RMD vs ALGN vs ABT Stock Comparison

Resmed, Align Technology and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.59B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
1.06%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
ALGN Align Technology Inc
$154.13 +7.2% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.98B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental 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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 7, Abbott Laboratories 3, Align Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMDALGNABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.59B $10.98B $190.81B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 26.6x 35.4x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 14.1x 19.4x ALGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.4% +8.1% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 10.0% 11.6% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — 6.2% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 2.5x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% — 2.29% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +11.8% -10.8% ALGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -25.6%/yr -3.0%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.5% 39.2% 27.8% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 66/100 57/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

RMDALGNABT

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

AxisRMDALGNABT
Valuation 75 #58 of 227 87 #31 of 227 67 #76 of 227
Growth 64 #79 of 220 23 #170 of 220 28 #158 of 220
Profitability 100 #2 of 209 88 #26 of 209 85 #33 of 209
Financial Health 76 #58 of 240 45 #133 of 240 37 #152 of 240
Shareholder Returns 85 #22 of 138 89 #16 of 138 66 #47 of 138
Overall 80 66 57
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALGN 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

PeriodRMDALGNABTSPY
1 month +6.4%+7.2%+13.1% -2.3%
3 months +8.2%-10.9%+2.9% -0.7%
6 months +11.2%-10.3%+26.0% +4.8%
Year to date -3.3%-1.3%-12.0% +10.3%
1 year -5.7%+11.8%-10.8% +10.3%
3 years +52.4%-21.9%+15.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.1%-7.9%+4.8% +20.1%
5 years -13.1%-77.1%-14.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%-25.6%-3.0% +10.1%
10 years +304.7%+80.9%+184.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.0%+6.1%+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRMDALGNABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.5%39.2%27.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%37.4%27.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.491.35-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.30-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-82.4%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-22.0%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $275.96$197.51$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$132.28$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.

MultipleRMDALGNABT
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 28.4x 26.6xmedian 28.4x 35.4xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 18.0x 12.3xmedian 18.0x 20.2xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 25.0x 17.3xmedian 25.0x 24.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.93 2.19median 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 monthsRMDALGNABT
Revenue $5.65B $4.14B $46.59B
Gross profit $3.45B $2.82B $26.37B
Operating income $1.89B $547.59M $7.35B
Net income $1.52B $413.58M $5.43B
Free cash flow $1.65B $633.57M $7.82B
R&D $378.28M $377.00M $3.16B
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $5.78 $3.11
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $1.10B $5.10B
Total debt $659.37M – $32.61B
Shares (diluted) 146.05M 71.52M 1.74B
Enterprise value $27.66B $6.72B $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
MetricRMDALGNABT
P/E 22.2x 26.6x 35.4x
P/FCF 20.4x 17.3x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 14.5x 19.3x
P/S 5.9x 2.7x 4.1x
P/B 5.1x 2.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 2.7x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 12.3x 20.2x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 18.0x 29.7x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 2.4x 4.7x
EV/FCF 19.9x 15.6x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 13.1x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 2.19 19.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDALGNABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.4% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 3.5% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 1.8% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 2.6% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% -8.8% -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -0.8% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% -5.5% -61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 9.6% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% -4.1% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 12.2% 1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 3.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -4.3% 9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% 0.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 1.2% 12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDALGNABT
Gross margin 61.1% 68.0% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 36.9% 19.4% 23.2%
Operating margin 33.4% 13.2% 15.8%
Pretax margin 34.0% 13.7% 16.1%
Net margin 26.9% 10.0% 11.6%
FCF margin 29.2% 15.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 31.9% 18.3% 21.3%
Return on equity 23.3% 9.9% 10.4%
Return on assets 17.2% 6.5% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 20.8% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed 25.2% 12.3% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 4.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDALGNABT
Debt / assets 7.4% – 29.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 26.6% 34.0% 52.6%
Equity / assets 73.4% 66.0% 47.4%
Interest coverage – – 9.6x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 11.32 4.65 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDALGNABT
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.3% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 78.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 54.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusRMDALGNABT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2027 14.1xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.86FY2027 $10.95FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +16.3% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.97BFY2027 $3.86BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2027 -4.2%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +3.5% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDALGNABT
Held by institutions 68.7% 100.0% 79.2%
Institutions holding 889 677 2,982
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 405 292 1,260
Institutions selling 359 268 1,379
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.09 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.

RMDALGNABT
RMD 1.00 0.37 0.38
ALGN 0.37 1.00 0.20
ABT 0.38 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, ALGN and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $33.59B, Align Technology (ALGN) $10.98B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, ALGN and ABT?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 22.2x, Align Technology (ALGN) 26.6x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Align Technology (ALGN) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 18.1x, Align Technology (ALGN) 14.1x, 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?

Resmed (RMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Resmed (RMD) +9.9%, Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 26.9%, Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Resmed (RMD) 20.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Align Technology (ALGN) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -5.7%, Align Technology (ALGN) +11.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr, Align Technology (ALGN) -25.6%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Resmed (RMD) 1.06%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%. Align Technology (ALGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 30.5%, Align Technology (ALGN) 39.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMD, ALGN 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, Resmed (RMD) 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.