TMO vs ABT vs BIO Stock Comparison

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abbott Laboratories and Bio-Rad Laboratories Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Abbott Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abbott Laboratories 6, Thermo Fisher Scientific 5, Bio-Rad Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMOABTBIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $254.18B $182.26B $9.97B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 33.6x 44.8x ABT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 18.2x 37.2x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +8.1% +1.4% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 11.6% 8.6% TMO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 6.2% 0.4% TMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 2.5x — ABT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% -17.9% +9.3% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr -3.9%/yr -13.3%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 27.4% 37.0% ABT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 64/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

TMOABTBIO

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

AxisTMOABTBIO
Valuation 60 #93 of 228 68 #74 of 228 79 #49 of 228
Growth 35 #144 of 222 27 #162 of 222 19 #180 of 222
Profitability 83 #37 of 210 85 #33 of 210 69 #65 of 210
Financial Health 28 #174 of 241 38 #151 of 241 69 #75 of 241
Shareholder Returns 88 #18 of 138 66 #48 of 138 83 #24 of 138
Overall 59 57 64
  • TMO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BIO 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

PeriodTMOABTBIOSPY
1 month +1.2%+0.2%-2.3% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%+0.6%+17.6% +2.9%
6 months +43.5%+13.8%+28.6% +6.4%
Year to date +16.3%-17.2%+22.2% +11.4%
1 year +17.8%-17.9%+9.3% +13.1%
3 years +47.1%+9.4%+21.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+3.0%+6.8% +21.5%
5 years +10.1%-18.2%-50.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.9%-3.9%-13.3% +10.9%
10 years +347.3%+156.0%+127.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.2%+9.9%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTMOABTBIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%27.4%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%27.5%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.000.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.60-0.660.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-41.6%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-20.6%-5.2% -2.5%
52-week high $696.55$130.59$390.34 $779.14
52-week low $438.34$82.56$241.71 $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.

MultipleTMOABTBIO
P/E now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 30.7x 33.3xmedian 30.7x 44.5xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 17.7x 19.1xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 23.7x 22.9xmedian 23.7x 28.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.27median 0.96 18.30median 0.96 1.20median 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 monthsTMOABTBIO
Revenue $46.34B $46.59B $2.59B
Gross profit $18.91B $26.37B $1.34B
Operating income $8.15B $7.35B $53.10M
Net income $6.99B $5.43B $222.40M
Free cash flow $7.32B $7.82B $353.10M
R&D $1.40B $3.16B $265.70M
EPS (diluted) $18.78 $3.11 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $4.06B $5.10B $517.00M
Total debt $42.55B $32.61B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 371.00M 1.74B 26.81M
Enterprise value $233.20B $152.69B $3.83B

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
MetricTMOABTBIO
P/E 35.9x 33.3x 44.5x
P/FCF 34.0x 22.9x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 18.1x 20.1x
P/S 5.4x 3.9x 3.8x
P/B 4.7x 3.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 5.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 19.1x –
EV/EBIT 35.3x 28.1x 178.6x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 4.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 39.3x 26.4x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 20.8x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.27 18.30 1.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMOABTBIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 8.1% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 5.0% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 9.2% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 5.9% -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% -2.2% -76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 6.2% -47.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.2% -61.2% -30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 1.7% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.8% -61.0% -29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 1.8% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 9.6% -7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 9.9% 19.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 15.5% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 12.5% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMOABTBIO
Gross margin 40.8% 56.6% 51.9%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 23.2% –
Operating margin 17.6% 15.8% 2.1%
Pretax margin 16.5% 16.1% 13.5%
Net margin 15.0% 11.6% 8.6%
FCF margin 15.8% 16.8% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 21.3% 19.0%
Return on equity 13.4% 10.4% 3.2%
Return on assets 6.2% 4.9% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 6.2% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 8.0% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMOABTBIO
Debt / assets 37.6% 29.9% 11.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 4.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.4% 52.6% 30.0%
Equity / assets 46.6% 47.4% 70.0%
Interest coverage 5.6x 9.6x 1.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.98 3.23 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMOABTBIO
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.9% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.5% 78.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% 54.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.5% 7.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 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.

ConsensusTMOABTBIO
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 37.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.77FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $9.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +12.8% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.99BFY2026 $53.32BFY2026 $2.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% -1.0% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMOABTBIO
Held by institutions 90.2% 79.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 2,621 2,977 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.3% -2.9%
Institutions buying 1,141 1,258 177
Institutions selling 1,144 1,376 155
Buyers to sellers 1.00 0.91 1.14

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.

TMOABTBIO
TMO 1.00 0.26 0.57
ABT 0.26 1.00 0.26
BIO 0.57 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TMO, ABT and BIO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $254.18B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $182.26B, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $9.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, TMO, ABT and BIO?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.6x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 44.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.1x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.2x). 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: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +7.2%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has the highest net margin (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 15.0%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) leads (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 7.9%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +17.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +9.3%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.9%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.00%. Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has been the steadiest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TMO, ABT and BIO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 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.