Abbott Laboratories Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Abbott Laboratories is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.96% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 14th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 15th January, 2025.

Key information

2.0%

Dividend yield

0.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.5%
Future Dividend Yield2.3%
Dividend Growth-2.7%
Next dividend pay date14 Feb 25
Ex dividend date15 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUS$2.200
Payout ratio67%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Calculating The Fair Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Dec 01
Calculating The Fair Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Abbott Laboratories: Investors Should Wait For A Pullback

Nov 25

Investors Will Want Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Oct 31
Investors Will Want Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Abbott Laboratories: Long-Term Optimism, Short-Term Overvaluation

Oct 21

Abbott: Challenging Comparables, Unappealing Value Limit The Incentive To Go Long Ahead Of Q3 Event

Oct 14

Does Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 11
Does Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Why We're Not Concerned About Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Share Price

Sep 27
Why We're Not Concerned About Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Share Price

Abbott Laboratories: Cardiovascular Disease Has Been A Tailwind, But Things Could Change

Sep 11

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Aug 16
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Abbott Laboratories: Driving Value By Scaling Innovations

Aug 13

Abbott Laboratories: A Strong Healthcare Stock For Long-Term Dividend Growth Investors

Aug 05

Abbott Laboratories: When Double-Digit Device Growth Apparently Isn't Enough

Jul 13

These 4 Measures Indicate That Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Jun 18
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Jun 04
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Abbott Laboratories: Why I Agree With Wall Street On This One

Jun 04

Abbott Laboratories: Buying More Of This Top-Notch Dividend Growth Stock

May 18

Abbott Laboratories: Organic Growth Will Be Key To Q1 Earnings

Apr 17

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Apr 15
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Abbott Laboratories: Buy This World-Class Dividend Growth Stock Now

Mar 21

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Mar 19
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Here's Why Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 06
Here's Why Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Abbott Labs' Reversal Is Here - CGM Tailwinds In 2024

Feb 27

Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Feb 08
Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 20 2024Ex Dividend DateJan 15 2025Dividend Pay DateFeb 14 202530 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 26 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: ABT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: ABT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Abbott Laboratories Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ABT dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ABT)2.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.6%
Industry Average (Medical Equipment)1.8%
Analyst forecast (ABT) (up to 3 years)2.3%

Notable Dividend: ABT's dividend (1.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: ABT's dividend (1.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.56%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (66.7%), ABT's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (58.8%), ABT's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 05:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
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 61 analysts. 25 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