MDT vs PEN vs ABT Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Penumbra and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDT Medtronic plc
$98.89 +14.5% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$126.58B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
2.89%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
PEN Penumbra Inc
$319.93 +0.7% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.61B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$109.41 +12.2% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$189.32B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.30%
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 7, Penumbra 4, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTPENABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $126.58B $12.61B $189.32B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 80.3x 35.1x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 71.4x 19.2x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +17.0% +8.1% PEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 10.1% 11.6% MDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 6.2% MDT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 2.5x MDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.89% — 2.30% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +41.4% -11.7% PEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +2.1%/yr -3.3%/yr PEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 25.8% 27.8% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 74/100 56/100 PEN

Percentile Scorecard

MDTPENABT

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

AxisMDTPENABT
Valuation 80 #47 of 229 54 #106 of 229 66 #78 of 229
Growth 51 #109 of 221 87 #29 of 221 29 #157 of 221
Profitability 89 #25 of 209 86 #31 of 209 85 #33 of 209
Financial Health 50 #120 of 240 87 #33 of 240 36 #153 of 240
Shareholder Returns 56 #66 of 147 58 #63 of 147 66 #51 of 147
Overall 65 74 56
  • MDT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PEN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT 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

PeriodMDTPENABTSPY
1 month +14.5%+0.7%+12.2% -2.0%
3 months +14.7%-1.3%+3.7% -2.2%
6 months +27.1%-1.2%+25.5% +4.2%
Year to date +2.9%+2.9%-12.7% +10.6%
1 year +9.6%+41.4%-11.7% +10.4%
3 years +36.3%+61.7%+14.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.9%+17.4%+4.5% +20.2%
5 years -18.1%+11.1%-15.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year -3.9%+2.1%-3.3% +10.1%
10 years +21.2%+445.5%+185.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +1.9%+18.5%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTPENABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.8%27.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%16.2%27.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.06-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.391.61-0.42 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-59.7%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-11.0%-16.2% -3.2%
52-week high $105.35$359.40$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$225.54$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.

MultipleMDTPENABT
P/E now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 28.1x 80.3xmedian 28.1x 35.1xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 8.1xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 18.0x 57.0xmedian 18.0x 20.0xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 24.8x 63.0xmedian 24.8x 24.2xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.95 1.42median 0.95 19.31median 0.95

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 monthsMDTPENABT
Revenue $37.54B $1.56B $46.59B
Gross profit $24.41B $1.06B $26.37B
Operating income $6.79B $189.25M $7.35B
Net income $5.27B $157.02M $5.43B
Free cash flow $6.13B $200.29M $7.82B
R&D $2.92B $94.93M $3.16B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $3.96 $3.11
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $254.28M $5.10B
Total debt $28.15B – $32.61B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 39.62M 1.74B
Enterprise value $92.45B $10.12B $160.40B

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
MetricMDTPENABT
P/E 24.2x 80.3x 35.1x
P/FCF 20.6x 63.0x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 48.3x 19.1x
P/S 3.4x 8.1x 4.1x
P/B 2.5x 8.0x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 8.0x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 57.0x 20.0x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 63.1x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 7.6x 4.6x
EV/FCF 23.8x 59.6x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 45.7x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 1.42 19.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 17.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 16.2% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 19.1% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 18.7% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 9.5% -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 63.4% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -4.3% -61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 56.9% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -5.0% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 56.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 28.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.1% 9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 31.2% 15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 61.8% 12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTPENABT
Gross margin 65.0% 68.0% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 13.4% 23.2%
Operating margin 18.1% 12.1% 15.8%
Pretax margin 17.6% 13.3% 16.1%
Net margin 13.9% 10.1% 11.6%
FCF margin 16.3% 12.8% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 16.7% 21.3%
Return on equity 10.4% 10.1% 10.4%
Return on assets 5.7% 7.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 10.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTPENABT
Debt / assets 30.2% – 29.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 21.8% 52.6%
Equity / assets 54.5% 78.2% 47.4%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 9.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 5.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.09 19.13 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTPENABT
Dividend yield 2.9% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.1% -0.1% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.3% – 78.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.5% – 54.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – 7.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 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.

ConsensusMDTPENABT
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 71.4xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +42.6% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $1.63BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +7.5% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTPENABT
Held by institutions 85.1% 86.6% 79.2%
Institutions holding 2,127 451 2,982
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.9% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,015 195 1,260
Institutions selling 914 182 1,379
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.07 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.

MDTPENABT
MDT 1.00 0.21 0.54
PEN 0.21 1.00 0.14
ABT 0.54 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, PEN and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $126.58B, Penumbra (PEN) $12.61B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $189.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, PEN and ABT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 24.2x, Penumbra (PEN) 80.3x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.8x, Penumbra (PEN) 71.4x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Penumbra (PEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Penumbra (PEN) +17.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Penumbra (PEN) 10.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Medtronic (MDT) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penumbra (PEN) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +9.6%, Penumbra (PEN) +41.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -11.7%. Over five years, Penumbra (PEN) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -3.9%/yr, Penumbra (PEN) +2.1%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 2.89%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.30%. Penumbra (PEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.9%, Penumbra (PEN) 25.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, PEN 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, Medtronic (MDT) 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.