Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Key Metrics
ABT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $181.50B
- Enterprise value
- $206.08B
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.8 10-yr median 38.1
- Forward P/E
- 17.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.90
- Price / sales
- 3.9 10-yr median 4.8
- Price / book
- 3.5 10-yr median 4.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.6 10-yr median 19.4
- Dividend yield
- 2.40% $2.52 a year
- Beta
- 0.58
ABT key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsABT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ABT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ABT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ABT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ABT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ABT valuation history
ABT returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ABT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ABT cash returned to shareholders
ABT price vs earnings per share
ABT key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $218.88B | $197.72B | $192.51B | $193.67B | $251.78B | $195.55B | $154.70B | $128.02B | $99.82B | $56.96B |
| Enterprise value | $225.01B | $205.02B | $201.11B | $201.45B | $260.79B | $208.29B | $169.66B | $143.50B | $118.13B | $60.19B |
| P/E ratio | 33.6 | 14.8 | 33.6 | 27.9 | 35.6 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 54.1 | 209.3 | 40.7 |
| Price / sales | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Price / book | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 29.6 | 31.1 | 38.1 | 24.8 | 29.1 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 26.1 | 22.5 | 27.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 22.9 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 20.2 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 17.8 |
| EV / sales | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 16.9 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 19.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 30.4 | 32.3 | 39.8 | 25.8 | 30.2 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 29.3 | 26.6 | 28.9 |
| Earnings yield | 3.0% | 6.8% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $125.29 | $113.11 | $110.07 | $109.79 | $140.74 | $109.49 | $86.86 | $72.33 | $57.07 | $38.41 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $25.37 | $24.00 | $22.93 | $24.75 | $24.08 | $19.38 | $17.91 | $17.28 | $15.66 | $14.06 |
| Earnings per share | $3.73 | $7.67 | $3.27 | $3.93 | $3.95 | $2.52 | $2.07 | $1.34 | $0.27 | $0.94 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.48 | $4.90 | $4.15 | $5.43 | $5.89 | $4.42 | $3.45 | $3.56 | $3.18 | $2.16 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.23 | $3.63 | $2.89 | $4.42 | $4.83 | $3.20 | $2.53 | $2.77 | $2.54 | $1.40 |
| Cash per share | $5.12 | $4.56 | $4.16 | $5.77 | $5.73 | $4.00 | $2.32 | $2.31 | $5.49 | $12.66 |
| Book value per share | $29.84 | $27.27 | $22.07 | $20.80 | $20.01 | $18.36 | $17.46 | $17.25 | $17.67 | $13.85 |
| Tangible book value per share | $12.92 | $10.25 | $3.49 | $1.95 | −$0.09 | −$3.22 | −$5.13 | −$6.59 | −$8.35 | $5.61 |
| Dividends per share | $2.36 | $2.19 | $2.03 | $1.88 | $1.79 | $1.43 | $1.27 | $1.12 | $1.06 | $1.04 |
| Capex per share | $1.24 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.01 | $1.05 | $1.22 | $0.92 | $0.79 | $0.65 | $0.76 |
| Debt per share | $8.62 | $8.74 | $9.08 | $10.17 | $10.76 | $11.14 | $10.72 | $11.05 | $15.97 | $14.84 |
| Shares outstanding | 1.75B | 1.75B | 1.75B | 1.76B | 1.79B | 1.79B | 1.78B | 1.77B | 1.75B | 1.48B |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.1% | −0.1% | −0.9% | −1.4% | +0.2% | +0.3% | +0.6% | +1.2% | +17.9% | −1.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.1% | 31.1% | 15.2% | 19.1% | 20.6% | 14.1% | 12.0% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.0% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 10.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.8% | 17.3% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 11.4% | 25.9% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 9.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.7% | 15.1% | 12.6% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 16.5% | 14.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 10.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.47 | 0.64 | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 1.76 | 1.66 | 2.66 | 11.68 | 2.29 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $15.07B | $15.28B | $15.87B | $17.95B | $19.25B | $19.89B | $19.10B | $19.57B | $27.92B | $22.01B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $8.94B | $7.97B | $7.28B | $10.17B | $10.25B | $7.15B | $4.14B | $4.09B | $9.61B | $18.77B |
| Net debt | $6.13B | $7.31B | $8.59B | $7.78B | $9.00B | $12.74B | $14.96B | $15.48B | $18.31B | $3.23B |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.90 | 1.07 |
| Debt / assets | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 1.42 | 1.89 | 2.25 | 2.99 | 1.05 |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.44 | 1.62 | 2.26 | 4.02 |
| Quick ratio | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.46 | 1.30 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.86 | 3.65 |
| Interest coverage | 23.6 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 26.5 | 22.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 10.7 |
| Working capital | $9.50B | $9.50B | $8.83B | $9.73B | $11.13B | $8.53B | $4.80B | $5.62B | $11.23B | $20.12B |
| Invested capital | $58.26B | $54.97B | $47.20B | $44.46B | $44.80B | $45.53B | $46.05B | $46.00B | $49.21B | $23.77B |
| Tangible asset value | $23.21B | $18.15B | $6.33B | $3.65B | $54.0M | −$5.53B | −$8.92B | −$11.47B | −$14.39B | $10.84B |
| Net current asset value | −$7.95B | −$9.86B | −$11.72B | −$12.31B | −$14.93B | −$19.10B | −$20.92B | −$21.82B | −$25.00B | −$5.17B |
| Graham number | $50.07 | $68.59 | $40.31 | $42.88 | $42.19 | $32.24 | $28.51 | $22.78 | $10.41 | $17.15 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$9.05 | −$9.87 | −$10.81 | −$11.12 | −$12.01 | −$14.04 | −$14.72 | −$15.02 | −$17.04 | −$6.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $4.12B | $3.84B | $3.56B | $3.31B | $3.20B | $2.56B | $2.27B | $1.97B | $1.85B | $1.54B |
| Share buybacks (net) | $893.0M | $1.29B | $1.23B | $3.79B | $2.30B | $403.0M | $718.0M | $238.0M | $827.0M | $522.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 63.1% | 28.6% | 62.1% | 47.7% | 45.3% | 57.0% | 61.6% | 83.4% | 387.6% | 109.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 67.7% | 80.8% | 94.5% | 91.0% | 63.6% | 51.8% | 66.4% | 45.1% | 60.3% | 99.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 22.7% | 25.8% | 30.3% | 18.5% | 17.9% | 27.6% | 26.7% | 22.1% | 20.4% | 35.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.83 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| R&D / revenue | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 6.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 25.2% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 30.6% | 31.9% | 33.3% | 32.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 61.2 | 58.7 | 58.2 | 53.1 | 54.7 | 62.4 | 60.7 | 62.3 | 56.6 | 58.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 117.4 | 112.9 | 115.9 | 96.9 | 93.4 | 98.8 | 97.3 | 91.5 | 76.9 | 95.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 78.1 | 75.1 | 80.9 | 77.1 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 74.7 | 66.5 | 45.6 | 42.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 100.5 | 96.5 | 93.1 | 72.9 | 71.3 | 85.0 | 83.3 | 87.2 | 87.9 | 111.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.97 | 6.22 | 6.28 | 6.87 | 6.68 | 5.85 | 6.02 | 5.86 | 6.45 | 6.26 |
| Payables turnover | 4.68 | 4.86 | 4.51 | 4.73 | 4.75 | 4.79 | 4.89 | 5.49 | 8.00 | 8.51 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.11 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 3.77 | 3.91 | 3.69 | 3.75 | 3.99 | 4.75 | 3.82 |
| Asset turnover | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Average receivables | $7.43B | $6.75B | $6.39B | $6.35B | $6.45B | $5.92B | $5.30B | $5.22B | $4.25B | $3.33B |
| Average payables | $4.22B | $4.25B | $4.45B | $4.51B | $4.18B | $3.60B | $3.11B | $2.69B | $1.79B | $1.13B |
| Average inventory | $6.34B | $6.38B | $6.37B | $5.67B | $5.08B | $4.66B | $4.06B | $3.70B | $3.02B | $2.52B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 34.1% | 36.5% | 44.4% | 44.7% | 47.8% | 53.1% | 59.2% | 62.8% | 59.7% | 22.2% |
Computed from ABT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ABT valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Abbott traded at 33.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 38.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 33.8 and the forward P/E is 17.1. Abbott earned a return on equity of 13.1% and a return on invested capital of 11.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $15.1 billion of debt and $8.9 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $6.1 billion. It returned $5.0 billion to shareholders: $4.1 billion in dividends and $893.0 million in share buybacks, 68% of free cash flow. The share count rose 17.8% from 1.48B to 1.75B over 9 years.
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ABT key metrics FAQ
What is Abbott's P/E ratio?
Abbott's trailing P/E ratio is 33.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 17.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 33.6, compared with a 10-year median of 38.1.
What is Abbott's EV/EBITDA?
Abbott's enterprise value was 18.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $225.0 billion, EBITDA $11.9 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 17.6.
What is Abbott's return on equity?
Abbott's return on equity (ROE) was 13.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $6.5 billion on average shareholders' equity of $49.9 billion.
What is Abbott's ROIC?
Abbott's return on invested capital was 11.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Abbott have?
Abbott had total debt of $15.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29 and $6.1 billion of net debt (0.51 times EBITDA).
What is Abbott's dividend yield?
Abbott's forward dividend yield is 2.40%. Abbott paid $4.1 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.36 per share), a payout ratio of 63.1%.
Does Abbott buy back its shares?
Yes. Abbott spent $893.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.1% over the year, to 1.75B..
What is Abbott's free cash flow yield?
Abbott generated $7.4 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.4% on its market value at year-end ($218.9 billion).
What is Abbott's current ratio?
Abbott's current ratio was 1.58 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.58 times current liabilities.