Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 13.44% for Q2 2026, down 4.97 percentage points from 18.42% a year earlier but up 1.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.77%, down 1.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 18.17%, up 1.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +2.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.27% in FY2024 (+0.12 pp), 16.15% in FY2023 (-3.00 pp), 19.16% in FY2022 (-0.40 pp) and 19.56% in FY2021 (+4.08 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 12.05% (Q1 2026) to 24.48% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.05 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.49 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 9.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ABT's Return on Sales [ROS] at 12.05% (Q1 2026), 19.64% (Q4 2025) and 18.09% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.13 Bn | 229.16 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 180.31 Bn | 150.74 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.34 Bn | 146.15 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.13 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.37 Bn | 87.63 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.89 Bn | 104.00 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.15 Bn | 61.92 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.68 Bn | 51.83 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.43 Bn | 35.44 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.84 Bn | 41.72 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.30% |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();