Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$1.02 billion for Q2 2026, compared with $244 million a year earlier.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories' Other Working Capital Changes came in at $16 million, down 98.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.3 billion, up 62.7% from FY2024.
- Other Working Capital Changes has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Other Working Capital Changes came in at $796 million in FY2024 (+46.9%), $542 million in FY2023 (+622.7%), $75 million in FY2022 (-76.0%) and $312 million in FY2021 (-50.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Other Working Capital Changes since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Other Working Capital Changes gained in 1 of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 67.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Working Capital Changes in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 424.9%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 87.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $420 million (Q1 2026), $836 million (Q4 2025) and -$221 million (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 | -1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 420.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 836.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -221.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 244.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 436.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 166.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -140.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 748.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 660.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -71.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -92.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 205.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.00 Mn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Other Working Capital Changes 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "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-working-capital-changes&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();