AbbVie (ABBV) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)

AbbVie (ABBV) reported Operating Expenses of $11.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.59% year-over-year from $9.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter from $12.1 billion in Q4 2025.

AbbVie (ABBV) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AbbVie (ABBV) has 15 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $11.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $11.0 billion, up 14.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $47.5 billion (changed 0.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $46.1 billion, down 2.36% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $11.0 billion in Q1 2026 per ABBV's latest filing, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $16.6 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $8.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $10.9 billion and a median of $10.5 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 49.4% in 2024, then fell 27.23% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $9.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 15.46% to $11.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 49.4% to $16.6 billion in 2024, then retreated by 27.23% to $12.1 billion in 2025, then decreased by 8.8% to $11.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABBV's Operating Expenses at $11.0 billion in Q1 2026, $12.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $13.9 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -5.14 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 6.72 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 9.59 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 11.01 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 19.82 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 5.95 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 4.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 5.50 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 8.25 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 12.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 13.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 10.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 9.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 16.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 10.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 10.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 9.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 11.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 9.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 10.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 11.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 9.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 10.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 9.52 Bn