EW vs RMD vs ABT Stock Comparison

Edwards Lifesciences, Resmed and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$90.81 +5.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.36B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$250.71 +12.9% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.16B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
0.98%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEWRMDABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.36B $36.16B $178.45B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.1x 24.0x 38.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.1x 19.5x 18.1x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +9.9% +10.0% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 26.9% — RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 20.8% — RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x -0.4x — EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.98% 2.44% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% -3.3% -18.9% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -1.4%/yr -4.2%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 29.0% 27.4% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 78/100 60/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

EWRMDABT

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

AxisEWRMDABT
Valuation 64 #83 of 227 74 #61 of 227 74 #60 of 227
Growth 55 #100 of 219 63 #81 of 219 17 #181 of 219
Profitability 95 #12 of 206 99 #3 of 206 –
Financial Health 87 #31 of 238 76 #59 of 238 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 134 81 #27 of 134 90 #15 of 134
Overall 78 78 60
  • EW 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

PeriodEWRMDABTSPY
1 month +5.2%+12.9%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.5%+19.9%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months +10.4%+15.5%+9.9% +8.2%
Year to date +6.5%+4.1%-17.7% +12.9%
1 year +12.4%-3.3%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years +47.2%+86.2%+11.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.8%+23.0%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -22.1%-6.7%-19.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.9%-1.4%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +195.5%+319.0%+156.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.4%+15.4%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWRMDABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%29.0%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%30.7%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.40-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.11-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-49.9%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-9.1%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $95.17$275.96$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $75.87$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.

MultipleEWRMDABT
P/E now vs peer median 52.1xmedian 29.6x 24.0xmedian 29.6x 38.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 17.4x 16.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 22.3x 21.9xmedian 22.3x 22.3xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -6.07median 1.04 1.22median 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 monthsEWRMDABT
Revenue $6.51B $5.65B $48.23B
Gross profit $5.07B $3.45B –
Operating income $1.45B $1.89B $6.65B
Net income $1.00B $1.52B –
Free cash flow $1.43B $1.65B –
R&D $1.09B $378.28M $3.31B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $10.43 $2.70
Cash & equivalents $2.91B $1.47B –
Total debt $598.70M $659.37M –
Shares (diluted) 577.60M 146.05M 1.74B
Enterprise value $36.48B $30.23B $178.45B

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
MetricEWRMDABT
P/E 52.1x 24.0x 38.2x
P/FCF 36.5x 21.9x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x 20.0x –
P/S 8.0x 6.4x 3.7x
P/B 4.9x 5.5x –
P/Tangible book 5.6x 5.9x –
EV/EBITDA 30.2x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 33.6x 18.7x –
EV/Revenue 7.5x 6.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 34.0x 21.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.07 1.22 -12.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWRMDABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 9.9% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 10.2% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 13.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% 11.9% -13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 18.6% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% 8.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 19.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -75.3% 9.7% -66.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 19.7% -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.4% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 37.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.9% -0.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 42.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWRMDABT
Gross margin 77.8% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 24.8% 36.9% –
Operating margin 22.3% 33.4% –
Pretax margin 21.8% 34.0% –
Net margin 15.4% 26.9% –
FCF margin 22.0% 29.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 31.9% –
Return on equity 9.5% 23.3% –
Return on assets 7.4% 17.2% –
Return on invested capital 9.0% 20.8% –
Return on capital employed 12.0% 25.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWRMDABT
Debt / assets 4.3% 7.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 22.7% 26.6% –
Equity / assets 77.3% 73.4% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.5x 3.1x –
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 12.77 11.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWRMDABT
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.7% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusEWRMDABT
Forward P/E 32.1xFY2026 19.5xFY2027 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +9.8% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.24BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -3.4% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWRMDABT
Held by institutions 90.6% 68.7% 79.2%
Institutions holding 1,323 887 2,979
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.4% +3.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 641 404 1,259
Institutions selling 453 358 1,377
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.13 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.

EWRMDABT
EW 1.00 0.32 0.32
RMD 0.32 1.00 0.41
ABT 0.32 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EW, RMD and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $52.36B, Resmed (RMD) $36.16B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, EW, RMD and ABT?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 52.1x, Resmed (RMD) 24.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 32.1x, Resmed (RMD) 19.5x, 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?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +12.4%, Resmed (RMD) -3.3%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -4.9%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.4%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Resmed (RMD) 0.98%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 24.7%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EW, 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.