ADMT vs ABT vs SYK Stock Comparison

Adm Tronics Unlimited, Abbott Laboratories and Stryker Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.45B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.44%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$301.50 +10.7% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$115.65B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.84B
Div. yield
1.17%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Abbott Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abbott Laboratories 6, Stryker 5, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMTABTSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.38M $178.45B $115.65B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x 38.2x 31.0x SYK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 19.0x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +10.0% +8.5% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% — 14.4% SYK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% — 10.5% SYK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 1.7x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.44% 1.17% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% -18.9% -21.4% ABT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -4.2%/yr +2.4%/yr SYK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 180.8% 27.4% 30.6% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 60/100 69/100 SYK

Percentile Scorecard

ADMTABTSYK

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

AxisADMTABTSYK
Valuation 52 #109 of 227 74 #60 of 227 66 #77 of 227
Growth 2 #214 of 219 17 #181 of 219 66 #75 of 219
Profitability 46 #111 of 206 – 89 #23 of 206
Financial Health 16 #200 of 238 – 49 #123 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 90 #15 of 134 77 #32 of 134
Overall 29 60 69
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodADMTABTSYKSPY
1 month 0.0%+1.8%+10.7% -0.2%
3 months +25.0%-3.9%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months -37.5%+9.9%-6.2% +8.2%
Year to date -50.0%-17.7%-14.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.4%-18.9%-21.4% +12.3%
3 years -54.5%+11.1%+15.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.1%+3.6%+4.8% +23.3%
5 years -58.3%-19.2%+12.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.1%-4.2%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years -68.8%+156.0%+174.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.0%+9.9%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMTABTSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 180.8%27.4%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 350.0%27.5%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.19-0.010.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.69-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.0%-41.6%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.3%-21.0%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.12$130.59$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$82.56$269.88 $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.

MultipleADMTABTSYK
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 29.6x 38.2xmedian 29.6x 31.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 18.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.5xmedian 22.3x 22.3xmedian 22.3x 24.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.04 -12.85median 1.04 2.81median 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 monthsADMTABTSYK
Revenue $3.24M $48.23B $25.84B
Gross profit $1.27M – $16.79B
Operating income -$288.99K $6.65B $5.53B
Net income -$395.64K – $3.73B
Free cash flow -$157.02K – $4.70B
R&D $522.65K $3.31B $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $2.70 $9.66
Cash & equivalents $222.62K – $3.39B
Total debt $1.93M – $14.94B
Shares (diluted) 67.59M 1.74B 386.00M
Enterprise value $2.28M $178.45B $101.76B

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
MetricADMTABTSYK
P/E -8.5x 38.2x 31.0x
P/FCF -21.5x 22.3x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow -21.5x – 20.9x
P/S 1.0x 3.7x 4.5x
P/B 5.6x – 4.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x – 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -13.9x – 18.8x
EV/EBIT -12.5x – 23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF -23.0x – 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -23.0x – 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -12.85 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMTABTSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 10.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 6.5% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% – 9.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.9% -13.8% 53.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 3.5% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -485.4% – 27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% – 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% -66.2% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -3.0% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% – 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% – 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% – 16.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% – 24.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMTABTSYK
Gross margin 39.2% – 65.0%
EBITDA margin -8.0% – 26.1%
Operating margin -8.9% – 21.4%
Pretax margin -12.2% – 19.9%
Net margin -12.2% – 14.4%
FCF margin -4.8% – 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% – 21.4%
Return on equity -67.4% – -3.9%
Return on assets -20.6% – -1.9%
Return on invested capital -27.1% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed -41.9% – 13.7%
Asset turnover 1.7x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMTABTSYK
Debt / assets 22.2% – 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF -2.9x – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% – 50.0%
Equity / assets 29.8% – 50.0%
Interest coverage -8.0x – 9.5x
Current ratio 1.0x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score -20.34 – 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMTABTSYK
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.4% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusADMTABTSYK
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.69FY2026 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.5%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $53.00BFY2026 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.2% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMTABTSYK
Held by institutions – 79.2% 80.3%
Institutions holding – 2,979 2,264
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying – 1,259 1,102
Institutions selling – 1,377 852
Buyers to sellers – 0.91 1.29

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.

ADMTABTSYK
ADMT 1.00 -0.08 -0.03
ABT -0.08 1.00 0.51
SYK -0.03 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADMT, ABT and SYK?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $3.38M, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Stryker (SYK) $115.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADMT, ABT and SYK?

Stryker (SYK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -8.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Stryker (SYK) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Stryker (SYK) 19.0x). 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: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Stryker (SYK) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stryker (SYK) has the highest net margin (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Stryker (SYK) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Stryker (SYK) leads (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Stryker (SYK) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abbott Laboratories (ABT) returned the most: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -44.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Stryker (SYK) -21.4%. Over five years, Stryker (SYK) compounded fastest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -16.1%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Stryker (SYK) 1.17%. Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 180.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Stryker (SYK) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADMT, ABT and SYK?

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.