ABT vs STE vs TXG Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Steris and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$102.67 +1.7% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$181.34B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
STE STERIS plc
$228.75 +8.4% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.58B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$83.62 -5.5% 1M +526.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Steris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Steris 5, Abbott Laboratories 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTSTETXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.34B $22.58B $10.65B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 28.0x -141.7x STE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 19.8x — ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +8.4% -4.3% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% -12.2% STE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -5.2% +526.8% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -0.4%/yr -12.3%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 26.2% 74.2% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 76/100 61/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

ABTSTETXG

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

AxisABTSTETXG
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 84 #37 of 227 44 #128 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 72 #63 of 219 66 #76 of 219
Profitability – 87 #28 of 205 62 #78 of 205
Financial Health – 63 #89 of 237 68 #77 of 237
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 135 73 #37 of 135 68 #44 of 135
Overall 60 76 61
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodABTSTETXGSPY
1 month +1.7%+8.4%-5.5% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-2.6%+80.5% +5.9%
6 months +12.4%+7.6%+314.0% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%-9.8%+412.7% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%-5.2%+526.8% +12.4%
3 years +10.6%+9.2%+129.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.4%+3.0%+32.0% +23.5%
5 years -20.3%-2.1%-48.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.4%-0.4%-12.3% +11.0%
10 years +159.7%+241.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%+13.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABTSTETXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%26.2%74.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%25.6%66.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.402.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.207.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-36.5%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-14.9%-14.4% -0.9%
52-week high $130.59$268.65$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$199.40$12.44 $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.

MultipleABTSTETXG
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.8x 27.7xmedian 28.8x -144.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 3.7xmedian 3.0x 17.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 14.5xmedian 17.4x -244.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 25.7x 24.1xmedian 25.7x 89.7xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x 13.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -12.79median 1.03 0.31median 1.03 -5.39median 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 monthsABTSTETXG
Revenue $48.23B $6.04B $616.91M
Gross profit – $2.68B $432.03M
Operating income $6.65B $1.14B -$88.38M
Net income – $808.10M -$75.13M
Free cash flow – $925.60M $121.44M
R&D $3.31B $115.10M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $8.22 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents – $482.30M –
Total debt – $1.89B –
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 97.90M 129.98M
Enterprise value $181.34B $20.92B $10.45B

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
MetricABTSTETXG
P/E 38.0x 27.7x -144.7x
P/FCF 22.3x 24.1x 89.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.3x 85.7x
P/S 3.7x 3.7x 17.7x
P/B – 3.1x 13.2x
P/Tangible book – 3.9x 14.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x -244.2x
EV/EBIT – 20.8x -122.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.9x 17.6x
EV/FCF – 25.6x 89.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 85.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.79 0.31 -5.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTSTETXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 8.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 9.0% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.1% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 23.1% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 11.2% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.6% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 89.1% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 25.7% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 89.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.9% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.9% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.8% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTSTETXG
Gross margin – 44.4% 70.0%
EBITDA margin – 27.0% -7.2%
Operating margin – 18.9% -14.3%
Pretax margin – 18.0% -12.1%
Net margin – 13.3% -12.2%
FCF margin – 15.3% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.3% 20.6%
Return on equity – 11.2% -9.2%
Return on assets – 7.5% -7.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.3% –
Return on capital employed – 12.1% -9.8%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTSTETXG
Debt / assets – 17.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 32.7% 19.9%
Equity / assets – 67.3% 80.1%
Interest coverage – 18.8x –
Current ratio – 1.9x 5.7x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 5.26 30.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTSTETXG
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.7% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusABTSTETXG
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $11.56FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -0.3% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTSTETXG
Held by institutions 79.2% 97.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,980 829 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +1.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,260 405 197
Institutions selling 1,377 300 137
Buyers to sellers 0.92 1.35 1.44

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.

ABTSTETXG
ABT 1.00 0.45 0.03
STE 0.45 1.00 0.19
TXG 0.03 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, STE and TXG?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $181.34B, Steris (STE) $22.58B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, STE and TXG?

Steris (STE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.6x, Steris (STE) 28.0x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -141.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x, Steris (STE) 19.8x). 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%, Steris (STE) +8.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steris (STE) has the highest net margin (Steris (STE) 13.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Steris (STE) -5.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +526.8%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr, Steris (STE) -0.4%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%, Steris (STE) 0.01%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Steris (STE) 26.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, STE and TXG?

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