Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $916.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.82% year-on-year from $933.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 65.12% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Abbott Laboratories has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $916.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $916.0 million, down 1.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.4 billion (up 10.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.4 billion, up 16.44% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $916.0 million for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, down from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $627.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.7 billion (2022), against an average of $1.6 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 65.73% in 2023 and jumped 105.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Abbott Laboratories' Free Cash Flow stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 33.04% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then dropped by 5.91% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then gained by 22.25% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 65.12% to $916.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $916.0 million (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 152.92 Bn | 146.27 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 916.00 Mn |
| 2 | Stryker | 119.50 Bn | 116.62 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 415.00 Mn |
| 3 | Medtronic | 102.71 Bn | 94.54 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 69.72 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 171.00 Mn |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.24 Bn | 45.57 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -21.10 Mn |
| 6 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 29.74 Bn | 27.67 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 204.00 Mn |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 305.56 Mn |
| 8 | Dexcom | 28.96 Bn | 27.84 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 449.00 Mn |
| 9 | Steris | 20.31 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 245.20 Mn |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.27 Bn | 16.86 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 323.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 916.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 916.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 933.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 933.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 627.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 627.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.28 Bn |