AbbVie (ABBV) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)

AbbVie (ABBV) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$17.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 925.95% YoY from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1462.24% sequentially from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

AbbVie (ABBV) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AbbVie has disclosed Retained Earnings across 15 years of filings, most recently posting -$17.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 925.95% year-over-year to -$17.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$17.9 billion (down 925.95% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.1 billion, up 85.52% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings eased to -$17.9 billion in Q1 2026, from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for ABBV reached as high as $5.1 billion in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$17.9 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.7 billion (2025), against an average of -$2.7 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings surged 213.31% — and 2026, when it plunged 925.95%.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $4.8 billion in 2022, then plunged by 120.9% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 690.0% to -$7.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 85.52% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 1462.24% to -$17.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$17.9 billion, -$1.1 billion, and -$14.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 29.51 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn -14.83 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -17.87 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 9.67 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 66.72 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn -190.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 78.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -7.20 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -140.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -17.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -14.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 933.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.10 Bn