ABT vs BSX

Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific, both Healthcare

Abbott Laboratories is the larger company at $154B against $67B. On trailing earnings BSX is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 19.5 against 31.9, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year ABT returned -11% against -53% for BSX. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts ABT ahead, 7/10 against 6/10.

Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientificcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureABTBSX
Last close$114$48.18
Market cap$154B$67B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better31.919.5
Dividend yield2.1%n/a
1-year return-11%-53%
5-year return+3.2%+5.7%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–107/106/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Abbott Laboratories

Revenue of $11B in Q1 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Nutritional Products, 41% of the disclosed total.

Boston Scientific

Revenue of $5.4B in Q2 2026, net income $905M. Its largest reported line is Electrophysiology EP, 18% of the disclosed total.

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