STOCK COMPARISON
Steris vs Abbott Laboratories: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Steris (STE) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Steris as the less overvalued of the two: Steris trades at $232 versus a fair value of $175 (-24%), while Abbott Laboratories trades at $108 versus $74.79 (-31%).
Steris
STE · USD · Health Care
-24%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$232
Fair Value$175
Quality65/100
Abbott Laboratories
ABT · USD · Health Care
-31%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$108
Fair Value$74.79
Quality64/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
SterisAbbott Laboratories
Valuation
27.5×P/E (TTM)27.7×
3.58×P/S (TTM)3.89×
2.96×P/B3.36×
14.2×EV/EBITDA15.1×
1.76×PEG1.47×
1.1%Dividend yield—
$2.46Dividend per share—
Profitability
13%Net margin14%
20%Operating margin13%
11%Return on equity12%
7%Return on assets6%
Growth
7%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
9.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.5%
13.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)5.1%
Balance & size
0.25×Debt / equity0.19×
$21BMarket cap$175B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Steris leads: 8 to 5 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.
Sterisof which business quality 69 · market factors 49
Abbott Laboratoriesof which business quality 66 · market factors 51
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
47
50
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
58
47
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
73
71
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
77
80
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
83
65
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
71
83
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
37
40
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
44
34
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
86
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.
Steris
DCF Models$195
Earnings-Based$94.09
Multiples$149
Asset-Based$49.39
Growth DCF$191
Economic Profit$83.29
Growth Earnings$147
22 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Abbott Laboratories
DCF Models$70.99
Earnings-Based$29.42
Dividend Discount$39.73
Multiples$69.29
Asset-Based$20.05
Growth DCF$67.02
Economic Profit$37.49
Growth Earnings$64.43
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.
Steris
Bear $112Fair Value $175Bull $222
$232 = current price (white tick)
Abbott Laboratories
Bear $51.84Fair Value $74.79Bull $94.43
$108 = 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.
Steris · Health Care
Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-24% · above median
Abbott Laboratories · Health Care
Quality score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-31% · below median
Bottom line
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Steris as the less overvalued of the two: Steris trades at $232 versus a fair value of $175 (-24%), while Abbott Laboratories trades at $108 versus $74.79 (-31%).
Steris has the higher quality score (65/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
