LMAT vs ABT vs SYK Stock Comparison

Lemaitre Vascular, Abbott Laboratories and Stryker Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
SYK Stryker Corp
$301.50 +10.7% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$116.66B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.84B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare

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.

QuestionLMATABTSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.90B $179.35B $116.66B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 38.2x 31.3x LMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 18.1x 19.0x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +10.0% +8.5% LMAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% — 14.4% LMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% -18.9% -21.4% LMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -4.2%/yr +2.4%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 27.4% 30.6% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 60/100 69/100 LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

LMATABTSYK

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

AxisLMATABTSYK
Valuation 74 #59 of 227 74 #60 of 227 66 #77 of 227
Growth 89 #25 of 219 17 #181 of 219 66 #75 of 219
Profitability 96 #9 of 206 – 89 #23 of 206
Financial Health 90 #25 of 238 – 49 #123 of 238
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 134 90 #15 of 134 77 #32 of 134
Overall 83 60 69
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodLMATABTSYKSPY
1 month +2.8%+1.8%+10.7% -0.2%
3 months -18.1%-3.9%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months -25.5%+9.9%-6.2% +8.2%
Year to date +3.3%-17.7%-14.2% +12.9%
1 year -7.0%-18.9%-21.4% +12.3%
3 years +76.8%+11.1%+15.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+3.6%+4.8% +23.3%
5 years +49.0%-19.2%+12.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%-4.2%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +296.9%+156.0%+174.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.8%+9.9%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLMATABTSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%27.4%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%27.5%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-0.010.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.69-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-41.6%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-21.0%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $117.39$130.59$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $78.80$82.56$269.88 $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.

MultipleLMATABTSYK
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 29.6x 38.2xmedian 29.6x 31.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 18.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 22.3x 22.3xmedian 22.3x 24.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.04 -12.85median 1.04 2.81median 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 monthsLMATABTSYK
Revenue $262.43M $48.23B $25.84B
Gross profit $191.31M – $16.79B
Operating income $77.32M $6.65B $5.53B
Net income $65.67M – $3.73B
Free cash flow $73.83M – $4.70B
R&D $15.41M $3.31B $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $2.70 $9.66
Cash & equivalents $26.63M – $3.39B
Total debt – – $14.94B
Shares (diluted) 24.53M 1.74B 386.00M
Enterprise value $458.65M $179.35B $102.77B

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
MetricLMATABTSYK
P/E 29.2x 38.2x 31.0x
P/FCF 26.0x 22.3x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x – 20.9x
P/S 7.3x 3.7x 4.5x
P/B 4.6x – 4.8x
P/Tangible book 4.9x – 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x – 18.8x
EV/EBIT 19.9x – 23.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 3.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF 20.9x – 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x – 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 -12.85 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMATABTSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 10.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 6.5% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.0% – 9.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.2% -13.8% 53.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 3.5% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.4% – 27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.6% – 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.1% -66.2% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% -3.0% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.2% – 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% – 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.1% – 16.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% – 24.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMATABTSYK
Gross margin 72.9% – 65.0%
EBITDA margin 33.8% – 26.1%
Operating margin 29.5% – 21.4%
Pretax margin 32.3% – 19.9%
Net margin 25.0% – 14.4%
FCF margin 28.1% – 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% – 21.4%
Return on equity 15.9% – -3.9%
Return on assets 10.3% – -1.9%
Return on invested capital – – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 12.8% – 13.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMATABTSYK
Debt / assets – – 31.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% – 50.0%
Equity / assets 65.6% – 50.0%
Interest coverage 14.9x – 9.5x
Current ratio 16.3x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 13.8x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 12.6x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.34 – 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMATABTSYK
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.4% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusLMATABTSYK
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +10.4% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $266.90MFY2026 $53.00BFY2026 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -2.2% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMATABTSYK
Held by institutions 99.3% 79.2% 80.3%
Institutions holding 327 2,979 2,264
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 172 1,259 1,102
Institutions selling 98 1,377 852
Buyers to sellers 1.76 0.91 1.29

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.

LMATABTSYK
LMAT 1.00 0.26 0.25
ABT 0.26 1.00 0.51
SYK 0.25 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMAT, ABT and SYK?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.90B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $179.35B, Stryker (SYK) $116.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMAT, ABT and SYK?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Stryker (SYK) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.4x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Stryker (SYK) 19.0x). 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: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Stryker (SYK) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) has the highest net margin (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%, Stryker (SYK) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) returned the most: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -7.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Stryker (SYK) -21.4%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +8.3%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Stryker (SYK) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.