Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2015 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $18.32 billion for Q2 2026, up 5.9% from $17.31 billion a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Abbott Laboratories' Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $18.42 billion, up 11.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 37.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Abbott Laboratories' Long-Term Deferred Tax was $16.46 billion in FY2024 (+131.9%), $7.1 billion in FY2023 (+17.6%), $6.03 billion in FY2022 (+15.8%) and $5.21 billion in FY2021 (+39.8%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $4.05 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $18.42 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last 30 quarters, with growth averaging 68.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Long-Term Deferred Tax has ranged between 5.9% (Q2 2026) and 131.9% (Q4 2024) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $18.36 billion (Q1 2026), $18.42 billion (Q4 2025) and $17.32 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.05 Bn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();