BSX vs RMD vs ABT Stock Comparison

Boston Scientific, Resmed and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$44.62 +5.8% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.68B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$239.16 +8.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$113.58 +15.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$196.71B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.22%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 5, Abbott Laboratories 4, Boston Scientific 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSXRMDABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.68B $33.64B $196.71B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 21.5x 41.9x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 18.5x 20.0x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +9.0% +10.0% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.6% 27.8% 9.7% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 22.0% 5.7% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -0.3x 2.5x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.03% 2.22% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.9% -2.5% -8.8% RMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr -1.7%/yr -1.8%/yr BSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 31.1% 28.3% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 80/100 55/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

BSXRMDABT

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

AxisBSXRMDABT
Valuation 88 #29 of 229 75 #58 of 229 72 #66 of 229
Growth 67 #73 of 221 58 #94 of 221 23 #170 of 221
Profitability 90 #21 of 210 100 #2 of 210 82 #38 of 210
Financial Health 45 #132 of 240 77 #55 of 240 36 #154 of 240
Shareholder Returns 46 #80 of 147 90 #15 of 147 62 #57 of 147
Overall 67 80 55
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodBSXRMDABTSPY
1 month +5.8%+8.4%+15.7% -5.9%
3 months -9.5%+7.1%+5.2% -4.6%
6 months -21.1%+15.6%+30.5% +0.2%
Year to date -53.2%-0.7%-9.3% +7.5%
1 year -54.9%-2.5%-8.8% +8.2%
3 years -15.5%+55.4%+19.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.5%+15.8%+6.1% +19.0%
5 years +3.4%-8.2%-8.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.7%-1.7%-1.8% +9.4%
10 years +107.0%+316.5%+190.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.5%+15.3%+11.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBSXRMDABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%31.1%28.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%33.9%27.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.490.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.33-0.08-0.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-49.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-13.3%-13.0% -5.9%
52-week high $104.98$275.96$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $41.57$182.82$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.

MultipleBSXRMDABT
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 26.9x 41.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 17.5x 21.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 26.4x 20.9xmedian 26.4x 29.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.88 0.98median 0.88 -14.56median 0.88

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 monthsBSXRMDABT
Revenue $21.07B $5.73B $48.23B
Gross profit $14.57B $3.50B $27.46B
Operating income $3.93B $1.89B $6.65B
Net income $3.49B $1.59B $4.70B
Free cash flow $3.33B $1.61B $6.76B
R&D $2.16B $393.82M $3.31B
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $11.11 $2.70
Cash & equivalents $609.00M $1.01B $4.05B
Total debt $11.95B $409.60M $31.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.45B 143.41M 1.74B
Enterprise value $60.35B $28.08B $171.17B

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
MetricBSXRMDABT
P/E 18.5x 21.5x 41.9x
P/FCF 19.4x 20.9x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 19.0x 22.2x
P/S 3.1x 5.9x 4.1x
P/B 2.5x 5.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 6.1x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 15.8x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 17.4x 33.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 22.8x 20.5x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 18.7x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.98 -14.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSXRMDABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 9.0% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 9.4% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 11.0% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 13.2% 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% 8.5% -13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 18.2% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% 10.8% -66.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 20.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 13.5% -66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 21.8% -2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -6.0% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 23.7% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.9% -9.0% -2.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 25.5% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSXRMDABT
Gross margin 69.1% 61.1% 56.9%
EBITDA margin 25.5% 36.4% 21.9%
Operating margin 18.7% 33.0% 13.8%
Pretax margin 17.3% 35.1% 13.6%
Net margin 16.6% 27.8% 9.7%
FCF margin 15.8% 28.1% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 30.9% 18.4%
Return on equity 13.7% 25.4% 9.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 18.5% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 22.0% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 26.1% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSXRMDABT
Debt / assets 26.3% 5.0% 28.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -0.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 0.3x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 27.6% 52.3%
Equity / assets 56.9% 72.4% 47.7%
Interest coverage 10.5x 81.1x 6.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.05 11.98 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSXRMDABT
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 4.2% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 5.2% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 92.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 64.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%

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.

ConsensusBSXRMDABT
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 18.5xFY2027 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $12.92FY2027 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +8.9% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.49BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +6.0%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.7% -3.8% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSXRMDABT
Held by institutions 90.5% 68.7% 79.2%
Institutions holding 1,484 889 2,983
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +3.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 738 404 1,261
Institutions selling 612 360 1,379
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.12 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.

BSXRMDABT
BSX 1.00 0.24 0.40
RMD 0.24 1.00 0.40
ABT 0.40 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSX, RMD and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Scientific (BSX) $64.68B, Resmed (RMD) $33.64B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $196.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSX, RMD and ABT?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.5x, Resmed (RMD) 21.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 41.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.6x, Resmed (RMD) 18.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.0x). 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: Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Boston Scientific (BSX) 16.6%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Boston Scientific (BSX) 9.9%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Resmed (RMD) returned the most: Boston Scientific (BSX) -54.9%, Resmed (RMD) -2.5%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.8%. Over five years, Boston Scientific (BSX) compounded fastest (Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.7%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.7%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Resmed (RMD) 1.03%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.22%. Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Boston Scientific (BSX) 41.2%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSX, RMD 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, Resmed (RMD) 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.