Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' Net Cash Flow came in at -$1.7 billion for Q2 2026, compared with $368 million a year earlier.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories reported Net Cash Flow of -$1.82 billion; for FY2025, it was $835 million, up 2.3% from FY2024.
- Net Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Cash Flow was $816 million in FY2024, -$2.96 billion in FY2023, $205 million in FY2022 (-93.2%) and $3.03 billion in FY2021 (+4.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Net Cash Flow since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 139.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Cash Flow over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 612.8%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 77.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ABT's Net Cash Flow at -$1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.01 billion (Q4 2025) and $570 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | -1.70 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | -1.34 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 746.50 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | -169.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 527.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | -892.00 Mn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 458.40 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -42.00 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.34 Bn | 42.23 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 570.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 368.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 535.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 716.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -576.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -729.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 237.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 753.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 510.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 673.00 Mn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Net Cash Flow 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=net-cash-flow&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "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=net-cash-flow&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();