ABT vs. BSX: Abbott Laboratories vs. Boston Scientific Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX) are both classified in the Health Care Equipment sub-industry within the broader Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Company profile comparison for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Profile Item	ABT	BSX
Name	Abbott Laboratories	Boston Scientific Corp.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Health Care	Health Care
GICS Industry Group	Health Care Equipment & Services	Health Care Equipment & Services
GICS Industry	Health Care Equipment & Supplies	Health Care Equipment & Supplies
GICS Sub-Industry	Health Care Equipment	Health Care Equipment
Market Capitalization	190.39 billion USD	61.96 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	March 17, 1980	May 19, 1992
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

ABT

BSX

GSPC

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Total Return (1Y)	-10.78%	-55.98%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	7.79%	-5.05%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	-0.79%	0.57%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

ABT

BSX

GSPC

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	28.48%	40.16%
Beta (5Y)	0.53	0.57
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-39.64%	-61.55%
Avg. Volume (3M)	8.74M	19.73M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

ABT and BSX are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.53	-1.50
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.76	-1.80

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 9.14% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 14.12% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

9.14%

Max: 47.61%
Q3: 14.36%
ABT: 9.14%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

14.12%

Max: 47.61%
Q3: 14.36%
BSX: 14.12%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their ROE against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

For every dollar of sales, both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 9.75% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 16.62% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

9.75%

Max: 29.35%
ABT: 9.75%
Q3: 9.33%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

16.62%

Max: 29.35%
BSX: 16.62%
Q3: 9.33%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their net margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 19.05% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 11.66%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

11.66%

Max: 35.43%
Q3: 14.14%
ABT: 11.66%
Median: 6.81%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

19.05%

Max: 35.43%
BSX: 19.05%
Q3: 14.14%
Median: 6.81%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their operating margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
ROE (TTM)	9.14%	14.12%
ROA (TTM)	4.90%	5.87%
Net Margin (TTM)	9.75%	16.62%
Operating Margin (TTM)	11.66%	19.05%
Gross Margin (TTM)	57.17%	67.98%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 5.67% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 19.87% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 55.20% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at -51.31% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in earnings momentum.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.67%	19.87%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	0.51%	16.54%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-51.31%	55.20%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	-1.65%	62.75%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 1.46 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Boston Scientific (BSX) at 1.37 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for BSX.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

1.46

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
ABT: 1.46
Q1: 1.37
Min: 0.30

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

1.37

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
Q1: 1.37
BSX: 1.37
Min: 0.30

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their current ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 0.61 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 0.46 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.61

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
ABT: 0.61
Median: 0.58
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.46

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
Median: 0.58
BSX: 0.46
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.46	1.37
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.61	0.46
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.37	2.04

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reports a yield of 2.22%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.22%

ABT: 2.22%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

BSX: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reports a payout of 92.54%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

92.54%

ABT: 92.54%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

BSX: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
Dividend Yield (TTM)	2.22%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	92.54%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 18.04 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 41.02 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for BSX, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

41.02

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
ABT: 41.02
Median: 29.93
Q1: 21.19
Min: 4.21

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

18.04

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
Median: 29.93
Q1: 21.19
BSX: 18.04
Min: 4.21

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 3.95 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 2.94 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

3.95

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
ABT: 3.95
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
Min: 0.03

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.94

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
BSX: 2.94
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
Min: 0.03

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

On P/B ratio, both Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at 3.73 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 2.42 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

ABT

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

3.73

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
ABT: 3.73
Median: 3.00
Q1: 1.73
Min: -1.31

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.42

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
Median: 3.00
BSX: 2.42
Q1: 1.73
Min: -1.31

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	ABT	BSX
P/E Ratio (TTM)	41.02	18.04
P/S Ratio (TTM)	3.95	2.94
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	3.73	2.42
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	3.19%	4.02%