Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Free Cash Flow of $916.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1.82% on a YoY basis from $933.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 65.12% sequentially from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $916.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 1.82% year-over-year to $916.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.4 billion (up 10.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.4 billion, up 16.44% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $916.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $1.6 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 65.73% in 2023 and jumped 105.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ABT's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 33.04% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then slipped by 5.91% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 22.25% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 65.12% to $916.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABT's Free Cash Flow at $916.0 million in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 2.09 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 112.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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