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

Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.2% in Q1 2026, down 80.0% year-on-year from 41.02% in Q1 2025, and down 64.2% quarter-over-quarter from 22.92% in Q4 2025.

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

Abbott Laboratories has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 8.2% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.2%, down 80.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.35% (up 63.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.68%, up 154.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 8.2% for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 14.66% (2022), against an average of 15.06%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 1107 bps in 2023 and surged 722 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Abbott Laboratories' FCF Margin stood at 17.01% in 2022, then jumped by 31 bps to 22.29% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 19.57% in 2024, then advanced by 17 bps to 22.92% in 2025, then plunged by 64 bps to 8.2% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.2% (Q1 2026), 22.92% (Q4 2025), and 20.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 8.20%
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 6.89%
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 25.51%
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.29%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn -1.28%
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.68%
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 37.67%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 3.98%
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 15.44%
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 15.48%

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%