Abbott Laboratories (ABT) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.55 for Q2 2026, down 16.9% from 0.67 a year earlier and down 53.8% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Abbott Laboratories was 0.54, down 7.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.56, down 7.8% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Abbott Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.60 in FY2024 (-14.1%), 0.70 in FY2023 (+65.8%), 0.42 in FY2022 (+14.5%) and 0.37 in FY2021 (-17.2%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.33 in Q4 2021 to a high of 1.53 in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 213.7%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 47.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 1.20 (Q1 2026), 0.39 (Q4 2025) and 0.45 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.55 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.71 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.58 Bn | 41.47 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.16 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.55 |
| 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 |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();