ABT vs PEP vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Pepsico and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.60B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.53B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.56 -9.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.01B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Dexcom 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTPEPDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.60B $180.53B $30.01B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 16.6x 30.0x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 15.5x 27.8x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +6.4% +15.5% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.1% 20.1% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -12.5% +11.2% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -3.8%/yr -11.2%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 21.4% 40.7% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 65/100 77/100 DXCM

Percentile Scorecard

ABTPEPDXCM

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

AxisABTPEPDXCM
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 62 #15 of 38 71 #67 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 59 #14 of 33 97 #8 of 219
Profitability – 87 #5 of 31 100 #1 of 206
Financial Health – 39 #23 of 37 33 #159 of 238
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 77 #6 of 23 87 #19 of 134
Overall 60 65 77
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • 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

PeriodABTPEPDXCMSPY
1 month +1.8%+3.8%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-6.6%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%-14.6%+32.4% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%-7.0%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-12.5%+11.2% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%-16.4%-12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%-5.8%-4.2% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%-17.4%-44.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-3.8%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+25.2%+316.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+2.3%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTPEPDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%21.4%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%20.4%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-0.190.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.590.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-36.9%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-21.7%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$170.49$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$123.73$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.

MultipleABTPEPDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 16.7xmedian 26.1x 30.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 11.9xmedian 14.0x 19.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 17.4xmedian 18.1x 21.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 8.1xmedian 2.6x 11.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 1.68median 2.07 0.66median 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 monthsABTPEPDXCM
Revenue $48.23B $98.24B $4.97B
Gross profit – $53.22B $3.10B
Operating income $6.65B $15.05B $1.14B
Net income – $10.97B $999.70M
Free cash flow – $10.47B $1.41B
R&D $3.31B – $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $7.97 $2.56
Cash & equivalents – $10.68B $1.11B
Total debt – $208.67B –
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.37B 390.10M
Enterprise value $178.60B $138.30B $20.32B

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
MetricABTPEPDXCM
P/E 38.2x 16.7x 30.0x
P/FCF 22.3x 17.4x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.5x 17.0x
P/S 3.7x 1.9x 6.0x
P/B – 8.1x 11.3x
P/Tangible book – 21.4x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 19.7x
EV/EBIT – 14.8x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.3x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 21.3x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 1.68 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTPEPDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.4% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 2.4% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.8% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 47.7% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 10.6% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 50.8% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 51.4% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 10.0% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.9% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.3% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTPEPDXCM
Gross margin – 54.2% 62.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.1% 28.2%
Operating margin – 15.3% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 14.0% 25.8%
Net margin – 11.1% 20.1%
FCF margin – 10.7% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.8% 35.2%
Return on equity – 49.0% 35.8%
Return on assets – 9.8% 15.3%
Return on invested capital – 16.1% –
Return on capital employed – 19.4% 27.2%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTPEPDXCM
Debt / assets – 46.3% –
Debt / equity – 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 79.9% 59.4%
Equity / assets – 20.1% 40.6%
Interest coverage – 13.6x –
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.46 6.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTPEPDXCM
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.8% 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.

ConsensusABTPEPDXCM
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +3.0% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +11.4% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTPEPDXCM
Held by institutions 79.2% 79.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,979 3,415 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +5.8% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,259 1,501 519
Institutions selling 1,377 1,515 344
Buyers to sellers 0.91 0.99 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.

ABTPEPDXCM
ABT 1.00 0.32 0.28
PEP 0.32 1.00 0.09
DXCM 0.28 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, PEP and DXCM?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.60B, Pepsico (PEP) $180.53B, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, PEP and DXCM?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x, 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%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.2%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, PEP 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, Pepsico (PEP) 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.