STE vs TXG vs ABT Stock Comparison

Steris, 10x Genomics and Abbott Laboratories Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STE STERIS plc
$228.75 +8.4% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.53B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$83.62 -5.5% 1M +526.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$102.67 +1.7% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$180.30B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Steris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Steris 5, Abbott Laboratories 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTETXGABTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.53B $10.63B $180.30B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x -141.5x 38.4x STE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x — 18.0x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.4% -4.3% +10.0% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% -12.2% — STE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.2% +526.8% -18.9% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -12.3%/yr -4.4%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 74.2% 27.4% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 60/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

STETXGABT

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

AxisSTETXGABT
Valuation 84 #37 of 227 44 #128 of 227 73 #62 of 227
Growth 72 #63 of 219 66 #76 of 219 17 #181 of 219
Profitability 87 #28 of 205 62 #78 of 205 –
Financial Health 63 #89 of 237 68 #77 of 237 –
Shareholder Returns 73 #37 of 135 68 #44 of 135 90 #15 of 135
Overall 76 61 60
  • STE ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodSTETXGABTSPY
1 month +8.4%-5.5%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months -2.6%+80.5%-5.0% +5.9%
6 months +7.6%+314.0%+12.4% +8.5%
Year to date -9.8%+412.7%-18.1% +13.3%
1 year -5.2%+526.8%-18.9% +12.4%
3 years +9.2%+129.7%+10.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.0%+32.0%+3.4% +23.5%
5 years -2.1%-48.1%-20.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.4%-12.3%-4.4% +11.0%
10 years +241.8%—+159.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.1%—+10.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTETXGABTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%74.2%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%66.3%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.402.24-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.207.10-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-96.1%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-14.4%-21.4% -0.9%
52-week high $268.65$97.74$130.59 $779.14
52-week low $199.40$12.44$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.

MultipleSTETXGABT
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 28.8x -144.7xmedian 28.8x 38.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 17.7xmedian 3.0x 3.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.4x -244.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 25.7x 89.7xmedian 25.7x 22.3xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 13.2xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.03 -5.39median 1.03 -12.79median 1.03

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 monthsSTETXGABT
Revenue $6.04B $616.91M $48.23B
Gross profit $2.68B $432.03M –
Operating income $1.14B -$88.38M $6.65B
Net income $808.10M -$75.13M –
Free cash flow $925.60M $121.44M –
R&D $115.10M $226.80M $3.31B
EPS (diluted) $8.22 $-0.58 $2.70
Cash & equivalents $482.30M – –
Total debt $1.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 97.90M 129.98M 1.74B
Enterprise value $20.86B $10.43B $180.30B

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
MetricSTETXGABT
P/E 27.7x -144.7x 38.0x
P/FCF 24.1x 89.7x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 85.7x –
P/S 3.7x 17.7x 3.7x
P/B 3.1x 13.2x –
P/Tangible book 3.9x 14.3x –
EV/EBITDA 14.5x -244.2x –
EV/EBIT 20.8x -122.7x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 17.6x 3.7x
EV/FCF 25.6x 89.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 85.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -5.39 -12.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTETXGABT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.4% -4.3% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 2.8% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% -3.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 1.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 12.1% -13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 20.9% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.6% 11.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 89.1% 24.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% 14.9% -66.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.8% 26.8% -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 89.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 135.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 113.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 44.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTETXGABT
Gross margin 44.4% 70.0% –
EBITDA margin 27.0% -7.2% –
Operating margin 18.9% -14.3% –
Pretax margin 18.0% -12.1% –
Net margin 13.3% -12.2% –
FCF margin 15.3% 19.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 20.6% –
Return on equity 11.2% -9.2% –
Return on assets 7.5% -7.3% –
Return on invested capital 9.3% – –
Return on capital employed 12.1% -9.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 16.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTETXGABT
Debt / assets 17.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 19.9% –
Equity / assets 67.3% 80.1% –
Interest coverage 18.8x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 5.7x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 5.26 30.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTETXGABT
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% -0.1% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – –

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.

ConsensusSTETXGABT
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 – 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.56FY2026 $-0.79FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 – +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026 $53.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +24.6% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTETXGABT
Held by institutions 97.1% 100.0% 79.2%
Institutions holding 829 389 2,980
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 405 197 1,260
Institutions selling 300 137 1,377
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.44 0.92

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.

STETXGABT
STE 1.00 0.19 0.45
TXG 0.19 1.00 0.03
ABT 0.45 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STE, TXG and ABT?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Steris (STE) $22.53B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.63B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $180.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, STE, TXG and ABT?

Steris (STE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Steris (STE) 28.0x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -141.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Steris (STE) 19.8x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x). 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: Steris (STE) +8.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steris (STE) has the highest net margin (Steris (STE) 13.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Steris (STE) -5.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +526.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Steris (STE) -0.4%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.3%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Steris (STE) 0.01%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%. 10x Genomics (TXG) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Steris (STE) 26.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STE, TXG 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, Steris (STE) leads on 5. 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.