Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) Payout Ratio was 0.79 for Q2 2026, up 176.4% from 0.28 a year earlier and up 17.7% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Abbott Laboratories was 0.63, up 120.4% from FY2024.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.29 in FY2024 (-53.9%), 0.62 in FY2023 (+30.2%), 0.48 in FY2022 (+5.0%) and 0.45 in FY2021 (-20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2019.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 25.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 176.4%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 57.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.67 (Q1 2026), 0.63 (Q4 2025) and 0.29 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.70 Bn | 238.73 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.52 Bn | 141.95 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.25 Bn | 148.05 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 151.19 Bn | 130.62 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 119.47 Bn | 84.72 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 112.57 Bn | 98.69 Bn | 4.50 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.78 Bn | 59.55 Bn | 3.85 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 53.20 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.52 Bn | 34.53 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.13 Bn | 43.02 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.42 |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();