Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories' Times Interest Earned came in at 4.82 for Q2 2026, down 71.6% from 16.96 a year earlier and down 37.6% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Abbott Laboratories reported Times Interest Earned of 9.59, down 32.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.33, up 33.8% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 12.21 in FY2024 (+20.1%), 10.17 in FY2023 (-32.1%), 14.99 in FY2022 (-5.2%) and 15.81 in FY2021 (+61.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 75.4%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 71.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ABT's Times Interest Earned at 7.73 (Q1 2026), 18.76 (Q4 2025) and 17.00 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 5.43 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 3.88 |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 9.22 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 9.48 |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 7.23 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 8.28 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.31 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.88 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.82 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.73 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.76 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.96 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.92 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.09 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.92 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.19 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.92 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.70 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.86 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.47 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.15 |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();