Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) posted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 1.74 billion for Q3 2026, down 0.1% from 1.74 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q2 2009, Abbott Laboratories has reported Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for 70 quarters.
- Annual Weighted Average Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Abbott Laboratories' Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 1.74 billion in FY2024 (unchanged), 1.74 billion in FY2023 (-0.7%), 1.75 billion in FY2022 (-1.2%) and 1.78 billion in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- Quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has run from a low of 1.74 billion in Q3 2023 to a high of 1.78 billion in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 0.2%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 1.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 1.74 billion (Q2 2026), 1.74 billion (Q1 2026) and 1.74 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 370.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 703.80 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 349.00 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 382.20 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.30 Mn |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 876.47 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.78 Bn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();