Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 39.69% sequentially from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.03%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.01% in Q1 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.08% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.01% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.02% and a median of 0.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital dropped 7 bps in 2023 and grew 2 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing ABT's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.03% in 2022, then slumped by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 142 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then decreased by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then sank by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ABT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 201.40 Bn | 194.75 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Stryker | 122.29 Bn | 119.41 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 105.01 Bn | 96.40 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 63.59 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 55.28 Bn | 51.60 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dexcom | 29.06 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 750.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.02 Bn | 25.93 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.27 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Smith & Nephew | 25.80 Bn | 25.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Steris | 20.59 Bn | 20.16 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 0.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.07% |