AbbVie (ABBV) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)

AbbVie (ABBV) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $11.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.59% YoY from $9.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 8.8% sequentially from $12.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

AbbVie has disclosed Operating Expenses across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $11.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.59% year-over-year to $11.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $47.5 billion (changed 0.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $46.1 billion, down 2.36% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $11.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ABBV reached as high as $16.6 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses surged 49.4% — and 2025, when it fell 27.23%.
  • 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $11.0 billion, $12.1 billion, and $13.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 6.72 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 9.59 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 11.01 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -8.41 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 19.82 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 5.95 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 4.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 5.50 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 2.10 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