ALC vs LMAT vs ABT Stock Comparison

Alcon, Lemaitre Vascular and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALC Alcon Inc
$69.42 +7.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.41B
P/E
53.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$83.79 +2.8% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.35B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionALCLMATABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.41B $1.90B $179.35B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.5x 29.0x 38.2x LMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 28.4x 18.1x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +11.8% +10.0% LMAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 25.0% — LMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% -7.0% -18.9% LMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +8.3%/yr -4.2%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 46.1% 27.4% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 83/100 60/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

ALCLMATABT

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

AxisALCLMATABT
Valuation 79 #48 of 227 74 #59 of 227 74 #60 of 227
Growth 48 #114 of 219 89 #25 of 219 17 #181 of 219
Profitability 76 #50 of 206 96 #9 of 206 –
Financial Health 60 #96 of 238 90 #25 of 238 –
Shareholder Returns 74 #35 of 134 64 #49 of 134 90 #15 of 134
Overall 68 83 60
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT 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

PeriodALCLMATABTSPY
1 month +7.7%+2.8%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%-18.1%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months -7.9%-25.5%+9.9% +8.2%
Year to date -11.9%+3.3%-17.7% +12.9%
1 year -8.8%-7.0%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years -0.9%+76.8%+11.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.3%+20.9%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -16.1%+49.0%-19.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%+8.3%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years —+296.9%+156.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.8%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCLMATABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%46.1%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%52.9%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.43-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.15-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-33.5%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-28.6%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $87.18$117.39$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $62.02$78.80$82.56 $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.

MultipleALCLMATABT
P/E now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 29.6x 29.2xmedian 29.6x 38.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 22.3x 22.3xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 1.04 0.87median 1.04 -12.85median 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 monthsALCLMATABT
Revenue $10.80B $262.43M $48.23B
Gross profit $6.17B $191.31M –
Operating income $948.00M $77.32M $6.65B
Net income $643.00M $65.67M –
Free cash flow $1.74B $73.83M –
R&D $1.43B $15.41M $3.31B
EPS (diluted) $1.30 $2.68 $2.70
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $26.63M –
Total debt $4.72B – –
Shares (diluted) 496.20M 24.53M 1.74B
Enterprise value $25.37B $458.65M $179.35B

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
MetricALCLMATABT
P/E 53.2x 29.2x 38.2x
P/FCF 19.4x 26.0x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 23.1x –
P/S 3.1x 7.3x 3.7x
P/B 1.6x 4.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.5x 4.9x –
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x –
EV/EBIT 38.4x 19.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 5.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF 20.9x 20.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 0.87 -12.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCLMATABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 11.8% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 14.0% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 18.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 18.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 41.2% -13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 36.4% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.1% 39.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 37.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -40.7% 30.1% -66.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 33.6% -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% 41.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 48.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 41.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 57.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCLMATABT
Gross margin 57.2% 72.9% –
EBITDA margin – 33.8% –
Operating margin 8.8% 29.5% –
Pretax margin 6.9% 32.3% –
Net margin 6.0% 25.0% –
FCF margin 16.1% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 31.6% –
Return on equity 2.9% 15.9% –
Return on assets 2.1% 10.3% –
Return on invested capital 3.6% – –
Return on capital employed 3.4% 12.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCLMATABT
Debt / assets 15.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 34.4% –
Equity / assets 69.4% 65.6% –
Interest coverage 9.2x 14.9x –
Current ratio 2.1x 16.3x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 13.8x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 12.6x –
Altman Z-score – 7.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCLMATABT
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.1% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 2.7% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.8% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% –

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.

ConsensusALCLMATABT
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.22FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% +12.9% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $266.90MFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +19.4% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCLMATABT
Held by institutions 48.8% 99.3% 79.2%
Institutions holding 629 327 2,979
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 225 172 1,259
Institutions selling 274 98 1,377
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.76 0.91

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.

ALCLMATABT
ALC 1.00 0.26 0.43
LMAT 0.26 1.00 0.26
ABT 0.43 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALC, LMAT and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcon (ALC) $34.41B, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.90B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $179.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALC, LMAT and ABT?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alcon (ALC) 53.5x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Alcon (ALC) 21.6x, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.4x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alcon (ALC) +8.5%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) has the highest net margin (Alcon (ALC) 6.0%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) returned the most: Alcon (ALC) -8.8%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -7.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Alcon (ALC) -3.5%/yr, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +8.3%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alcon (ALC) 0.00%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 0.01%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%. Alcon (ALC) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Alcon (ALC) 28.6%, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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