Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) recorded Short-term Investments of $499 million in Q2 2026, up 50.8% from $331 million a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Abbott Laboratories reported Short-term Investments of $417 million, up 18.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $351 million in FY2024 (-8.4%), $383 million in FY2023 (+33.0%), $288 million in FY2022 (-36.0%) and $450 million in FY2021 (+45.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q3 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 57.7% in Q1 2026, against a decline of 36.0% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $492 million (Q1 2026), $417 million (Q4 2025) and $222 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 46.99 Bn | 39.88 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 499.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 492.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 417.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 222.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 331.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 312.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 351.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 230.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 232.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 367.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 383.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 338.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 320.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 371.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 288.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 313.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 483.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 450.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 390.00 Mn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();