ABT vs MDT vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic and Solventum Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$104.88 +3.5% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$181.48B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.40%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.32B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.87 -4.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.61B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 6, Abbott Laboratories 3, Medtronic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTMDTSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.48B $121.32B $14.61B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x 23.2x 10.3x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 17.0x 12.6x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +9.8% -0.9% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.9% 17.3% SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x 1.8x SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.40% 3.02% — MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% +1.2% +20.2% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -5.0%/yr — ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 24.8% 29.9% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 66/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMDTSOLV

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

AxisABTMDTSOLV
Valuation 74 #61 of 228 84 #37 of 228 79 #49 of 228
Growth 17 #183 of 221 50 #111 of 221 54 #102 of 221
Profitability – 87 #28 of 208 85 #33 of 208
Financial Health – 49 #123 of 239 20 #192 of 239
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 137 58 #58 of 137 90 #14 of 137
Overall 60 66 66
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodABTMDTSOLVSPY
1 month +3.5%+6.9%-4.1% -0.8%
3 months +0.3%+12.6%+6.7% +3.5%
6 months +13.0%+14.3%+23.1% +7.0%
Year to date -16.3%-1.3%+8.4% +12.2%
1 year -17.3%+1.2%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years +13.0%+36.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.1%+10.9%— +23.1%
5 years -17.9%-22.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.9%-5.0%— +11.0%
10 years +162.5%+16.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+1.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTMDTSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.8%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.0%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.110.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.050.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-43.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-10.0%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $130.59$105.35$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$73.75$62.49 $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.

MultipleABTMDTSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 30.6x 23.2xmedian 30.6x 10.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 14.5xmedian 17.5x 7.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 23.3x 19.8xmedian 23.3x -123.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -13.07median 0.87 1.60median 0.87 —median 0.87

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 monthsABTMDTSOLV
Revenue $48.23B $37.54B $8.31B
Gross profit – $24.41B $4.55B
Operating income $6.65B $6.79B $2.08B
Net income – $5.27B $1.43B
Free cash flow – $6.13B -$118.00M
R&D $3.31B $2.92B $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $4.07 $8.27
Cash & equivalents – $1.69B $403.00M
Total debt – $113.29B $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.29B 173.30M
Enterprise value $181.48B $87.19B $11.12B

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
MetricABTMDTSOLV
P/E 38.8x 23.2x 10.3x
P/FCF 22.3x 19.8x -123.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 69.9x
P/S 3.8x 3.2x 1.8x
P/B – 2.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book – 3.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT – 20.7x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 22.9x -163.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 92.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.07 1.60 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMDTSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 9.8% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.3% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 10.9% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 12.4% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 12.4% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 14.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.4% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.6% -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMDTSOLV
Gross margin – 65.0% 54.7%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% 31.1%
Operating margin – 18.1% 25.0%
Pretax margin – 17.6% 20.4%
Net margin – 13.9% 17.3%
FCF margin – 16.3% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.4% 2.5%
Return on equity – 10.4% 29.4%
Return on assets – 5.7% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 17.6%
Return on capital employed – 8.3% 19.8%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMDTSOLV
Debt / assets – 30.2% 35.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x -43.0x
Liabilities / assets – 45.5% 66.3%
Equity / assets – 54.5% 33.7%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio – 2.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.02 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMDTSOLV
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.2% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusABTMDTSOLV
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $6.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +7.2% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.32BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% -4.7% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMDTSOLV
Held by institutions 79.2% 85.1% 73.9%
Institutions holding 2,977 2,124 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 1,258 1,013 369
Institutions selling 1,376 913 284
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.11 1.30

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.

ABTMDTSOLV
ABT 1.00 0.53 0.35
MDT 0.53 1.00 0.45
SOLV 0.35 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MDT and SOLV?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $181.48B, Medtronic (MDT) $121.32B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MDT and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.8x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.2x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.4x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.6x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.3%, Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%, Solventum (SOLV) +20.2%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.40%, Medtronic (MDT) 3.02%. Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Solventum (SOLV) leads on 6. 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.