Abbott Laboratories (ABT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.2 in Q1 2026, up 9.0% year-on-year from 1.1 in Q1 2025, and up 205.61% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q4 2025.

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

Abbott Laboratories has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.2 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.2, up 9.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.57 (down 3.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.56, down 7.85% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.2 for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, up from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.53 in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.36 in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.48 (2022), against an average of 0.71.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 213.66% in 2023 and sank 47.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Abbott Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then decreased by 18.9% to 0.39 in 2023, then climbed by 14.66% to 0.45 in 2024, then dropped by 12.05% to 0.39 in 2025, then jumped by 205.61% to 1.2 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.2 (Q1 2026), 0.39 (Q4 2025), and 0.45 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 1.20
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.81
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 0.40
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn -
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn -
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn -
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.08
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.25
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.20
Dec 31, 2025 0.39
Sep 30, 2025 0.45
Jun 30, 2025 0.67
Mar 31, 2025 1.10
Dec 31, 2024 0.45
Sep 30, 2024 0.45
Jun 30, 2024 0.67
Mar 31, 2024 1.53
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.67
Jun 30, 2023 1.28
Mar 31, 2023 1.17
Dec 31, 2022 0.48
Sep 30, 2022 0.36
Jun 30, 2022 0.41
Mar 31, 2022 0.48
Dec 31, 2021 0.33
Sep 30, 2021 0.36
Jun 30, 2021 0.47