Abbott Laboratories (ABT) vs Stryker Corporation (SYK)

• Abbott Laboratories ABT 110.08 ▼ −3.10%
• Stryker Corporation SYK 324.26 ▼ −3.23%

Abbott Laboratories and Stryker Corporation are both Medical Devices companies. Abbott Laboratories is the larger, with a market value of $196.6B against $127.6B — 1.5× the size. Stryker Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 35.3× against 42.3×. Abbott Laboratories grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.0% against 7.87%. Stryker Corporation has the higher net margin (13.8% vs 9.75%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.67% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Abbott Laboratories yields more (2.22% vs 1.05%). Across the 23 metrics below, Stryker Corporation leads on 13 and Abbott Laboratories on 10.