ABT vs TEVA vs EW Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Edwards Lifesciences 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
$181.45B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$91.80 +5.7% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$54.53B
P/E
54.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionABTTEVAEWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.45B $47.75B $54.53B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 67.6x 54.3x ABT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 20.8x 32.4x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +4.1% +14.6% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.1% 15.4% EW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.4% 9.0% EW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x -2.3x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +102.1% +11.7% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr +35.6%/yr -5.2%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 37.9% 24.7% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 78/100 EW

Percentile Scorecard

ABTTEVAEW

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

AxisABTTEVAEW
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 85 #97 of 625 64 #83 of 227
Growth 17 #181 of 219 83 #102 of 602 54 #101 of 219
Profitability – 86 #79 of 549 95 #12 of 205
Financial Health – 11 #584 of 654 87 #31 of 237
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 135 – 88 #17 of 135
Overall 60 66 78
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TEVA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • EW 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

PeriodABTTEVAEWSPY
1 month +1.7%+2.8%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%+15.1%+7.0% +5.9%
6 months +12.4%+13.0%+13.0% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+28.1%+7.7% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%+102.1%+11.7% +12.4%
3 years +10.6%+392.4%+48.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.4%+70.2%+14.2% +23.5%
5 years -20.3%+357.4%-23.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.4%+35.6%-5.2% +11.0%
10 years +159.7%-5.5%+186.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%-0.6%+11.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABTTEVAEWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%37.9%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%27.2%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.740.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.692.690.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-43.7%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-3.6%-3.5% -0.9%
52-week high $130.59$41.49$95.17 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$19.78$75.87 $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.

MultipleABTTEVAEW
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.8x 66.0xmedian 17.4x 52.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 9.1x 8.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 23.0xmedian 17.1x 30.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 25.7x 34.6xmedian 19.0x 36.9xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -12.79median 1.03 2.07median 0.34 -6.14median 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 monthsABTTEVAEW
Revenue $48.23B $17.32B $6.51B
Gross profit – $9.09B $5.07B
Operating income $6.65B $1.60B $1.45B
Net income – $708.00M $1.00B
Free cash flow – $1.35B $1.43B
R&D $3.31B $1.72B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $0.61 $1.74
Cash & equivalents – $3.66B $2.91B
Total debt – $16.59B $598.70M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.17B 577.60M
Enterprise value $181.45B $34.60B $38.54B

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
MetricABTTEVAEW
P/E 38.0x 66.0x 52.7x
P/FCF 22.3x 34.6x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.5x 30.8x
P/S 3.7x 2.7x 8.1x
P/B – 6.0x 4.9x
P/Tangible book – 10.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA – 23.0x 30.5x
EV/EBIT – 37.1x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.4x 7.6x
EV/FCF – 44.2x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.4x 28.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.79 2.07 -6.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTTEVAEW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 4.1% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 4.9% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.1% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 11.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 79.3% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 49.7% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 438.8% -75.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.8% -10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 545.3% -75.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 31.8% -8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 36.5% 116.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.5% 143.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTTEVAEW
Gross margin – 52.5% 77.8%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% 24.8%
Operating margin – 9.3% 22.3%
Pretax margin – 4.1% 21.8%
Net margin – 4.1% 15.4%
FCF margin – 7.8% 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 26.4%
Return on equity – 8.9% 9.5%
Return on assets – 1.8% 7.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.4% 9.0%
Return on capital employed – 6.6% 12.0%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTTEVAEW
Debt / assets – 41.6% 4.3%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x -2.3x
Debt / FCF – 12.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets – 80.5% 22.7%
Equity / assets – 19.5% 77.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 0.9x 4.5x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 2.8x
Altman Z-score – 0.89 12.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTTEVAEW
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusABTTEVAEW
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.92FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -32.6%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +66.1% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $15.65BFY2026 $7.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +17.0% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTTEVAEW
Held by institutions 79.2% 62.7% 90.6%
Institutions holding 2,980 670 1,323
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +8.6% +20.4%
Institutions buying 1,260 359 641
Institutions selling 1,377 190 453
Buyers to sellers 0.92 1.89 1.42

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.

ABTTEVAEW
ABT 1.00 0.13 0.32
TEVA 0.13 1.00 0.15
EW 0.32 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, TEVA and EW?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $181.45B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $47.75B, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $54.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, TEVA and EW?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.6x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 67.6x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 54.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 20.8x, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 32.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has the highest net margin (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) leads (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +102.1%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +11.7%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +35.6%/yr, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 37.9%, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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