ABT vs MDT vs PEP Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic and Pepsico 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
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.04%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.93B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.35%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTMDTPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.45B $120.23B $181.93B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 23.0x 16.7x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 16.9x 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +9.8% +6.4% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.9% 11.1% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x 2.2x MDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% 3.04% 4.35% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -0.2% -12.5% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -5.0%/yr -3.8%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 24.7% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 65/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMDTPEP

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

AxisABTMDTPEP
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 85 #36 of 227 62 #15 of 38
Growth 17 #181 of 219 51 #107 of 219 59 #14 of 33
Profitability – 86 #29 of 206 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health – 50 #120 of 238 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 59 #56 of 134 77 #6 of 23
Overall 60 66 65
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABTMDTPEPSPY
1 month +1.8%+6.0%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%+8.1%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%+14.7%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%-2.2%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-0.2%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%+35.3%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+10.6%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%-22.5%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-5.0%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+15.8%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+1.5%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTMDTPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.7%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.0%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.11-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.01-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-43.6%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-10.8%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$105.35$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$73.75$123.73 $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.

MultipleABTMDTPEP
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 23.0xmedian 29.6x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 14.4xmedian 17.4x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 19.6xmedian 22.3x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 1.59median 1.04 1.68median 2.07

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 monthsABTMDTPEP
Revenue $48.23B $37.54B $98.24B
Gross profit – $24.41B $53.22B
Operating income $6.65B $6.79B $15.05B
Net income – $5.27B $10.97B
Free cash flow – $6.13B $10.47B
R&D $3.31B $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $4.07 $7.97
Cash & equivalents – $1.69B $10.68B
Total debt – $113.29B $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.29B 1.37B
Enterprise value $178.45B $86.10B $139.88B

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
MetricABTMDTPEP
P/E 38.2x 23.0x 16.7x
P/FCF 22.3x 19.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 12.5x
P/S 3.7x 3.2x 1.9x
P/B – 2.4x 8.1x
P/Tangible book – 3.0x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.4x 11.9x
EV/EBIT – 20.6x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 22.8x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 1.59 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMDTPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 9.8% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 6.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.3% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 10.9% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.4% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 12.4% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 12.4% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 14.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.4% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.6% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMDTPEP
Gross margin – 65.0% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% 19.1%
Operating margin – 18.1% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 17.6% 14.0%
Net margin – 13.9% 11.1%
FCF margin – 16.3% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.4% 14.8%
Return on equity – 10.4% 49.0%
Return on assets – 5.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.3% 19.4%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMDTPEP
Debt / assets – 30.2% 46.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets – 45.5% 79.9%
Equity / assets – 54.5% 20.1%
Interest coverage – 9.4x 13.6x
Current ratio – 2.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.00 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMDTPEP
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.2% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 69.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusABTMDTPEP
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +7.2% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -4.7% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMDTPEP
Held by institutions 79.2% 85.1% 79.1%
Institutions holding 2,979 2,124 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.2% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,259 1,013 1,501
Institutions selling 1,377 913 1,515
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.11 0.99

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.

ABTMDTPEP
ABT 1.00 0.53 0.32
MDT 0.53 1.00 0.42
PEP 0.32 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MDT and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B, Pepsico (PEP) $181.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MDT and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Medtronic (MDT) 3.04%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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