ABT vs SYK

Abbott Laboratories and Stryker Corporation, both Healthcare

Abbott Laboratories is the larger company at $154B against $118B. On trailing earnings ABT is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 31.9 against 34.2, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year SYK returned -11% against -11% for ABT.

Abbott Laboratories and Stryker Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureABTSYK
Last close$114$330
Market cap$154B$118B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better31.934.2
Dividend yield2.1%n/a
1-year return-11%-11%
5-year return+3.2%+28%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–107/107/10

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.

Stryker Corporation

Revenue of $6.6B in Q2 2026, net income $1.3B. Its largest reported line is Instruments, 15% of the disclosed total.

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