MDT vs ABT vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Abbott Laboratories and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.29B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$104.88 +3.5% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$179.72B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$451.63 +11.5% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$156.49B
P/E
52.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 4, Intuitive Surgical 4, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTABTISRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.29B $179.72B $156.49B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 38.2x 52.9x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 18.4x 39.5x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +10.0% +20.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% — 25.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% -17.3% -17.4% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -3.9%/yr +5.3%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 27.4% 34.6% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 80/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

MDTABTISRG

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

AxisMDTABTISRG
Valuation 84 #37 of 228 74 #61 of 228 53 #108 of 228
Growth 50 #111 of 221 17 #183 of 221 80 #45 of 221
Profitability 87 #28 of 208 – 98 #6 of 208
Financial Health 49 #123 of 239 – 78 #53 of 239
Shareholder Returns 58 #58 of 137 90 #15 of 137 92 #12 of 137
Overall 66 60 80
  • MDT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMDTABTISRGSPY
1 month +6.9%+3.5%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+0.3%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months +14.3%+13.0%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.3%-16.3%-20.3% +12.2%
1 year +1.2%-17.3%-17.4% +13.0%
3 years +36.5%+13.0%+74.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.9%+4.1%+20.4% +23.1%
5 years -22.6%-17.9%+29.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%-3.9%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years +16.8%+162.5%+510.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%+10.1%+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTABTISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%27.4%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%27.5%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.000.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.63-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-41.6%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-19.7%-23.8% -1.8%
52-week high $105.35$130.59$592.85 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$82.56$332.02 $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.

MultipleMDTABTISRG
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 30.6x 38.8xmedian 30.6x 53.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x 13.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 37.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 23.3x 22.3xmedian 23.3x 43.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.87 -13.07median 0.87 2.07median 0.87

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 monthsMDTABTISRG
Revenue $37.54B $48.23B $11.58B
Gross profit $24.41B – $7.78B
Operating income $6.79B $6.65B $3.28B
Net income $5.27B – $2.97B
Free cash flow $6.13B – $3.60B
R&D $2.92B $3.31B $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $2.70 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $1.69B – $2.98B
Total debt $113.29B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.74B 351.60M
Enterprise value $85.54B $179.72B $136.78B

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
MetricMDTABTISRG
P/E 23.2x 38.8x 53.3x
P/FCF 19.8x 22.3x 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x – 38.3x
P/S 3.2x 3.8x 13.5x
P/B 2.4x – 9.7x
P/Tangible book 3.0x – 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 37.3x
EV/EBIT 20.7x – 46.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.8x 13.2x
EV/FCF 22.9x – 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 37.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 -13.07 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTABTISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 10.0% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 6.5% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -13.8% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 3.5% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% – 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -66.2% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -3.0% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTABTISRG
Gross margin 65.0% – 67.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 35.3%
Operating margin 18.1% – 28.4%
Pretax margin 17.6% – 31.3%
Net margin 13.9% – 25.5%
FCF margin 16.3% – 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% – 35.3%
Return on equity 10.4% – 17.3%
Return on assets 5.7% – 14.8%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 8.3% – 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTABTISRG
Debt / assets 30.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% – 16.7%
Equity / assets 54.5% – 83.3%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.1x – 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.02 – 30.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTABTISRG
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.4% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusMDTABTISRG
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 39.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $11.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +27.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +12.7% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $53.32BFY2026 $11.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -1.0% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTABTISRG
Held by institutions 85.1% 79.2% 86.2%
Institutions holding 2,124 2,977 2,235
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.3% +4.6%
Institutions buying 1,013 1,258 1,070
Institutions selling 913 1,376 877
Buyers to sellers 1.11 0.91 1.22

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.

MDTABTISRG
MDT 1.00 0.53 0.44
ABT 0.53 1.00 0.32
ISRG 0.44 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, ABT and ISRG?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $120.29B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $179.72B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $156.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, ABT and ISRG?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.4x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -17.4%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 0.00%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, ABT and ISRG?

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