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

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.2 for Q1 2026, up 9.0% on a YoY basis from 1.1 in Q1 2025, and up 205.61% sequentially from 0.39 in Q4 2025.

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

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 9.0% year-over-year to 1.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.57 (down 3.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.56, down 7.85% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 1.2 in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.71 and a median of 0.48 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 213.66% in 2023 and tumbled 47.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ABT's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.48 in 2022, then retreated by 18.9% to 0.39 in 2023, then advanced by 14.66% to 0.45 in 2024, then slipped by 12.05% to 0.39 in 2025, then soared by 205.61% to 1.2 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABT's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.2 in Q1 2026, 0.39 in Q4 2025, and 0.45 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 1.20
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.81
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 0.44
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn -
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn -
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 0.00
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.14
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.98

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