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Abbott Laboratories vs Stryker: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Stryker (SYK) compare, as of Nov 5, 2026.

As of Nov 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Stryker as the more attractively valued of the two: Abbott Laboratories trades at $114 versus a fair value of $75.28 (−33.7%), while Stryker trades at $335 versus $374 (+11.5%).
Abbott Laboratories
ABT · USD · Health Care
−33.7%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$114
Fair Value$75.28
Quality68/100
Fair ValueQualityUptrend
Stryker
SYK · USD · Health Care
+11.5%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$335
Fair Value$374
Quality68/100
Fair ValueQualityUptrend
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Abbott LaboratoriesStryker
Valuation
43.0×P/E (TTM)35.7×
30.5×P/E ex one-offs (FY2025)32.0×
19.1×Forward P/E (FY2027)20.5×
35.6×Median P/E at FY-end (ex one-offs where documented)37.4×
4.11×P/S (TTM)4.92×
3.80×P/B5.77× · book value is mostly goodwill
16.7×EV/EBITDA18.4×
1.50×PEG1.37×
−33.7%Fair value upside+11.5%
2.2%Dividend yield0.3%
$2.52Dividend per share$0.88
Profitability
11.3%Operating margin20.4%
1.19×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.92×
10.6%Return on equity16.0%
7.5%Return on assets6.8%
Growth
14.5%Revenue growth (YoY)7.6%
0.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.8%
5.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)11.8%
+10.4%Value creation/yr+14.0%
Balance & size
23.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)8.1×
0.19×Debt / equity0.66×
$198BMarket cap$129B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
The P/E excluding one-off items is scored: for at least one of the two companies, special items (write-downs, restructuring, litigation) move the reported P/E by 15 % or more. The trailing P/E is shown for reference.
Abbott Laboratories, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2016, FY2020, FY2023 ex one-offs: 35.6. Stryker, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 5 of the years ex one-offs: 37.4.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Abbott Laboratories leads: 8 to 6 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Abbott Laboratories Stryker
ProfitabilityHow much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
50
52
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns getting better?
47
61
CashflowDo the profits arrive as real cash?
71
75
Financial strengthDebt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
80
68
InvestmentDoes it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
65
66
Low VolatilityHow calm the share price moves, does not count
82
70
Price momentumPrice momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
48
36
Near the 52-week highDistance to the 52-week high, does not count
48
42
New sharesBuys back shares or issues new ones?
83
76

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyAbbott LaboratoriesPrice $114StrykerPrice $335
DCF Models−28.2%below the price$81.54−36.6%below the price$213
Earnings-Based−72.4%below the price$31.35−71.3%below the price$96.09
Dividend Discount−60.2%below the price$45.25−81.5%below the price$62.04
Multiples−38.7%below the price$69.69−44.0%below the price$188
Asset-Based−92.3%below the price$8.74n/a
Growth DCF−34.3%below the price$74.64−33.2%below the price$224
Economic Profit−63.9%below the price$41.05−73.4%below the price$89.19
Growth Earnings−37.7%below the price$70.72−51.9%below the price$161
Matching families7 of 8
Minimum−72.4%below the price$31.35−81.5%below the price$62.04
Maximum−28.2%below the price$81.54−33.2%below the price$224
Median−38.7%below the price$69.69−51.9%below the price$161
Geometric mean−50.6%below the price$56.09−60.1%below the price$134
Ahead family by family5 of 72 of 7

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean only use the families both stocks have (matching families: 7 of 8), so a family without a value on one side does not distort the comparison. Ahead in a family is the stock whose fair value there sits higher relative to its price. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Family by family: Abbott Laboratories is ahead in 5 of 7 shared families, Stryker in 2.

Abbott Laboratories: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Stryker: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Abbott Laboratories
Price $114
Fair Value $75.28
Bear $52.65Bull $95.05
Stryker
Price $335
Fair Value $374
Bear $235Bull $467

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Abbott Laboratories · Health Care

Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−33.7% · below median

Stryker · Health Care

Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+11.5% · above median

Bottom line

As of Nov 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Stryker as the more attractively valued of the two: Abbott Laboratories trades at $114 versus a fair value of $75.28 (−33.7%), while Stryker trades at $335 versus $374 (+11.5%).

Abbott Laboratories has the higher quality score (68/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.