MDT vs SKYA vs ABT Stock Comparison

Medtronic, SkyAI and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MDT Medtronic plc
$99.31 +15.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$127.12B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
2.88%
Medical Devices Healthcare
8 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.93 +59.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$211.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$110.27 +13.1% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$190.81B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.29%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Medtronic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Medtronic 8, Abbott Laboratories 2, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTSKYAABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.12B $211.23M $190.81B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x -0.7x 35.4x MDT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 0.0x 19.4x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +108.9% +8.1% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% -158,431.4% 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 2.88% — 2.29% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% -33.6% -10.8% MDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr — -3.0%/yr ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 105.5% 27.8% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 26/100 57/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSKYAABT

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

AxisMDTSKYAABT
Valuation 81 #44 of 227 2 #222 of 227 67 #76 of 227
Growth 51 #108 of 220 7 #205 of 220 28 #158 of 220
Profitability 88 #27 of 209 1 #207 of 209 85 #33 of 209
Financial Health 50 #121 of 240 95 #14 of 240 37 #152 of 240
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 138 – 66 #47 of 138
Overall 65 26 57
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA 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

PeriodMDTSKYAABTSPY
1 month +15.0%+59.2%+13.1% -2.3%
3 months +14.5%+127.1%+2.9% -0.7%
6 months +26.8%+60.1%+26.0% +4.8%
Year to date +3.4%+44.3%-12.0% +10.3%
1 year +9.5%-33.6%-10.8% +10.3%
3 years +36.9%-99.9%+15.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.0%-90.1%+4.8% +20.1%
5 years -18.0%—-14.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.9%—-3.0% +10.1%
10 years +22.5%—+184.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.0%—+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDTSKYAABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%105.5%27.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%104.8%27.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.092.49-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.32-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-100.0%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-31.5%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $105.35$4.28$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$0.95$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.

MultipleMDTSKYAABT
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 28.4x -0.7xmedian 28.4x 35.4xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 1,088xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x 20.2xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x 24.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.93 0.01median 0.93 19.46median 0.93

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 monthsMDTSKYAABT
Revenue $37.54B $194.22K $46.59B
Gross profit $24.41B $321.93K $26.37B
Operating income $6.79B -$289.52M $7.35B
Net income $5.27B -$307.71M $5.43B
Free cash flow $6.13B – $7.82B
R&D $2.92B $399.91K $3.16B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $-4.27 $3.11
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $12.07M $5.10B
Total debt $28.15B – $32.61B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 72.09M 1.74B
Enterprise value $92.99B $169.94M $161.89B

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
MetricMDTSKYAABT
P/E 24.3x -0.7x 35.4x
P/FCF 20.7x – 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x – 19.3x
P/S 3.4x 1,088x 4.1x
P/B 2.5x 1.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 16.3x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x – 20.2x
EV/EBIT 21.6x -0.7x 29.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1,025x 4.7x
EV/FCF 23.9x – 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x – 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 0.01 19.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSKYAABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 108.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 23.8% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -5,525% -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -212.8% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -42,440% -61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -238.0% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% -487.2% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -84.2% 1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – 15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTSKYAABT
Gross margin 65.0% 165.8% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 23.2%
Operating margin 18.1% -149,065% 15.8%
Pretax margin 17.6% -151,352% 16.1%
Net margin 13.9% -158,431% 11.6%
FCF margin 16.3% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% – 21.3%
Return on equity 10.4% -140.2% 10.4%
Return on assets 5.7% -137.6% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed 8.3% -136.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 48,037% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSKYAABT
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% 1.9% 52.6%
Equity / assets 54.5% 98.1% 47.4%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 9.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 5.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 4.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 4.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.10 31.69 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTSKYAABT
Dividend yield 2.9% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.0% – 3.1%
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.

ConsensusMDTSKYAABT
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 – +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +17.5% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

MDTSKYAABT
MDT 1.00 0.06 0.54
SKYA 0.06 1.00 -0.02
ABT 0.54 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, SKYA and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $127.12B, SkyAI (SKYA) $211.23M, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, SKYA and ABT?

Medtronic (MDT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 24.3x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 17.8x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, 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 Medtronic (MDT) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) +9.5%, SkyAI (SKYA) -33.6%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -3.9%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 2.88%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%. SkyAI (SKYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) 105.5%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, SKYA 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 8. 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.