Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 12.05% in Q1 2026, down 430.0% year-on-year from 3.65% in Q1 2025, and down 38.67% quarter-over-quarter from 19.64% in Q4 2025.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Abbott Laboratories has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 12.05% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.05%, down 430.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.07% (up 23.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.17%, up 190.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 12.05% for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, down from 19.64% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 24.48% in Q1 2022 to a low of 12.05% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 17.0% (2022), against an average of 17.03%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 749 bps in 2022 and slumped 900 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Abbott Laboratories' Operating Margin stood at 12.92% in 2022, then jumped by 35 bps to 17.38% in 2023, then climbed by 0 bps to 17.41% in 2024, then gained by 13 bps to 19.64% in 2025, then slumped by 39 bps to 12.05% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.05% (Q1 2026), 19.64% (Q4 2025), and 18.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 12.05% |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 15.55% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 16.24% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 21.16% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 28.97% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 6.17% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 21.42% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 10.04% |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 19.94% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 17.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.62% |