Merck & Company vs Abbott Laboratories: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Merck & Company (MRK) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compare, as of Aug 13, 2026.
As of Aug 13, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck & Company as the less overvalued of the two: Merck & Company trades at $130 versus a fair value of $128 (-2%), while Abbott Laboratories trades at $110 versus $74.79 (-32%).
Merck & Company
MRK · USD · Health Care
-2%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$130
Fair Value$128
Quality70/100
Abbott Laboratories
ABT · USD · Health Care
-32%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$110
Fair Value$74.79
Quality67/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Merck & CompanyAbbott Laboratories
Valuation
34.8×P/E (TTM)27.7×
4.64×P/S (TTM)3.89×
5.80×P/B3.36×
11.4×EV/EBITDA15.1×
6.10×PEG1.47×
2.6%Dividend yield—
$3.28Dividend per share—
Profitability
14%Net margin14%
39%Operating margin13%
19%Return on equity12%
13%Return on assets6%
Growth
5%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
3.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.5%
9.4%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)5.1%
Balance & size
0.89×Debt / equity0.19×
$305BMarket cap$175B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Abbott Laboratories leads: 6 to 7 metric wins.
Dash = 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.
Merck & Companyof which business quality 68 · market factors 84Abbott Laboratoriesof which business quality 66 · market factors 52
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
74
50
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
36
47
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
71
65
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
86
83
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
74
41
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
100
36
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
91
84
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Merck & Company
DCF Models$117
Earnings-Based$62.77
Dividend Discount$60.35
Multiples$122
Asset-Based$14.27
Growth DCF$74.00
Economic Profit$83.85
Growth Earnings$138
18 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.
Abbott Laboratories
DCF Models$73.01
Earnings-Based$29.42
Dividend Discount$39.73
Multiples$70.72
Asset-Based$20.05
Growth DCF$67.02
Economic Profit$37.49
Growth Earnings$70.25
26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Merck & Company
Bear $72.16Fair Value $128Bull $188
$130 = current price (white tick)
Abbott Laboratories
Bear $51.84Fair Value $74.79Bull $94.43
$110 = current price (white tick)
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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.
Merck & Company · Health Care
Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-2% · above median
Abbott Laboratories · Health Care
Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-32% · below median
Bottom line
As of Aug 13, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck & Company as the less overvalued of the two: Merck & Company trades at $130 versus a fair value of $128 (-2%), while Abbott Laboratories trades at $110 versus $74.79 (-32%).
Merck & Company has the higher quality score (70/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
