Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.39% for Q2 2026, down 17.60 percentage points from 27.99% a year earlier and down 1.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Abbott Laboratories posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 12.96%, down 17.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -1.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 30.91% in FY2024 (+15.79 pp), 15.11% in FY2023 (-3.90 pp), 19.01% in FY2022 (-1.47 pp) and 20.49% in FY2021 (+6.51 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 15.53 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 17.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.90% (Q1 2026), 12.54% (Q4 2025) and 27.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 13.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.09% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 17.28% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 17.46% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -4.01% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 13.69% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.36% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.56% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 19.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 44.49% |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();