Abbott Laboratories

NYSE:ABT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$198.2b

Abbott Laboratories Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Abbott Laboratories is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 11.7% and 6.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 11.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 22.2% in 3 years.

Key information

11.7%

Earnings growth rate

11.9%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment earnings growth16.6%
Revenue growth rate6.5%
Future return on equity22.2%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated10 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Abbott Laboratories Q4 2024 Earnings Preview

Jan 08

Abbott Laboratories: A Future-Driven Pharma Brand With A Robust Pipeline

Dec 21

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:ABT - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202751,1748,196N/AN/A6
12/31/202648,2487,8219,28311,53022
12/31/202544,9746,8498,84110,80924
12/31/202441,9885,9348,80010,95924
9/30/202441,2175,7446,4868,728N/A
6/30/202440,7255,5355,6547,900N/A
3/31/202440,3265,6084,9237,143N/A
12/31/202340,1095,7015,0597,261N/A
9/30/202339,9595,1424,4926,549N/A
6/30/202340,2265,1405,4887,452N/A
3/31/202341,5055,7856,8238,659N/A
12/31/202243,6536,9057,8049,581N/A
9/30/202245,0307,8578,54110,322N/A
6/30/202245,5488,5208,46810,243N/A
3/31/202244,5147,6958,1529,961N/A
12/31/202143,0757,0428,64810,533N/A
9/30/202142,3087,2089,31411,264N/A
6/30/202140,2336,3438,64410,629N/A
3/31/202137,3385,6937,6099,823N/A
12/31/202034,6084,4495,7247,901N/A
9/30/202032,2213,3464,5876,519N/A
6/30/202031,4443,0734,5646,401N/A
3/31/202032,0953,5394,4766,139N/A
12/31/201931,9043,6664,4986,136N/A
9/30/201931,3553,2723,8145,485N/A
6/30/201930,9352,8674,0965,720N/A
3/31/201930,7232,5824,4505,904N/A
12/31/201830,5782,3194,9066,300N/A
9/30/201830,4028024,9036,175N/A
6/30/201829,575812N/A5,997N/A
3/31/201828,445365N/A6,104N/A
12/31/201727,390344N/A5,570N/A
9/30/201725,1341,971N/A5,100N/A
6/30/201723,6071,055N/A4,312N/A
3/31/201722,3031,384N/A3,870N/A
12/31/201620,8531,056N/A3,203N/A
9/30/201620,708989N/A2,861N/A
6/30/201620,5561,939N/A2,839N/A
3/31/201620,3932,124N/A2,871N/A
12/31/201520,4052,586N/A2,966N/A
9/30/201520,5732,523N/A3,376N/A
6/30/201520,5022,365N/A3,382N/A
3/31/201520,3892,004N/A3,341N/A
12/31/201420,2471,710N/A3,675N/A
9/30/201419,9051,560N/A4,062N/A
6/30/201419,6511,762N/A3,383N/A
3/31/201419,0341,654N/A3,200N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ABT's forecast earnings growth (11.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: ABT's earnings (11.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15% per year).

High Growth Earnings: ABT's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: ABT's revenue (6.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ABT's revenue (6.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: ABT's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (22.2%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 05:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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 60 analysts. 24 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