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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |