.0x 33.3x
P/S 4.3x 2.1x 8.6x
P/B 3.9x 3.2x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 11.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 15.4x 32.9x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 19.3x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 2.6x 8.0x
EV/FCF 29.0x 29.0x 37.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 21.1x 30.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 20.39 -12.57 -6.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZEW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 6.0% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 4.1% 16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 16.9% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 0.7% 13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 29.9% 1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 2.0% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 15.5% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -3.9% -10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 16.9% -24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -1.7% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 39.9% 68.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 3.3% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 59.7% 77.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 1.5% 20.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMDLZEW
Gross margin 56.6% 34.3% 78.0%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 17.2% 24.2%
Operating margin 15.8% 13.7% 21.6%
Pretax margin 16.1% 13.3% 21.5%
Net margin 11.6% 10.2% 15.3%
FCF margin 16.8% 9.1% 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 12.5% 25.7%
Return on equity 10.4% 15.3% 9.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 5.7% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 8.6% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 11.1% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.4% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMDLZEW
Debt / assets 29.9% 30.3% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.9x -2.5x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 6.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 62.9% 22.5%
Equity / assets 47.4% 37.1% 77.5%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 3.45 2.54 13.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMDLZEW
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.6% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 4.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –

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.

ConsensusABTMDLZEW
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +20.6% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026 $7.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -9.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMDLZEW
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.4% 90.6%
Institutions holding 2,983 1,907 1,326
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.3% +20.4%
Institutions buying 1,261 853 642
Institutions selling 1,379 757 455
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.13 1.41

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.

ABTMDLZEW
ABT 1.00 0.35 0.34
MDLZ 0.35 1.00 0.09
EW 0.34 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MDLZ and EW?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $199.98B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $85.29B, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $57.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MDLZ and EW?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 37.1x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.1x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 56.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.3x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 23.2x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 35.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.0%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 10.2%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.6%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.1%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +20.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +18.0%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.5%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.6%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.18%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 3.00%. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.3%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, MDLZ and EW?

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 5. 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.