Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $4.03 billion for Q2 2026, up 30.2% from $3.09 billion a year earlier and up 7.6% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $13.95 billion, up 16.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.33 billion, up 5.4% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $11.7 billion in FY2024 (+6.8%), $10.95 billion in FY2023 (-2.7%), $11.25 billion in FY2022 (-0.7%) and $11.32 billion in FY2021 (+16.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 10.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 30.2%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 8.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $3.74 billion (Q1 2026), $3.13 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.05 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 617.90 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 561.20 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 46.99 Bn | 39.88 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.77 Bn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();