Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) recorded Other Operating Expenses of $5.98 billion in Q2 2026, up 13.4% from $5.27 billion a year earlier and up 12.6% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Abbott Laboratories' Other Operating Expenses came in at $22.13 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 6.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $21 billion, up 2.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Other Operating Expenses came in at $20.58 billion in FY2024 (+3.2%), $19.94 billion in FY2023 (-5.7%), $21.16 billion in FY2022 (+2.8%) and $20.58 billion in FY2021 (+20.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Other Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 13.4% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 12.3% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.31 billion (Q1 2026), $5.34 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.5 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.94 Bn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();