MDT vs SOLV vs ABT Stock Comparison

Medtronic, Solventum and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDT Medtronic plc
$93.93 +6.0% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
3.04%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$83.04 -7.3% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.13B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 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

Solventum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 6, Abbott Laboratories 3, Medtronic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDTSOLVABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.23B $14.13B $178.45B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 10.0x 38.2x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 12.2x 18.1x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% -0.9% +10.0% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 17.3% — SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 17.6% — SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.8x — SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.04% — 2.44% MDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +15.4% -18.9% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — -4.2%/yr ABT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.7% 30.0% 27.4% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 60/100 MDT

Percentile Scorecard

MDTSOLVABT

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

AxisMDTSOLVABT
Valuation 85 #36 of 227 79 #49 of 227 74 #60 of 227
Growth 51 #107 of 219 56 #98 of 219 17 #181 of 219
Profitability 86 #29 of 206 84 #33 of 206 –
Financial Health 50 #120 of 238 20 #190 of 238 –
Shareholder Returns 59 #56 of 134 90 #14 of 134 90 #15 of 134
Overall 66 66 60
  • MDT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodMDTSOLVABTSPY
1 month +6.0%-7.3%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.1%-3.7%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months +14.7%+23.0%+9.9% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+4.8%-17.7% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%+15.4%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years +35.3%—+11.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.6%—+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -22.5%—-19.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.0%—-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%—+156.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.5%—+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDTSOLVABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.7%30.0%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.8%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.57-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.51-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-40.0%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-10.2%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $105.35$92.45$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $73.75$62.49$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.

MultipleMDTSOLVABT
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 29.6x 10.0xmedian 29.6x 38.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x 7.3xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 22.3x -119.7xmedian 22.3x 22.3xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 1.04 —median 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 monthsMDTSOLVABT
Revenue $37.54B $8.31B $48.23B
Gross profit $24.41B $4.55B –
Operating income $6.79B $2.08B $6.65B
Net income $5.27B $1.43B –
Free cash flow $6.13B -$118.00M –
R&D $2.92B $725.00M $3.31B
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $8.27 $2.70
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $403.00M –
Total debt $113.29B $5.08B –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 173.30M 1.74B
Enterprise value $86.10B $10.64B $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
MetricMDTSOLVABT
P/E 23.0x 10.0x 38.2x
P/FCF 19.6x -119.7x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 67.6x –
P/S 3.2x 1.7x 3.7x
P/B 2.4x 2.9x –
P/Tangible book 3.0x 5.9x –
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 20.6x 9.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 22.8x -159.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 90.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 – -12.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% -0.9% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -0.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 167.2% -13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 277.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 281.5% -66.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -64.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% -180.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVABT
Gross margin 65.0% 54.7% –
EBITDA margin 25.9% 31.1% –
Operating margin 18.1% 25.0% –
Pretax margin 17.6% 20.4% –
Net margin 13.9% 17.3% –
FCF margin 16.3% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 2.5% –
Return on equity 10.4% 29.4% –
Return on assets 5.7% 10.1% –
Return on invested capital 6.9% 17.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 19.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVABT
Debt / assets 30.2% 35.7% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x -43.0x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 66.3% –
Equity / assets 54.5% 33.7% –
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.00 2.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDTSOLVABT
Dividend yield 3.0% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.5% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusMDTSOLVABT
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +12.7% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.92BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +5.4% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDTSOLVABT
Held by institutions 85.1% 73.9% 79.2%
Institutions holding 2,124 878 2,979
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -0.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,013 369 1,259
Institutions selling 913 284 1,377
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.30 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.

MDTSOLVABT
MDT 1.00 0.45 0.53
SOLV 0.45 1.00 0.35
ABT 0.53 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDT, SOLV and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medtronic (MDT) $120.23B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.13B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDT, SOLV and ABT?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.0x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Medtronic (MDT) 16.9x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.2x, 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?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Medtronic (MDT) -0.2%, Solventum (SOLV) +15.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%. Over five years, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compounded fastest (Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medtronic (MDT) has the highest dividend yield: Medtronic (MDT) 3.04%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%. Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Medtronic (MDT) 24.7%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDT, SOLV 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, Solventum (SOLV) 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.