Abbott Laboratories (ABT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported FCF Margin of 8.2% for Q1 2026, down 80.0% on a YoY basis from 41.02% in Q1 2025, and down 64.2% sequentially from 22.92% in Q4 2025.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 8.2% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 80.0% year-over-year to 8.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.35% (up 63.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.68%, up 154.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 8.2% in Q1 2026, from 22.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 22.92% in Q4 2025 to a low of 6.29% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 15.06% and a median of 14.66% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 1107 bps in 2023 and surged 722 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ABT's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.01% in 2022, then soared by 31 bps to 22.29% in 2023, then retreated by 12 bps to 19.57% in 2024, then gained by 17 bps to 22.92% in 2025, then sank by 64 bps to 8.2% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABT's FCF Margin at 8.2% in Q1 2026, 22.92% in Q4 2025, and 20.15% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 8.20%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 6.89%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 21.26%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.29%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -1.28%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 37.67%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.68%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 2.18%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 15.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.20%
Dec 31, 2025 22.92%
Sep 30, 2025 20.15%
Jun 30, 2025 13.87%
Mar 31, 2025 9.01%
Dec 31, 2024 19.57%
Sep 30, 2024 20.21%
Jun 30, 2024 13.75%
Mar 31, 2024 6.29%
Dec 31, 2023 22.29%
Sep 30, 2023 12.98%
Jun 30, 2023 6.98%
Mar 31, 2023 7.83%
Dec 31, 2022 17.01%
Sep 30, 2022 22.22%
Jun 30, 2022 18.04%
Mar 31, 2022 14.66%
Dec 31, 2021 21.39%
Sep 30, 2021 20.50%
Jun 30, 2021 16.78%