Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.65 in Q1 2026, up 135.65% year-on-year from $0.28 in Q1 2025, and up 166.93% quarter-over-quarter from $0.25 in Q4 2025.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abbott Laboratories has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $0.65 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.65, up 135.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.65 (up 135.65% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.25, down 99.64% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.65 for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, up from $0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $358.02 in Q4 2023 to a low of -$624.12 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.28 (2025), against an average of $5.69.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity soared 52642.05% in 2023 and sank 33984.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Abbott Laboratories' Debt to Equity stood at $0.68 in 2022, then jumped by 52642.05% to $358.02 in 2023, then slumped by 81.21% to $67.26 in 2024, then tumbled by 99.64% to $0.25 in 2025, then jumped by 166.93% to $0.65 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.65 (Q1 2026), $0.25 (Q4 2025), and $0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 0.65
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.64
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 0.57
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 0.42
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 0.06
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 0.71
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn -
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.95
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.27
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 0.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.65
Dec 31, 2025 0.25
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.28
Mar 31, 2025 0.28
Dec 31, 2024 67.26
Sep 30, 2024 -624.13
Jun 30, 2024 94.58
Mar 31, 2024 0.59
Dec 31, 2023 358.02
Sep 30, 2023 -1.83
Jun 30, 2023 -11.25
Mar 31, 2023 -2.10
Dec 31, 2022 0.68
Sep 30, 2022 -1.13
Jun 30, 2022 -1.93
Mar 31, 2022 216.33
Dec 31, 2021 81.31
Sep 30, 2021 84.26
Jun 30, 2021 -3.39