Abbott Laboratories Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Abbott Laboratories' CEO is Robert Ford, appointed in Oct 2018, has a tenure of 6.75 years. total yearly compensation is $22.78M, comprised of 6.6% salary and 93.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.026% of the company’s shares, worth ARS74.77B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 6.5 years respectively.

Key information

Robert Ford

Chief executive officer

US$22.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.59%
CEO tenure6.8yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure4yrs
Board average tenure6.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Robert Ford's remuneration changed compared to Abbott Laboratories's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$13b

Dec 31 2024US$23mUS$2m

US$13b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$6b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$6b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$6b

Dec 31 2023US$23mUS$2m

US$6b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$5b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$5b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$6b

Dec 31 2022US$22mUS$2m

US$7b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$9b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Dec 31 2021US$25mUS$1m

US$7b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$7b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$6b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$6b

Dec 31 2020US$20mUS$1m

US$4b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 31 2019US$12mUS$1m

US$4b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2018US$8mUS$784k

US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD22.78M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.79M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Robert Ford (51 yo)

6.8yrs
Tenure
US$22,777,075
Compensation

Mr. Robert B. Ford has been the Chief Executive Officer of Abbott Laboratories since March 31, 2020 and also serves as its Chairman of the Board since December 10, 2021. He has been President at Abbott Lab...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board6.8yrsUS$22.78m0.026%
ARS 74.8b
Philip Boudreau
CFO & Executive VP of Finance1.8yrsUS$8.23m0.0033%
ARS 9.4b
Daniel Salvadori
Executive VP and Group President of Established Pharmaceuticals & Nutritional Products10.8yrsUS$5.79m0.0077%
ARS 22.2b
Lisa Earnhardt
Executive VP & Group President of Medical Devices6.5yrsUS$6.56m0.0041%
ARS 11.9b
Sabina Ewing
Senior VP of Business & Technology Services and Chief Information Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Michael Comilla
Vice President of Investor Relations.no datano datano data
Erica Battaglia
VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officerno datano datano data
Elizabeth Cushman
Executive VPless than a yearno data0.0014%
ARS 4.2b
Mary Moreland
Executive Vice President of Human Resources5.9yrsno data0.0062%
ARS 17.8b
Melissa Brotz
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & External Affairsless than a yearno datano data
Joseph Manning
Executive Vice President of Nutritional Products8.5yrsno datano data
Scott Leinenweber
Senior Vice President of Licensing2yrsno datano data
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ABT's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board5.7yrsUS$22.78m0.026%
ARS 74.8b
Daniel Starks
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$350.89k0.39%
ARS 1.1t
John Stratton
Independent Director8.5yrsUS$346.89k0.00020%
ARS 577.2m
Nancy McKinstry
Lead Independent Director13.6yrsUS$395.89k0.00027%
ARS 779.2m
Michael Roman
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$340.89k0%
ARS 0
Robert Alpern
Independent Director16.8yrsUS$472.07k0%
ARS 0
Michael O'Grady
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$325.89k0%
ARS 0
Michelle Kumbier
Independent Director7.1yrsUS$331.89k0.00018%
ARS 519.5m
Sally Blount
Independent Director13.6yrsUS$365.87k0%
ARS 0
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$356.89k0%
ARS 0
Darren McDew
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$325.89k0%
ARS 0
Patricia Gonzalez
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$356.89k0%
ARS 0
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ABT's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/16 04:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Abbott Laboratories is covered by 64 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Stephan GasteygerAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research