Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 1.73 billion in Q2 2026, down 0.6% from 1.74 billion a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding (Entity) at Abbott Laboratories came in at 1.74 billion, up 0.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 1.73 billion in FY2024 (unchanged), 1.74 billion in FY2023 (-0.2%), 1.74 billion in FY2022 (-1.4%) and 1.76 billion in FY2021 (-0.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q4 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 0.3%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 1.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, ABT's Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the three quarters before Q2 2026 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 (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 370.52 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 | 703.40 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 346.60 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 | 380.69 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 | 575.60 Mn |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 281.97 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.73 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 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.73 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 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.76 Bn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();