Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.20% for Q2 2026, down 5.67 percentage points from 11.87% a year earlier and down 1.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Abbott Laboratories' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.72%, down 2.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Abbott Laboratories' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.81% in FY2024 (+1.43 pp), 10.38% in FY2023 (-2.57 pp), 12.96% in FY2022 (-0.76 pp) and 13.71% in FY2021 (+4.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 6.51 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 7.08 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 7.80% (Q1 2026), 9.55% (Q4 2025) and 12.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 13.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.55% |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();