ABT vs TEVA vs ALC Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Alcon Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.69 +0.2% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$182.26B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
ALC Alcon Inc
$70.18 +7.3% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.53B
P/E
53.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Abbott Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abbott Laboratories 6, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 3, Alcon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTTEVAALCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $182.26B $46.50B $34.53B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 65.9x 53.7x ABT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 20.7x 21.8x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +4.1% +8.5% ALC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 4.1% 6.0% ABT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 6.4% 3.6% TEVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.0x — ABT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% +107.2% -8.0% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +31.2%/yr -3.0%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 38.0% 28.6% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 67/100 ALC

Percentile Scorecard

ABTTEVAALC

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

AxisABTTEVAALC
Valuation 68 #74 of 228 84 #101 of 624 78 #50 of 228
Growth 27 #162 of 222 83 #102 of 603 47 #118 of 222
Profitability 85 #33 of 210 86 #79 of 555 76 #52 of 210
Financial Health 38 #151 of 241 11 #586 of 657 60 #96 of 241
Shareholder Returns 66 #48 of 138 – 76 #34 of 138
Overall 57 66 67
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TEVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALC 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

PeriodABTTEVAALCSPY
1 month +0.2%+0.9%+7.3% -1.0%
3 months +0.6%+27.8%+3.4% +2.9%
6 months +13.8%+28.6%-7.4% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%+26.2%-11.0% +11.4%
1 year -17.9%+107.2%-8.0% +13.1%
3 years +9.4%+381.1%-4.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.0%+68.9%-1.3% +21.5%
5 years -18.2%+288.9%-14.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+31.2%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%-10.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%-1.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABTTEVAALCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%38.0%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%27.1%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.750.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.662.82-0.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-43.7%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-5.0%-19.5% -2.5%
52-week high $130.59$41.49$87.18 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$18.95$62.02 $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.

MultipleABTTEVAALC
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 30.7x 65.0xmedian 17.2x 53.8xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 8.8x 3.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.7x 22.7xmedian 16.0x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 23.7x 34.1xmedian 17.8x 19.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 5.9xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 18.30median 0.96 2.04median 0.32 2.57median 0.96

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 monthsABTTEVAALC
Revenue $46.59B $17.32B $10.80B
Gross profit $26.37B $9.09B $6.17B
Operating income $7.35B $1.60B $948.00M
Net income $5.43B $708.00M $643.00M
Free cash flow $7.82B $1.35B $1.74B
R&D $3.16B $1.72B $1.43B
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $0.61 $1.30
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $3.66B $1.36B
Total debt $32.61B $66.82B $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.17B 496.20M
Enterprise value $152.69B $33.35B $25.50B

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
MetricABTTEVAALC
P/E 33.3x 65.0x 53.8x
P/FCF 22.9x 34.1x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 24.2x 14.8x
P/S 3.9x 2.7x 3.2x
P/B 3.5x 5.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 10.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 22.7x –
EV/EBIT 28.1x 36.7x 38.8x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 3.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 26.4x 43.7x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 31.0x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.30 2.04 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTTEVAALC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 4.1% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 4.9% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 10.1% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 10.0% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 79.3% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 49.7% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 438.8% -40.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 31.8% 21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 545.3% -40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 31.8% 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 36.5% 10.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 3.8% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 51.5% 7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 4.7% 48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTTEVAALC
Gross margin 56.6% 52.5% 57.2%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 15.0% –
Operating margin 15.8% 9.3% 8.8%
Pretax margin 16.1% 4.1% 6.9%
Net margin 11.6% 4.1% 6.0%
FCF margin 16.8% 7.8% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 11.0% 21.4%
Return on equity 10.4% 8.9% 2.9%
Return on assets 4.9% 1.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 6.4% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 6.6% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTTEVAALC
Debt / assets 29.9% 41.6% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x 12.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 80.5% 30.6%
Equity / assets 47.4% 19.5% 69.4%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 9.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.23 0.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTTEVAALC
Dividend yield 2.4% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.0% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusABTTEVAALC
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $3.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% +66.3% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.32BFY2026 $15.47BFY2026 $10.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% +17.0% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTTEVAALC
Held by institutions 79.2% 62.7% 48.8%
Institutions holding 2,977 670 629
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +8.6% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,258 359 225
Institutions selling 1,376 190 274
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.89 0.82

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.

ABTTEVAALC
ABT 1.00 0.12 0.43
TEVA 0.12 1.00 0.19
ALC 0.43 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, TEVA and ALC?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $182.26B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $46.50B, Alcon (ALC) $34.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, TEVA and ALC?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.6x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 65.9x, Alcon (ALC) 53.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 20.7x, Alcon (ALC) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alcon (ALC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%, Alcon (ALC) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%, Alcon (ALC) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%, Alcon (ALC) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +107.2%, Alcon (ALC) -8.0%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +31.2%/yr, Alcon (ALC) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%, Alcon (ALC) 0.00%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) and Alcon (ALC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 38.0%, Alcon (ALC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, TEVA and ALC?

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