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

Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 53.07% year-on-year from -$3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 268.76% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Abbott Laboratories has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.7 billion, down 53.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $247.0 million (down 13.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $835.0 million, up 2.33% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of -$2.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $162.0 million (2023), against an average of -$164.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow tumbled 269.71% in 2022 and jumped 612.77% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Abbott Laboratories' Net Cash Flow stood at $237.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 31.65% to $162.0 million in 2023, then fell by 12.96% to $141.0 million in 2024, then surged by 612.77% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 268.76% to -$1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $570.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn -1.70 Bn
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn -1.11 Bn
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn -159.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn -503.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn -500.20 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -282.15 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 202.10 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn -2.19 Bn
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 20.30 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn -168.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 570.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 570.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 368.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 368.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 141.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 141.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 535.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 535.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 716.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 716.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -576.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -576.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 162.00 Mn