Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) posted Shares Outstanding of 1.74 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.2% from 1.74 billion a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q2 2009, Abbott Laboratories has reported Shares Outstanding for 69 quarters.
- Annual Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Abbott Laboratories' 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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, 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 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, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 1.74 billion (Q1 2026), 1.74 billion (Q4 2025) and 1.74 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 371.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 705.30 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 354.10 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.50 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.40 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 274.79 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.58 Bn | 41.47 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.77 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();