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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ABT • • Industrial / General
HealthcareMedical DevicesCardiovascular DevicesStructural Heart & Valve Devices
AboutAbbott Laboratories, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The Established Pharmaceutical Products segment provides generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms, gynecological disorder, hormone replacement therapy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo, pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine, as well as provides anti-infective clarithromycin, influenza vaccine, and products to regulate physiological rhythm of the colon. The Diagnostic Products segment offers laboratory systems in the areas of immunoassay, clinical chemistry, hematology, and transfusion; molecular diagnostics systems that automate the extraction, purification, and preparation of DNA and RNA from patient samples, as well as detect and measure infectious agents; point of care systems; cartridges for testing blood; rapid diagnostics lateral flow testing products; molecular point-of-care testing for HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, RSV, and strep A; cardiometabolic test systems; drug and alcohol test, and remote patient monitoring and consumer self-test systems; and informatics and automation solutions for use in laboratories. The Nutritional Products segment provides pediatric and adult nutritional products. The Medical Devices segment offers rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular, and structural heart devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases; and diabetes care products, as well as neuromodulation devices for the management of chronic pain and movement disorders. Abbott Laboratories was founded in 1888 and is based in North Chicago, Illinois.Show more
  • Revenue $41.95B +4.6%
  • EBITDA $10.04B +3.8%
  • Net Income $13.4B +134.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 7.64 +133.6%
  • Gross Margin 50.83% +1.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 23.94% -0.8%
  • Operating Margin 16.27% +1.4%
  • Net Margin 31.95% +123.9%
  • ROE 30.91% +104.5%
  • ROIC 9.9% -4.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.32 -22.0%
  • Interest Coverage 11.32 +22.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 21.7%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 29.4%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 15.1% free cash flow margin
  • ✓11 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 18.3%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.56%
5Y5.63%
3Y-0.88%
TTM6.37%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y19.36%
5Y29.45%
3Y23.76%
TTM142.36%

EPS CAGR

10Y17.68%
5Y29.97%
3Y24.7%
TTM142.5%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.34%
5Y Avg11.89%
3Y Avg11.82%
Latest10.78%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
LIVNLivaNova PLC3.35B61.3352.878.66%-16.12%-18.79%4.06%0.51
ABTAbbott Laboratories216.14B124.3016.274.59%31.88%27.26%2.94%0.32
EWEdwards Lifesciences Corporation48.65B83.8412.038.57%23.19%13.37%0.6%0.07
AVRAnteris Technologies Global Corp.184.98M4.49-1.19-1.16%-39.42%-25.1%0.02

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+20.41B20.85B27.39B30.58B31.9B34.61B43.08B43.65B40.11B41.95B
Revenue Growth %0.01%0.02%0.31%0.12%0.04%0.08%0.24%0.01%-0.08%0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+9.45B9.61B14.32B14.76B15.21B17.23B19.86B21.33B20.07B20.63B
COGS % of Revenue0.46%0.46%0.52%0.48%0.48%0.5%0.46%0.49%0.5%0.49%
Gross Profit+10.96B11.24B13.07B15.82B16.69B17.38B23.21B22.32B20.04B21.32B
Gross Margin %0.54%0.54%0.48%0.52%0.52%0.5%0.54%0.51%0.5%0.51%
Gross Profit Growth %0.04%0.03%0.16%0.21%0.05%0.04%0.34%-0.04%-0.1%0.06%
Operating Expenses+8.01B8B11.09B11.98B12.1B12.09B14.01B13.96B13.6B14.47B
OpEx % of Revenue0.39%0.38%0.41%0.39%0.38%0.35%0.33%0.32%0.34%0.35%
Selling, General & Admin6.64B6.64B8.96B9.69B9.69B9.67B11.28B11.11B10.88B11.65B
SG&A % of Revenue0.33%0.32%0.33%0.32%0.3%0.28%0.26%0.25%0.27%0.28%
Research & Development1.37B1.36B2.13B2.29B2.41B2.42B2.74B2.85B2.72B2.82B
R&D % of Revenue0.07%0.07%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.07%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+2.95B3.25B1.97B3.84B4.59B5.29B9.2B8.36B6.43B6.83B
Operating Margin %0.14%0.16%0.07%0.13%0.14%0.15%0.21%0.19%0.16%0.16%
Operating Income Growth %0.01%0.1%-0.39%0.95%0.19%0.15%0.74%-0.09%-0.23%0.06%
EBITDA+4.42B4.6B4.99B7.12B7.61B8.62B12.74B11.63B9.68B10.04B
EBITDA Margin %0.22%0.22%0.18%0.23%0.24%0.25%0.3%0.27%0.24%0.24%
EBITDA Growth %0.01%0.04%0.08%0.43%0.07%0.13%0.48%-0.09%-0.17%0.04%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.47B1.35B3.02B3.28B3.01B3.33B3.54B3.27B3.24B3.22B
EBIT3.36B1.72B3.11B3.6B4.89B5.68B8.62B8.62B7.36B7.62B
Net Interest Income+-73M-205M-756M-624M-724M-662M-367M-132M-313M-259M
Interest Income105M99M124M105M94M46M43M183M385M344M
Interest Expense178M304M880M729M818M708M410M315M698M603M
Other Income/Expense234M-1.84B259M-971M-514M-323M-989M-56M229M188M
Pretax Income+3.18B1.41B2.23B2.87B4.08B4.97B8.21B8.31B6.66B7.01B
Pretax Margin %0.16%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.13%0.14%0.19%0.19%0.17%0.17%
Income Tax+577M350M1.88B539M390M497M1.14B1.37B941M-6.39B
Effective Tax Rate %1.39%0.99%0.21%0.82%0.9%0.9%0.86%0.83%0.86%1.91%
Net Income+4.42B1.4B477M2.37B3.69B4.5B7.07B6.93B5.72B13.4B
Net Margin %0.22%0.07%0.02%0.08%0.12%0.13%0.16%0.16%0.14%0.32%
Net Income Growth %0.94%-0.68%-0.66%3.96%0.56%0.22%0.57%-0.02%-0.17%1.34%
Net Income (Continuing)2.61B1.06B353M2.33B3.69B4.47B7.07B6.93B5.72B13.4B
Discontinued Operations1.82B337M124M34M024M0000
Minority Interest115M179M201M198M213M219M222M219M224M237M
EPS (Diluted)+2.940.940.271.342.062.503.943.913.277.64
EPS Growth %0.96%-0.68%-0.71%3.96%0.54%0.21%0.58%-0.01%-0.16%1.34%
EPS (Basic)3.000.950.271.352.072.523.973.943.307.67
Diluted Shares Outstanding1.51B1.48B1.75B1.77B1.78B1.79B1.79B1.76B1.75B1.75B
Basic Shares Outstanding1.47B1.47B1.74B1.76B1.77B1.77B1.77B1.75B1.73B1.73B
Dividend Payout Ratio0.33%1.1%3.88%0.83%0.62%0.57%0.45%0.48%0.62%0.29%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+14.15B26.78B20.15B14.63B15.67B20.44B24.24B25.22B22.67B23.66B
Cash & Short-Term Investments6.13B18.77B9.61B4.09B4.14B7.15B10.25B10.17B7.28B7.97B
Cash Only5B18.62B9.41B3.84B3.86B6.84B9.8B9.88B6.9B7.62B
Short-Term Investments1.12B155M203M242M280M310M450M288M383M351M
Accounts Receivable3.42B3.25B5.25B5.18B5.42B6.41B6.49B6.22B6.57B6.92B
Days Sales Outstanding61.1456.8569.9561.8662.0767.6554.9751.9959.7460.25
Inventory2.6B2.43B3.6B3.8B4.32B5.01B5.16B6.17B6.57B6.19B
Days Inventory Outstanding100.4492.4691.7693.9103.57106.1794.77105.63119.47109.61
Other Current Assets2.01B2.32B1.69B1.57B1.79B1.87B2.35B2.66B2.26B2.57B
Total Non-Current Assets+29.85B28.23B56.1B52.54B52.22B52.11B50.96B49.21B50.54B57.76B
Property, Plant & Equipment5.73B5.71B7.61B7.56B8.97B10.13B10.11B10.28B11.28B11.73B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.56x3.66x3.60x4.04x3.56x3.42x4.26x4.25x3.56x3.58x
Goodwill9.64B7.68B24.02B23.25B23.2B23.74B23.23B22.8B23.68B23.11B
Intangible Assets5.56B4.54B21.47B18.94B17.02B14.78B12.74B10.45B8.81B6.65B
Long-Term Investments4.04B2.95B883M897M931M1.03B903M766M799M886M
Other Non-Current Assets492M3.35B2.12B1.89B2.1B2.42B3.97B4.92B5.97B15.38B
Total Assets+44B55.01B76.25B67.17B67.89B72.55B75.2B74.44B73.21B81.41B
Asset Turnover0.46x0.38x0.36x0.46x0.47x0.48x0.57x0.59x0.55x0.52x
Asset Growth %0%0.25%0.39%-0.12%0.01%0.07%0.04%-0.01%-0.02%0.11%
Total Current Liabilities+9.19B6.66B8.91B9.01B10.86B11.91B13.11B15.49B13.84B14.16B
Accounts Payable1.08B1.18B2.4B2.98B3.25B3.95B4.41B4.61B4.29B4.2B
Days Payables Outstanding41.7744.7561.2173.5978.0383.5981.0178.8478.174.24
Short-Term Debt3.13B1.32B714M207M1.68B461M999M2.48B1.32B1.75B
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities3.8B3.22B4.3B4.34B4.46B5.72B5.77B6.5B6.13B5.91B
Current Ratio1.54x4.02x2.26x1.62x1.44x1.72x1.85x1.63x1.64x1.67x
Quick Ratio1.26x3.65x1.86x1.20x1.04x1.30x1.46x1.23x1.16x1.23x
Cash Conversion Cycle119.8104.56100.582.1787.690.2368.7378.79101.1195.63
Total Non-Current Liabilities+13.49B27.63B36.24B27.44B25.72B27.64B26.07B22.04B20.55B19.36B
Long-Term Debt5.87B20.68B27.21B19.36B16.66B18.53B17.3B14.52B13.6B12.63B
Capital Lease Obligations0000755M902M956M943M949M896M
Deferred Tax Liabilities3.56B2.7B2.01B2.06B2.13B2.15B2.07B1.84B1.22B1.37B
Other Non-Current Liabilities4.06B4.25B7.02B6.02B6.18B6.06B5.74B4.74B4.78B4.46B
Total Liabilities19.92B31.95B45.15B36.45B36.59B39.55B39.17B37.53B34.39B33.51B
Total Debt+9B22.01B27.92B19.57B19.1B19.89B19.25B17.95B15.87B15.28B
Net Debt4B3.39B18.52B15.72B15.24B13.05B9.45B8.06B8.98B7.66B
Debt / Equity0.42x1.06x0.90x0.64x0.61x0.60x0.53x0.49x0.41x0.32x
Debt / EBITDA2.04x4.78x5.59x2.75x2.51x2.31x1.51x1.54x1.64x1.52x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.90x0.74x3.71x2.21x2.00x1.51x0.74x0.69x0.93x0.76x
Interest Coverage16.57x10.69x2.24x5.27x5.61x7.47x22.44x26.55x9.22x11.32x
Total Equity+21.33B20.72B31.1B30.72B31.3B33B36.02B36.91B38.83B47.9B
Equity Growth %-0.01%-0.03%0.5%-0.01%0.02%0.05%0.09%0.02%0.05%0.23%
Book Value per Share14.1613.9717.7817.3617.5718.4820.1420.9222.2027.40
Total Shareholders' Equity21.21B20.54B30.9B30.52B31.09B32.78B35.8B36.69B38.6B47.66B
Common Stock12.73B13.03B23.21B23.51B23.85B24.14B24.47B24.71B24.87B25.15B
Retained Earnings25.76B25.57B23.98B24.56B25.85B27.63B31.53B35.26B37.55B47.26B
Treasury Stock-10.62B-10.79B-10.22B-9.96B-10.15B-10.04B-11.82B-15.23B-15.98B-16.84B
Accumulated OCI-6.66B-7.26B-6.06B-7.59B-8.46B-8.95B-8.37B-8.05B-7.84B-7.91B
Minority Interest115M179M201M198M213M219M222M219M224M237M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+2.97B3.2B5.57B6.3B6.14B7.9B10.53B9.58B7.26B8.56B
Operating CF Margin %0.15%0.15%0.2%0.21%0.19%0.23%0.24%0.22%0.18%0.2%
Operating CF Growth %-0.19%0.08%0.74%0.13%-0.03%0.29%0.33%-0.09%-0.24%0.18%
Net Income1.58B1.38B477M2.37B3.69B4.5B7.07B6.93B5.72B13.4B
Depreciation & Amortization1.47B1.35B3.02B3.28B3.01B3.33B3.54B3.27B3.24B3.22B
Stock-Based Compensation292M310M406M477M519M546M640M685M644M673M
Deferred Taxes314M248M-1.16B293M000000
Other Non-Cash Items-539M1.43B912M32M247M425M55M215M126M482M
Working Capital Changes-156M-1.51B1.92B-148M-1.33B-892M-771M-1.52B-2.48B-9.22B
Change in Receivables-171M-177M-207M-190M-275M-924M-383M-68M-356M-691M
Change in Inventory-257M-98M249M-514M-593M-493M-456M-1.41B-232M-58M
Change in Payables-742M-652M615M747M220M1.77B1.29B420M-760M356M
Cash from Investing+406M-248M-9.62B-1.36B-1.81B-2.21B-2.01B-1.74B-3.13B-2.34B
Capital Expenditures-1.11B-1.12B-1.14B-1.39B-1.64B-2.18B-1.89B-1.78B-2.2B-2.21B
CapEx % of Revenue0.05%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing52M42M35M48M27M19M26M22M22M9M
Cash from Financing+-2.24B11.15B-5.28B-10.39B-4.29B-2.78B-5.49B-7.64B-7.09B-5.4B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-1.44B-1.54B-1.85B-1.97B-2.27B-2.56B-3.2B-3.31B-3.56B-3.84B
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing297M53M-1.05B271M298M234M255M167M167M264M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+1.86B2.08B4.43B4.91B4.5B5.72B8.65B7.8B5.06B6.35B
FCF Margin %0.09%0.1%0.16%0.16%0.14%0.17%0.2%0.18%0.13%0.15%
FCF Growth %-0.29%0.12%1.13%0.11%-0.08%0.27%0.51%-0.1%-0.35%0.26%
FCF per Share1.231.402.542.772.533.204.834.422.893.63
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.67x2.29x11.68x2.66x1.66x1.76x1.49x1.38x1.27x0.64x
Interest Paid166M181M917M845M677M549M544M563M662M604M
Taxes Paid631M620M570M740M930M970M1.94B1.86B1.48B1.72B

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)20.59%6.66%1.84%7.66%11.89%13.98%20.49%19.01%15.11%30.91%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.72%9.86%4.01%6%7.41%8.57%15.08%13.87%10.4%9.9%
Gross Margin53.71%53.92%47.7%51.75%52.32%50.21%53.89%51.14%49.96%50.83%
Net Margin21.68%6.71%1.74%7.74%11.56%12.99%16.42%15.88%14.27%31.95%
Debt / Equity0.42x1.06x0.90x0.64x0.61x0.60x0.53x0.49x0.41x0.32x
Interest Coverage16.57x10.69x2.24x5.27x5.61x7.47x22.44x26.55x9.22x11.32x
FCF Conversion0.67x2.29x11.68x2.66x1.66x1.76x1.49x1.38x1.27x0.64x
Revenue Growth0.78%2.2%31.35%11.64%4.34%8.48%24.47%1.34%-8.12%4.59%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Medical Devices--8.91B9.44B12.24B11.79B14.37B14.69B16.89B18.99B
Medical Devices Growth---5.90%29.69%-3.69%21.89%2.23%14.98%12.43%
Diagnostic Products4.65B4.81B5.62B7.5B7.71B10.8B15.64B16.58B9.99B9.34B
Diagnostic Products Growth-3.59%16.68%33.46%2.91%40.09%44.78%6.01%-39.77%-6.48%
Nutritional Products6.97B6.9B6.92B7.23B7.41B7.65B8.29B7.46B8.15B8.41B
Nutritional Products Growth--1.09%0.38%4.39%2.49%3.21%8.46%-10.07%9.32%3.18%
Established Pharmaceutical Products3.72B3.86B4.29B4.42B4.49B4.3B4.72B4.91B5.07B5.19B
Established Pharmaceutical Products Growth-3.74%11.09%3.15%1.45%-4.08%9.64%4.11%3.14%2.53%
Unallocated Amount to2.27B2.39B1.65B2B57M66M----
Unallocated Amount to Growth-5.02%-30.80%20.84%-97.14%15.79%----
Vascular Products2.79B2.9B--------
Vascular Products Growth-3.72%--------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES6.27B6.49B9.67B10.84B11.4B13.02B16.64B18.14B15.45B16.32B
UNITED STATES Growth-3.44%49.14%12.05%5.16%14.25%27.80%9.01%-14.83%5.64%
Non-US4.88B4.99B5.74B11.21B11.53B12.58B15.52B14.84B14.08B14.85B
Non-US Growth-2.23%15.07%95.35%2.84%9.07%23.33%-4.34%-5.10%5.41%
D [E]1B1.04B1.37B1.62B1.75B2.11B2.57B2.34B2.35B2.54B
D [E] Growth-3.98%30.84%18.52%8.15%20.39%22.01%-9.02%0.21%8.27%
C [N]1.8B1.73B2.15B2.31B2.35B1.97B2.39B2.13B2.25B2.11B
C [N] Growth--3.79%24.19%7.69%1.51%-16.24%21.73%-10.83%5.63%-6.21%
I [N]1.05B1.11B1.24B1.33B1.4B1.32B1.56B1.65B1.75B1.82B
I [N] Growth-5.79%11.04%7.76%4.80%-5.30%17.99%5.64%6.12%3.83%
C [H]784M766M841M1B1.07B1.14B1.31B1.34B1.64B1.75B
C [H] Growth--2.30%9.79%19.50%6.27%6.74%15.18%1.75%22.60%6.65%
J [P]895M924M1.25B1.33B1.44B1.39B1.7B1.93B1.51B1.44B
J [P] Growth-3.24%35.82%5.66%8.22%-3.41%22.29%13.98%-21.69%-4.76%
N [L]855M830M929M930M975M1.08B--1.07B1.12B
N [L] Growth--2.92%11.93%0.11%4.84%11.18%---4.66%
CANADA------1.39B1.28B--
CANADA Growth--------7.58%--
R [U]483M554M664M-------
R [U] Growth-14.70%19.86%-------
F [R]375M-628M-------
F [R] Growth----------
B [R]381M410M541M-------
B [R] Growth-7.61%31.95%-------
I [T]383M365M507M-------
I [T] Growth--4.70%38.90%-------
G [B]430M377M498M-------
G [B] Growth--12.33%32.10%-------
V [N]-434M--------
V [N] Growth----------
C [O]-424M--------
C [O] Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.3x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported $43.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 13% increase from $38.85B in 2011.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue by 4.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is profitable, generating $13.98B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (31.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.77%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has a return on equity (ROE) of 30.9%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) generated $6.92B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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