Abbott Laboratories (ABT) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' EPS (Basic) came in at $0.53 for Q3 2026, down 44.0% from $0.94 a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories reported EPS (Basic) of $2.70, down 66.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.75, down 51.3% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EPS (Basic) was $7.70 in FY2024 (+134.2%), $3.29 in FY2023 (-16.8%), $3.95 in FY2022 (-0.3%) and $3.97 in FY2021 (+57.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, EPS (Basic) has declined for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 41.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EPS (Basic) over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 479.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 80.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ABT's EPS (Basic) at $0.53 (Q2 2026), $0.62 (Q1 2026) and $1.02 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.64 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 0.53 |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 1.75 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.50 |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.15 |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.96 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 0.40 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 0.53 |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.37 |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.28 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.92 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.82 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.12 |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "ABT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();