Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$20.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 4224.26% on a YoY basis from $492.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 2126.07% sequentially from -$913.0 million in Q4 2025.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$20.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 4224.26% year-over-year to -$20.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$22.3 billion (down 834.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$2.4 billion, down 3.59% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities declined to -$20.3 billion in Q1 2026, from -$913.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$264.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$20.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.8 billion and a median of -$582.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities jumped 62.65% in 2024 and slumped 4224.26% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ABT's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$632.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 30.38% to -$824.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 5.1% to -$866.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.43% to -$913.0 million in 2025, then sank by 2126.07% to -$20.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABT's Cash from Investing Activities at -$20.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$913.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$457.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 183.13 Bn 175.83 Bn 6.27 Bn -20.32 Bn
2 Stryker 128.75 Bn 125.88 Bn 3.81 Bn -185.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 108.98 Bn 99.76 Bn 6.41 Bn -917.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 68.45 Bn 67.00 Bn 3.61 Bn -591.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 48.01 Bn 44.34 Bn 1.29 Bn -92.80 Mn
6 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.29 Bn 26.01 Bn 1.98 Bn -2.50 Bn
7 Dexcom 28.25 Bn 27.13 Bn 750.30 Mn -298.50 Mn
8 Smith & Nephew 26.91 Bn 26.33 Bn - -
9 Koninklijke Philips 25.45 Bn 22.32 Bn 2.07 Bn -475.32 Mn
10 Steris 21.55 Bn 21.11 Bn 697.10 Mn -217.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -20.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -20.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -913.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -913.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -457.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -457.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -582.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -582.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -470.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -470.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -866.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -866.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -594.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -594.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -453.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -453.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -425.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -425.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -824.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -824.00 Mn