SYK vs MDT vs ABT
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
SYK MDT ABT · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $1.30M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-18 |
| 13F net change in holders | −37 | −94 | −134 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,328 | 567 | 1,517 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 980 | 485 | 1,197 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +348 | +82 | +320 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 30.3x
56th
|
23.2x
41st
|
33.5x
67th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.75
80th
|
1.60
60th
|
18.41
100th
|
| Price / sales | 4.4x
72nd
|
3.2x
48th
|
3.9x
62nd
|
| Price / book | 4.7x
62nd
|
2.4x
36th
|
3.6x
54th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 24.0x
44th
|
19.8x
36th
|
20.8x
39th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 20.5x
53rd
|
15.1x
28th
|
18.3x
40th
|
| Enterprise value | $124.5B
97th
|
$140.5B
98th
|
$208.5B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 4.8x
73rd
|
3.7x
57th
|
4.5x
65th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.6x
50th
|
13.8x
42nd
|
19.0x
53rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 22.9x
45th
|
19.2x
33rd
|
26.1x
58th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 26.5x
47th
|
22.9x
36th
|
23.9x
39th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.3%
75th
|
4.3%
82nd
|
3.0%
70th
|
| FCF yield | 4.2%
73rd
|
5.1%
78th
|
4.8%
77th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.9%
62nd
|
6.6%
80th
|
5.5%
72nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $116.22
93rd
|
$59.83
74th
|
$45.32
56th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 65.2%
52nd
|
66.7%
57th
|
56.8%
38th
|
| EBITDA margin | 25.9%
87th
|
27.1%
90th
|
23.5%
82nd
|
| Operating margin | 22.0%
93rd
|
18.1%
85th
|
17.0%
83rd
|
| EBIT margin | 21.1%
88th
|
19.5%
85th
|
17.2%
82nd
|
| Net margin | 14.4%
87th
|
13.9%
85th
|
11.6%
80th
|
| NOPAT margin | 16.0%
85th
|
14.4%
82nd
|
12.3%
73rd
|
| FCF margin | 18.2%
83rd
|
16.3%
80th
|
18.7%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 21.4%
85th
|
21.4%
87th
|
21.3%
83rd
|
| R&D / revenue | 6.4%
31st
|
7.8%
39th
|
6.8%
34th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 34.0%
27th
|
32.4%
18th
|
28.9%
15th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0%
15th
|
1.3%
23rd
|
1.5%
30th
|
| Effective tax rate | 27.6%
88th
|
20.2%
19th
|
27.8%
90th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 16.5%
86th
|
10.7%
69th
|
10.7%
71st
|
| ROA | 7.9%
80th
|
5.7%
72nd
|
5.6%
70th
|
| ROIC | 11.6%
73rd
|
7.8%
66th
|
7.3%
63rd
|
| ROCE | 13.2%
87th
|
9.0%
72nd
|
8.8%
70th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.6%
87th
|
8.0%
70th
|
8.3%
73rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 15.6%
69th
|
11.6%
61st
|
12.7%
68th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 35.1%
47th
|
26.8%
33rd
|
24.2%
22nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 8.7%
73rd
|
6.0%
65th
|
10.8%
80th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 10.0%
71st
|
6.7%
65th
|
13.9%
82nd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 15.1%
81st
|
9.1%
73rd
|
17.9%
85th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 328.7%
92nd
|
90.1%
84th
|
-22.2%
33rd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 8.5%
39th
|
9.8%
45th
|
8.1%
38th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 9.5%
58th
|
-0.5%
13th
|
12.8%
70th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 9.9%
43rd
|
6.0%
28th
|
5.0%
23rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 9.7%
38th
|
3.5%
15th
|
3.0%
12th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 13.1%
56th
|
6.5%
29th
|
9.9%
38th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.8%
52nd
|
6.4%
32nd
|
9.4%
40th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 27.8%
62nd
|
12.2%
58th
|
-61.2%
8th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 11.2%
45th
|
13.1%
50th
|
1.7%
30th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 27.9%
62nd
|
12.4%
58th
|
-61.0%
8th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 11.0%
35th
|
14.5%
50th
|
1.8%
25th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 12.1%
65th
|
7.3%
45th
|
-2.6%
20th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 16.8%
50th
|
15.6%
47th
|
28.7%
57th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 24.8%
42nd
|
11.3%
19th
|
16.7%
31st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 22.2%
58th
|
11.3%
39th
|
9.9%
32nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 11.2%
63rd
|
0.6%
37th
|
11.3%
67th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.5%
12th
|
1.7%
25th
|
2.5%
50th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 10.7%
48th
|
3.2%
15th
|
2.3%
4th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 62.9%
45th
|
65.1%
51st
|
53.4%
26th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 22.0%
94th
|
17.3%
89th
|
16.9%
87th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 14.3%
87th
|
13.2%
85th
|
19.2%
94th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 16.1%
89th
|
15.9%
87th
|
16.1%
91st
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.99
92nd
|
0.73
21st
|
0.69
17th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.81
85th
|
0.17
32nd
|
0.04
6th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.97
68th
|
0.98
89th
|
0.95
40th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.5B
95th
|
$8.8B
100th
|
$5.6B
98th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$11.5B
5th
|
−$19.3B
2nd
|
−$27.0B
0th
|
| Working capital | $7.7B
98th
|
$12.6B
100th
|
$6.7B
97th
|
| Current ratio | 2.16
33rd
|
2.07
30th
|
1.38
8th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.33
27th
|
2.09
45th
|
0.97
12th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.52
30th
|
0.75
43rd
|
0.31
22nd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 236 days
27th
|
181 days
17th
|
279 days
43rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $14.9B
97th
|
$28.2B
98th
|
$32.6B
100th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.62
56th
|
0.56
53rd
|
0.64
58th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.48
60th
|
0.38
58th
|
0.53
65th
|
| Debt / assets | 31.2%
58th
|
30.2%
57th
|
29.9%
53rd
|
| Debt / capital | 38.4%
56th
|
35.9%
53rd
|
38.9%
58th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.23
45th
|
2.77
53rd
|
2.98
58th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.71
45th
|
1.90
47th
|
2.46
58th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 6.6x
77th
|
10.1x
81st
|
12.6x
87th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 6.7x
71st
|
11.1x
83rd
|
15.5x
90th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.7 yrs
40th
|
3.5 yrs
51st
|
3.3 yrs
49th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 50.0%
53rd
|
45.5%
45th
|
52.6%
57th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA- | AA- | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 100
22nd
|
100
22nd
|
125
28th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.55
37th
|
0.41
15th
|
0.48
23rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 5.77
64th
|
— | 3.64
24th
|
| Inventory turnover | 1.7
41st
|
— | 2.8
78th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.7
62nd
|
11.6
100th
|
5.6
32nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 54 days
38th
|
32 days
0th
|
65 days
68th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 219 days
59th
|
— | 129 days
22nd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 63 days
57th
|
77 days
68th
|
83 days
75th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 210 days
48th
|
−54 days
3rd
|
112 days
20th
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.2%
45th
|
5.1%
69th
|
2.5%
29th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.66
48th
|
0.67
50th
|
0.40
21st
|
| Operating expense ratio | 43.1%
19th
|
46.9%
25th
|
43.8%
20th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.48
41st
|
1.54
44th
|
1.83
70th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.26
48th
|
1.17
44th
|
1.61
78th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 85.1%
76th
|
76.3%
62nd
|
88.0%
83rd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 14.9%
24th
|
23.7%
38th
|
12.0%
17th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.8%
68th
|
-3.0%
72nd
|
-4.6%
52nd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 1.6%
68th
|
-2.1%
45th
|
-7.5%
25th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
48th
|
1.00
48th
|
1.00
48th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 74
93rd
|
64
80th
|
57
67th
|
| IS profitability | 72
95th
|
57
80th
|
46
63rd
|
| IS growth | 64
59th
|
55
41st
|
28
11th
|
| IS value | 52
77th
|
64
88th
|
49
72nd
|
| IS momentum | 90
86th
|
83
77th
|
60
32nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
62nd
|
65
42nd
|
80
52nd
|
| IS quality | 87
95th
|
83
88th
|
70
62nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 63
67th
|
70
72nd
|
62
65th
|
| IS earnings quality | 78
93rd
|
93
100th
|
72
72nd
|
| IS cash flow | 70
77th
|
66
75th
|
74
82nd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
95th
|
9
95th
|
5
35th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.8
63rd
|
2.9
47th
|
3.0
52nd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.74
30th
|
−3.44
7th
|
−2.69
41st
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.18
22nd
|
−9.52
13th
|
−8.73
28th
|
| IS credit score | 81
78th
|
81
77th
|
76
72nd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $113.0B
97th
|
$121.2B
98th
|
$181.5B
100th
|
| Revenue | $25.8B
97th
|
$37.5B
98th
|
$46.6B
100th
|
| EBITDA | $6.7B
97th
|
$10.2B
98th
|
$11.0B
100th
|
| Net income | $3.7B
97th
|
$5.2B
98th
|
$5.4B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $4.7B
97th
|
$6.1B
98th
|
$8.7B
100th
|
| Total assets | $47.9B
97th
|
$93.3B
98th
|
$109.2B
100th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $24.0B
95th
|
$50.2B
98th
|
$51.1B
100th
|
| Employees | 56,000
95th
|
95,000
98th
|
115,000
100th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.5% | −0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1 week | +6.3% | +7.1% | +6.0% |
| 1 month | +5.5% | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 3 months | −7.7% | +14.7% | +3.2% |
| 6 months | −14.2% | +11.8% | +8.3% |
| Year to date | −15.4% | +1.2% | −15.1% |
| 1 year | −20.3% | +2.7% | −19.0% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +15.4% | +43.4% | +18.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +16.5% | −11.2% | −4.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | SYK | MDT | ABT |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 58.9 | 64.6 | 59.5 |
| From 52-week high | −24.9% | −7.9% | −20.6% |
| From 52-week low | +10.4% | +31.5% | +28.0% |
| Beta | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17