ABT vs GEHC

Abbott Laboratories and GE HealthCare, both Healthcare

Abbott Laboratories is the larger company at $154B against $28B. On trailing earnings GEHC is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 17.5 against 31.9, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year GEHC returned +4.9% against -11% for ABT. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts GEHC ahead, 9/10 against 7/10.

Abbott Laboratories and GE HealthCarecompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureABTGEHC
Last close$114$73.31
Market cap$154B$28B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better31.917.5
Dividend yield2.1%0.2%
1-year return-11%+4.9%
5-year return+3.2%n/a
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–107/109/10

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.

GE HealthCare

Revenue of $5.1B in Q1 2026, net income $389M. Its largest reported line is AIS, 64% of the disclosed total.

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