ABBV vs TMO: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of AbbVie Inc. and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-06-20.
AbbVie Inc. ยท Healthcare
$216.63
+3.8% upside to fair value
Grade C High Quality
VS
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. ยท Healthcare
$464.61
+7.2% upside to fair value
Grade A High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
TMO has more upside to fair value (+7.2%). TMO trades at a lower forward P/E (25.2x). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ABBV TMO
Current Price $216.63 $464.61
Fair Value Estimate $224.76 $498.27
Upside to Fair Value +3.8% +7.2%
Market Cap $382.7B $172.7B
Forward P/E 106.2x 25.2x
EV / EBITDA 26.4x 19.1x
Price / Sales 6.1x 3.8x
Price / FCF 18.3x 25.6x
Revenue Growth YoY +12.4% +6.2%
Gross Margin 70.7% 39.4%
Operating Margin 27.6% 17.8%
Return on Equity 68.0% 13.3%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 5.45% 3.91%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
ABBV โ€” AbbVie Inc.
AbbVie Inc. is a leading healthcare company specializing in pharmaceuticals with a strong focus on immunology, aesthetics, neuroscience, and oncology. The company benefits from a durable competitive moat driven by its immunology franchises, global commercial scale, and R&D capabilities, although it faces challenges from the post-Humira patent cliff and intense competition in biologics and small mโ€ฆ
TMO โ€” Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading healthcare company specializing in life science tools, diagnostics, and contract research and manufacturing services. It operates with a broad, multi-layered moat driven by scale, integration, and a long-tenured management team. The company exhibits solid fundamentals with a 13.3% ROE, 6.2% revenue growth, and 9.6% earnings growth in the most recent quarter. โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric ABBV TMO
Zone Low $168.57 $373.70
Zone High $191.05 $423.53
In Buy Zone? No No
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