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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% on a QoQ basis from $12.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 14.59% year-over-year to $11.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $47.5 billion (changed 0.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $46.1 billion, down 2.36% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $11.0 billion in Q1 2026 per ABBV's latest filing, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $16.6 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $8.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $10.5 billion (2025), against an average of $10.9 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses soared 49.4%; it then dropped 27.23% in 2025.
  • Tracing ABBV's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $9.6 billion in 2022, then gained by 15.46% to $11.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 49.4% to $16.6 billion in 2024, then declined by 27.23% to $12.1 billion in 2025, then fell by 8.8% to $11.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ABBV Operating Expenses figures stand at $11.0 billion (Q1 2026), $12.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $13.9 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 6.72 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 9.59 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 11.01 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 19.82 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 5.95 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 4.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 5.50 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 8.25 Bn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 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
Mar 31, 2021 8.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 10.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 9.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 9.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 5.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 4.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 5.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 10.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 5.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 5.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 5.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 4.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 4.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 4.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 4.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 3.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 4.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 4.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 3.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 3.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 5.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 4.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 3.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 3.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 3.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 3.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 3.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 3.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 2.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 3.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 3.20 Bn