ABBOTT LABORATORIES vs BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABT and BMY diverge most: on return on equity, ABT reads 11.9% and BMY reads 41.6%; on altman z (solvency), ABT reads 7.16 and BMY reads 2.22. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABT | BMY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $101.97 | $63.62 |
| Market cap | $178.1B | $130.3B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +10.3% | — |
| P/E | 28.6 | 14.0 |
| P/B | 3.38 | 5.84 |
| P/S | 3.95 | 2.65 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.4 | 46.4 |
| Revenue growth | +6.6% | +3.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% | — |
| Net margin | 13.9% | 18.9% |
| Return on equity | 11.9% | 41.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | 10.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | — |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | 8.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.65 | 1.97 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.53 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.16 | 2.22 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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