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Updated: Aug 17, 2026
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Abbott Laboratories

NYSE:ABT·Stock Analysis Report
Day Range
$113.45 - $116.66
Market Cap
190.88B
P/E Ratio
36.0032
Avg Value
$109.73
Year Range
$81.97 - $137.49
$116.64$2.50 (2.19%)
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General Information
Abbott manufactures and markets cardiovascular and diabetes devices, adult and pediatric nutritional products, diagnostic equipment and testing kits, and branded generic drugs.

Products include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuromodulation devices, coronary stents, catheters, infant formula, nutritional liquids for adults, continuous glucose monitors, and immunoassays and point-of-care diagnostic equipment. Abbott derives roughly 60% of sales outside the United States.

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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Stock Graph
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How We Grade Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

We grade stocks based on past performance, their future growth potential, intrinsic value, dividend history, and overall financial health.

The chart below shows how we grade Abbott Laboratories (ABT) across the board compared to its closest peers.

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Benzinga Edge Rankings

Benzinga Edge stock rankings give you four critical scores to help you identify the strongest and weakest stocks to buy and sell.

74.57

Growth measures a stock's combined historical expansion in earnings and revenue across multiple time periods, with emphasis on both long-term trends and recent performance.

20.11

Value is a percentile-ranked composite metric that evaluates a stock's relative worth by comparing its market price to fundamental measures of the company's assets, earnings, sales, and operating performance.

Momentum measures a stock's relative strength based on its price movement patterns and volatility over multiple timeframes, ranked as a percentile against other stocks.

39.58

Quality is a composite ranking that evaluates a company's operational efficiency and financial health by analyzing historical profitability metrics and fundamental strength indicators on a percentile basis relative to peers.

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Peer Ratings

See how Abbott Laboratories compares to its peers in these key performance metrics from Benzinga Rankings.

Top Peers
Value
Quality
Growth
Momentum
Short
Medium
Long
ISRGIntuitive Surgical
N/A
69.26
75.77
7.59
SYKStryker
20.28
51.37
32.8
16.84
MDTMedtronic
26.64
39.26
93.81
43.84
BSXBoston Scientific
27.42
75.95
43.44
3.53
Short: price trend over the last couple of months
Medium: price trend over the last couple of quarters
Long: price trend over the past year
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Future Growth
Our estimate of future price growth is based on an aggregation of 11 analyst ratings over the past 3 months and their 12-month price targets.

Below, you can see that analysts are estimating a 12-month price target range of $112.00 - $134.00 with an average of $120.31

9.06%
Expected movement for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) over the next 12 months
Based on these rankings

Recent Ratings for Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

UBS
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$135.00
New Target:
$125.00
Citigroup
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$108.00
New Target:
$112.00
Piper Sandler
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Reiterates
Prev. Target:
$115.00
New Target:
$118.00
JP Morgan
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$110.00
New Target:
$120.00
Wells Fargo
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$109.00
New Target:
$112.00
TD Cowen
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Reiterates
Prev. Target:
$115.00
New Target:
$115.00
Evercore ISI Group
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$112.00
New Target:
$120.00
RBC Capital
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Reiterates
Prev. Target:
$130.00
New Target:
$130.00
BTIG
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$131.00
New Target:
$134.00
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Valuation

Earnings History (3 years)

It is important to look at a companies earnings history to see not only if they are profitable, but if their earnings are growing.
As you can see from the chart above, ABT's earnings have increased for the past three years, this is a positive sign for the stock.
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Financial Health
What is the current state of the company's financial situation?

We measure the health of a company based on how profitable they are and their ability to cover both their short-term and long-term debts. The key indicators that we use are the Operating Margin, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-Equity ratio relative to the companies peers

Operational Margin 0.1344

The operating margin measures how much profit a company makes after it spends money on wages, materials or other administrative expenses but before interest and taxes. It is a good representation of how efficiently a company is able to generate profit from its core operations.

Quick Ratio 0.9656

The quick ratio measures how much of a company's debt, that is due in less than 1 year, can be covered using its cash equivalents, marketable securities, and money that is currently owed to them (accounts receivables).

A company with a quick ratio of less than 1.00 does not, in many cases, have the capital on hand to meet its short-term obligations if they were all due at once, while a quick ratio greater than one indicates the company has the financial resources to remain solvent in the short term.

Debt-to-Equity 1.1241

Debt-to-equity is calculated by dividing a company's total liabilities by its shareholders equity. It is a measure of the degree to which a company is financing its operations through debt versus wholly owned funds. Generally speaking, a D/E ratio below 1.0 would be seen as relatively safe, whereas ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky.

The chart above shows Abbott Laboratories (ABT) operating margin, quick ratio, and debt-to-equity ratio compared to its peers. The black markers represent the peer averages for each ratio and the blue bars represent Abbott Laboratories (ABT) ratio values.
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Dividend
There are few things we like to see when evaluating the quality of a company's dividend history and future

Ideally, we would like to see a company have a long history of consistently high dividend payouts that have grown at a consistent rate. From here we want to be confident that this sort of dividend growth and consistency will persist into the future.

The chart below shows the historical trend in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) dividend yield on an annual basis.

98.28%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) saw a increase in its dividend yield since 2021
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Past Performance
How has Abbott Laboratories (ABT) performed over the past 5 years?

The two main factors that we consider when analyzing past performance is overall return and volatility

Using these two metrics, we can determine if this stock gave its investors enough return for the risk that they took on by owning it. This is measured by the sharpe ratio, which has been used as a primary measure of risk/reward trade-off for almost 60 years.

This ratio can be interpreted as the amount of return an investor has received for the amount of risk that they took on by owning the stock over that timeframe.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) sharpe ratio over the past 5 years is -0.6020 which is considered to be below average compared to the peer average of -0.3795

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Analyzing Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Recent Options Activity
Below, you can see the trend in options sentiment over the past 30 days.

Based on our data, ABT's options trades have recently carried more positive sentiment than negative.

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Company Financials
INCOME STATEMENT
The income statement also known as the profit and loss statement, primarily focuses on the company's revenues and expenses during a particular period.

The main purpose of an income statement is to convey details of profitability and business activities. Below, is ABT's income statement for the previous four years along with its trailing-twelve- month profit & loss.

FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Total Revenue
43.65
40.11
41.95
44.33
46.59
Operating Revenue
43.65
40.11
41.95
44.33
46.59
Cost Of Revenue
19.14
17.98
18.71
19.32
20.21
Gross Profit
24.51
22.13
23.24
25.01
26.37
Operating Expense
16.15
15.66
16.42
16.96
19.03
Selling General And Administration
11.25
10.95
11.70
12.33
13.95
Research and Development
2.89
2.74
2.84
2.94
3.16
Operating Income
8.36
6.48
6.82
8.05
7.35
Net Non-Operating Interest Income Expense
-0.38
-0.25
-0.21
-0.19
-0.45
Other Income Expense
0.32
0.44
0.40
0.60
0.62
Other Non-Operating Income Expenses
0.32
0.48
0.38
0.55
0.58
Pre-Tax Income
8.31
6.66
7.01
8.47
7.51
Tax Provision
1.37
0.94
-6.39
1.94
2.09
Net Income
6.93
5.72
13.40
6.52
5.42
Net Income Common Stockholders
6.93
5.72
13.40
6.52
5.42
Total Operating Income As Reported
8.36
6.48
6.82
8.05
7.35
Total Expenses
35.29
33.63
35.12
36.27
39.24
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
6.93
5.72
13.40
6.52
5.42
Normalized Income
6.94
5.76
13.38
6.49
5.39
Interest Income
0.18
0.39
0.34
0.31
0.31
Interest Expense
0.56
0.64
0.56
0.49
0.77
Net Interest Income
-0.38
-0.25
-0.21
-0.19
-0.45
EBIT
8.86
7.30
7.57
8.96
8.28
EBITDA
12.13
10.54
10.79
12.07
11.72
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue
17.89
16.70
17.37
17.88
18.69
Reconciled Depreciation
3.27
3.24
3.22
3.12
3.45
Normalized EBITDA
12.13
10.59
10.76
12.02
11.68
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.39
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
0.00
-0.01
0.00
0.01
0.01
BALANCE SHEET
The balance sheet is a snapshot of a companies financials during a particular period in time.

It breaks down what company owns (assets) and what a company owes (liabilities), in order to give investors an overview of its capital structure.

FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Total Assets
74.44
73.21
81.41
86.71
109.22
Current Assets
25.22
22.67
23.66
26.00
24.52
Total Non-Current Assets
49.21
50.54
57.76
60.72
84.70
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
37.53
34.39
33.51
33.94
57.45
Current Liabilities
15.49
13.84
14.16
16.50
17.81
Other Non-Current Liabilities
3.80
3.47
2.37
2.54
10.04
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
36.91
38.83
47.90
52.77
51.76
Stockholders Equity
Total Capitalization
51.21
52.20
60.29
62.03
80.71
Common Stock Equity
36.69
38.60
47.66
52.13
51.11
Net Tangible Assets
3.43
6.11
17.91
22.57
-1.34
Working Capital
9.73
8.83
9.50
9.50
6.70
Invested Capital
53.46
53.28
61.79
65.06
83.72
Tangible Book Value
3.43
6.11
17.91
22.57
-1.34
Total Debt
17.72
15.63
15.02
13.86
32.61
Net Debt
6.89
7.78
6.51
4.41
27.50
Share Issued
1.99
1.99
1.99
2.00
1.73
Ordinary Shares Number
1.74
1.73
1.73
1.74
1.73
CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
A companies statement of cash flows gives an investor a break down of the cash inflows and outflows from a companies operations and investment activities.
FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Cash Flow from Continuing Operating Activities
9.58
7.26
8.56
9.57
9.90
Net Income from Continuing Operations
6.93
5.72
13.40
6.52
5.42
Depreciation and Amortization
3.27
3.24
3.22
3.12
3.45
Deferred Tax
Deferred Income Tax
Stock-Based Compensation
0.68
0.64
0.67
0.66
0.72
Other Non-Cash Items
Change in Working Capital
-1.52
-2.48
-9.22
-0.80
-1.03
Change in Receivables
-0.07
-0.36
-0.69
-0.65
-0.41
Changes in Account Receivables
-0.07
-0.36
-0.69
-0.65
-0.41
Change in Inventory
-1.41
-0.23
-0.06
0.20
-0.27
Change in Payables and Accrued Expense
Change in Payable
Change in Account Payable
Change in Other Current Assets
Change in Other Current Liabilities
Change in Other Working Capital
Cash Flow from Continuing Investing Activities
-1.74
-3.13
-2.34
-2.42
-22.37
Net PPE Purchase and Sale
-1.78
-2.20
-2.21
-2.17
-2.08
Net Business Purchase and Sale
0.05
-20.04
Purchase of Business
0.00
-20.04
Net Investment Purchase and Sale
-0.03
-0.12
-0.14
-0.16
-0.31
Purchase of Investment
Sale of Investment
Net Other Investing Changes
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.06
Financing Cash Flow
-7.64
-7.09
-5.40
-6.31
10.64
Cash Flow from Continuing Financing Activities
-7.64
-7.09
-5.40
-6.31
10.64
Net Issuance Payments of Debt
-0.70
-2.48
-0.54
-1.61
16.54
Net Long-Term Debt Issuance
-0.75
-2.50
-1.50
16.51
Long-Term Debt Issuance
0.01
19.83
Long-Term Debt Payments
-0.75
-2.50
-1.50
-3.32
Net Short-Term Debt Issuance
0.05
0.02
-0.10
-0.11
0.03
Net Common Stock Issuance
-3.79
-1.23
-1.29
-0.89
-1.83
Common Stock Issuance
Common Stock Payments
-3.79
-1.23
-1.29
-0.89
-1.83
Cash Dividends Paid
-3.31
-3.56
-3.84
-4.12
-4.26
Net Other Financing Charges
End Cash Position
36.09
30.60
28.45
29.52
27.94
Changes in Cash
0.21
-2.96
0.82
0.83
-1.82
Beginning Cash Position
36.01
33.59
27.73
28.61
29.79
Capital Expenditure
-1.78
-2.20
-2.21
-2.17
-2.08
Issuance of Capital Stock
Issuance of Debt
0.01
19.83
Repayment of Debt
-0.75
-2.50
-1.50
-3.32
Repurchase of Capital Stock
-3.79
-1.23
-1.29
-0.89
-1.83
Free Cash Flow
7.80
5.06
6.35
7.39
7.82