DXCM vs ABT vs STE Stock Comparison

Dexcom, Abbott Laboratories and Steris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DXCM Dexcom Inc
$79.93 -7.7% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.81B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$104.57 +3.6% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$180.95B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.41%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
STE STERIS plc
$232.24 +10.2% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.64B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
1.11%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionDXCMABTSTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.81B $180.95B $22.64B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 38.7x 28.2x STE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 18.4x 20.1x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +10.0% +8.4% DXCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% — 13.3% DXCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.41% 1.11% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.2% -16.0% -1.9% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -4.1%/yr -0.1%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 27.5% 26.2% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 60/100 76/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

DXCMABTSTE

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

AxisDXCMABTSTE
Valuation 70 #69 of 227 73 #63 of 227 84 #38 of 227
Growth 82 #40 of 218 18 #178 of 218 71 #63 of 218
Profitability 99 #3 of 202 – 90 #22 of 202
Financial Health 34 #155 of 233 – 62 #89 of 233
Shareholder Returns 88 #16 of 130 89 #15 of 130 74 #34 of 130
Overall 75 60 76
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE 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

PeriodDXCMABTSTESPY
1 month -7.7%+3.6%+10.2% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%-1.0%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months +34.2%+15.2%+7.1% +7.1%
Year to date +20.4%-16.5%-8.4% +12.8%
1 year +17.2%-16.0%-1.9% +11.9%
3 years -5.9%+12.4%+11.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.0%+4.0%+3.6% +22.8%
5 years -48.7%-18.9%-0.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.5%-4.1%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +317.0%+164.5%+247.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+10.2%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXCMABTSTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%27.5%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%27.5%25.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.64-0.010.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.58-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-41.6%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-19.9%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $92.34$130.59$268.65 $779.14
52-week low $54.84$82.56$199.40 $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.

MultipleDXCMABTSTE
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 28.7x 38.7xmedian 28.7x 28.2xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x 14.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 26.4x 22.3xmedian 26.4x 24.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.99 -13.03median 0.99 0.31median 0.99

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 monthsDXCMABTSTE
Revenue $5.10B $48.23B $6.04B
Gross profit $3.24B – $2.68B
Operating income $1.22B $6.65B $1.14B
Net income $991.00M – $808.10M
Free cash flow $1.10B – $925.60M
R&D $608.10M $3.31B $115.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $2.70 $8.22
Cash & equivalents $961.40M – $482.30M
Total debt – – $1.89B
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 1.74B 97.90M
Enterprise value $21.64B $180.95B $20.99B

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
MetricDXCMABTSTE
P/E 30.2x 38.7x 28.2x
P/FCF 27.1x 22.3x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x – 17.6x
P/S 5.8x 3.8x 3.8x
P/B 11.8x – 3.1x
P/Tangible book 12.2x – 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x – 14.7x
EV/EBIT 22.9x – 21.1x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 3.8x 4.0x
EV/FCF 25.5x – 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x – 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -13.03 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCMABTSTE
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.0% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 6.5% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% – 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.4% -13.8% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 3.5% 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% – 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – 89.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% -66.2% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.0% -3.0% 89.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% – 1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% – 16.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% – 1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% – 23.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCMABTSTE
Gross margin 63.4% – 44.4%
EBITDA margin 29.4% – 27.0%
Operating margin 24.0% – 18.9%
Pretax margin 24.7% – 18.0%
Net margin 19.4% – 13.3%
FCF margin 21.5% – 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% – 21.3%
Return on equity 38.4% – 11.2%
Return on assets 15.6% – 7.5%
Return on invested capital – – 9.3%
Return on capital employed 29.9% – 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCMABTSTE
Debt / assets – – 17.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.9x
Debt / FCF – – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.4% – 32.7%
Equity / assets 40.6% – 67.3%
Interest coverage – – 18.8x
Current ratio 1.7x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.32 – 5.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCMABTSTE
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.7%

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.

ConsensusDXCMABTSTE
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $11.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +10.4% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.08BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% -2.2% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCMABTSTE
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.2% 97.1%
Institutions holding 976 2,981 830
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +0.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 521 1,260 406
Institutions selling 344 1,378 300
Buyers to sellers 1.51 0.91 1.35

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.

DXCMABTSTE
DXCM 1.00 0.29 0.30
ABT 0.29 1.00 0.45
STE 0.30 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXCM, ABT and STE?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dexcom (DXCM) $29.81B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $180.95B, Steris (STE) $22.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXCM, ABT and STE?

Steris (STE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dexcom (DXCM) 30.2x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.7x, Steris (STE) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Dexcom (DXCM) 28.2x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.4x, Steris (STE) 20.1x). 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) +10.0%, Steris (STE) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dexcom (DXCM) has the highest net margin (Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Steris (STE) 13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Dexcom (DXCM) +17.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -16.0%, Steris (STE) -1.9%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Dexcom (DXCM) -12.5%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.1%/yr, Steris (STE) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.41%, Steris (STE) 1.11%. Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.5%, Steris (STE) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Steris (STE) leads on 4. 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.