RMD vs SOLV vs ABT Stock Comparison

Resmed, Solventum and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RMD Resmed Inc
$252.83 +13.8% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.88B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.40 -3.4% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.84B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.69 +0.2% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$182.26B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 6, Solventum 3, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMDSOLVABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.88B $14.84B $182.26B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 10.3x 33.6x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 12.5x 18.2x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -0.9% +8.1% RMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 17.3% 11.6% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 17.6% 6.2% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 2.5x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% +18.2% -17.9% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr — -3.9%/yr RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 29.9% 27.4% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 65/100 57/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

RMDSOLVABT

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

AxisRMDSOLVABT
Valuation 73 #63 of 228 78 #51 of 228 68 #74 of 228
Growth 63 #82 of 222 53 #105 of 222 27 #162 of 222
Profitability 99 #3 of 210 84 #34 of 210 85 #33 of 210
Financial Health 75 #60 of 241 20 #194 of 241 38 #151 of 241
Shareholder Returns 79 #30 of 138 91 #14 of 138 66 #48 of 138
Overall 78 65 57
  • RMD ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodRMDSOLVABTSPY
1 month +13.8%-3.4%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months +29.5%+9.5%+0.6% +2.9%
6 months +15.0%+24.6%+13.8% +6.4%
Year to date +5.0%+7.8%-17.2% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%+18.2%-17.9% +13.1%
3 years +77.7%—+9.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%—+3.0% +21.5%
5 years -5.5%—-18.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%—-3.9% +10.9%
10 years +296.8%—+156.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.8%—+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRMDSOLVABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%29.9%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%28.4%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.570.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.61-0.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-40.0%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-7.6%-20.6% -2.5%
52-week high $275.96$92.45$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$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.

MultipleRMDSOLVABT
P/E now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 30.7x 10.3xmedian 30.7x 33.3xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 17.7x 7.4xmedian 17.7x 19.1xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 23.7x -123.1xmedian 23.7x 22.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.23median 0.96 —median 0.96 18.30median 0.96

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 monthsRMDSOLVABT
Revenue $5.65B $8.31B $46.59B
Gross profit $3.45B $4.55B $26.37B
Operating income $1.89B $2.08B $7.35B
Net income $1.52B $1.43B $5.43B
Free cash flow $1.65B -$118.00M $7.82B
R&D $378.28M $725.00M $3.16B
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $8.27 $3.11
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $403.00M $5.10B
Total debt $659.37M $5.08B $32.61B
Shares (diluted) 146.05M 173.30M 1.74B
Enterprise value $30.95B $11.36B $152.69B

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
MetricRMDSOLVABT
P/E 24.2x 10.3x 33.3x
P/FCF 22.1x -123.1x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 69.5x 18.1x
P/S 6.5x 1.7x 3.9x
P/B 5.5x 3.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 6.1x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 7.4x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 9.3x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF 21.6x -162.7x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 91.9x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.23 – 18.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDSOLVABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -0.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -0.6% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 167.2% -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% – 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% 277.4% -61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% – 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% 281.5% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – 1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -64.3% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% – 9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% -180.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% – 12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDSOLVABT
Gross margin 61.1% 54.7% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 36.9% 31.1% 23.2%
Operating margin 33.4% 25.0% 15.8%
Pretax margin 34.0% 20.4% 16.1%
Net margin 26.9% 17.3% 11.6%
FCF margin 29.2% -1.4% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 31.9% 2.5% 21.3%
Return on equity 23.3% 29.4% 10.4%
Return on assets 17.2% 10.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 20.8% 17.6% 6.2%
Return on capital employed 25.2% 19.8% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDSOLVABT
Debt / assets 7.4% 35.7% 29.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 0.4x -43.0x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 26.6% 66.3% 52.6%
Equity / assets 73.4% 33.7% 47.4%
Interest coverage – – 9.6x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 12.04 2.18 3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDSOLVABT
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.4% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.4% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusRMDSOLVABT
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2027 12.5xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.87FY2027 $6.84FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2027 +11.9%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.7% +12.6% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.97BFY2027 $7.70BFY2026 $53.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2027 -7.4%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +5.4% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDSOLVABT
Held by institutions 68.7% 73.9% 79.2%
Institutions holding 887 878 2,977
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 404 369 1,258
Institutions selling 358 284 1,376
Buyers to sellers 1.13 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.

RMDSOLVABT
RMD 1.00 0.41 0.41
SOLV 0.41 1.00 0.35
ABT 0.41 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, SOLV and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $36.88B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.84B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $182.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, SOLV and ABT?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 24.2x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.3x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 19.6x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 26.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Resmed (RMD) 20.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -4.7%, Solventum (SOLV) +18.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -1.1%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Resmed (RMD) 0.00%, Solventum (SOLV) 0.00%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%. Resmed (RMD) and Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 29.1%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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