DXCM vs ABT vs RMD Stock Comparison

Dexcom, Abbott Laboratories and Resmed Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DXCM Dexcom Inc
$84.76 -0.7% 1M +45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$31.62B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$110.27 +13.1% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$190.81B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.29%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.59B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
1.06%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 7, Abbott Laboratories 3, Dexcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXCMABTRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.62B $190.81B $33.59B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.0x 35.4x 22.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 19.4x 18.1x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +8.1% +9.9% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 11.6% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x -0.4x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.29% 1.06% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.6% -10.8% -5.7% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr -3.0%/yr -2.8%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 27.8% 30.5% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 57/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

DXCMABTRMD

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

AxisDXCMABTRMD
Valuation 66 #78 of 227 67 #76 of 227 75 #58 of 227
Growth 81 #43 of 220 28 #158 of 220 64 #79 of 220
Profitability 99 #3 of 209 85 #33 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 35 #157 of 240 37 #152 of 240 76 #58 of 240
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 138 66 #47 of 138 85 #22 of 138
Overall 74 57 80
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodDXCMABTRMDSPY
1 month -0.7%+13.1%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months -2.9%+2.9%+8.2% -0.7%
6 months +41.2%+26.0%+11.2% +4.8%
Year to date +27.7%-12.0%-3.3% +10.3%
1 year +45.6%-10.8%-5.7% +10.3%
3 years -13.0%+15.1%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.6%+4.8%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -45.3%-14.3%-13.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -11.4%-3.0%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years +438.8%+184.9%+304.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.3%+11.0%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDXCMABTRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%27.8%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%27.6%33.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.040.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.22-0.39-0.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-41.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-15.6%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $92.34$130.59$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $54.84$82.56$182.82 $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.

MultipleDXCMABTRMD
P/E now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 28.4x 35.4xmedian 28.4x 22.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 18.0x 20.2xmedian 18.0x 15.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 25.0x 24.4xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.93 19.46median 0.93 1.13median 0.93

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 monthsDXCMABTRMD
Revenue $5.10B $46.59B $5.65B
Gross profit $3.24B $26.37B $3.45B
Operating income $1.22B $7.35B $1.89B
Net income $991.00M $5.43B $1.52B
Free cash flow $1.10B $7.82B $1.65B
R&D $608.10M $3.16B $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $3.11 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $961.40M $5.10B $1.47B
Total debt – $32.61B $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 1.74B 146.05M
Enterprise value $23.44B $161.89B $27.66B

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
MetricDXCMABTRMD
P/E 32.0x 35.4x 22.2x
P/FCF 28.8x 24.4x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 19.3x 18.6x
P/S 6.2x 4.1x 5.9x
P/B 12.5x 3.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 12.9x 5.5x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 20.2x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 29.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF 27.1x 27.8x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 22.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 19.46 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCMABTRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 8.1% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 5.0% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 9.2% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 5.9% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.4% -2.2% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 6.2% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% -61.2% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 1.7% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% -61.0% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.0% 1.8% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 9.6% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 9.9% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 15.5% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 12.5% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCMABTRMD
Gross margin 63.4% 56.6% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 23.2% 36.9%
Operating margin 24.0% 15.8% 33.4%
Pretax margin 24.7% 16.1% 34.0%
Net margin 19.4% 11.6% 26.9%
FCF margin 21.5% 16.8% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 21.3% 31.9%
Return on equity 38.4% 10.4% 23.3%
Return on assets 15.6% 4.9% 17.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 29.9% 8.0% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCMABTRMD
Debt / assets – 29.9% 7.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.4% 52.6% 26.6%
Equity / assets 40.6% 47.4% 73.4%
Interest coverage – 9.6x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.62 3.35 11.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCMABTRMD
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 0.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.1% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusDXCMABTRMD
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +10.4% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.08BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% -2.2% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCMABTRMD
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.2% 68.7%
Institutions holding 977 2,982 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +0.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 522 1,260 405
Institutions selling 344 1,379 359
Buyers to sellers 1.52 0.91 1.13

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.

DXCMABTRMD
DXCM 1.00 0.31 0.30
ABT 0.31 1.00 0.38
RMD 0.30 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXCM, ABT and RMD?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dexcom (DXCM) $31.62B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Resmed (RMD) $33.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXCM, ABT and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dexcom (DXCM) 32.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Resmed (RMD) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Resmed (RMD) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dexcom (DXCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Dexcom (DXCM) +45.6%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Resmed (RMD) -5.7%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Dexcom (DXCM) -11.4%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%, Resmed (RMD) 1.06%. Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Dexcom (DXCM) 37.5%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Resmed (RMD) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXCM, ABT and RMD?

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 7. 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.