Abbott Laboratories Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Abbott Laboratories has a total shareholder equity of $40.0B and total debt of $15.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 37.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $74.4B and $34.3B respectively. Abbott Laboratories's EBIT is $7.6B making its interest coverage ratio 31.7. It has cash and short-term investments of $7.8B.

Key information

37.6%

Debt to equity ratio

US$15.05b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio31.7x
CashUS$7.79b
EquityUS$40.03b
Total liabilitiesUS$34.33b
Total assetsUS$74.36b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

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

The King Is Back: Abbott Laboratories' Path To >11% Annual Returns

Jan 29

The Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Jan 26
The Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: ABT's short term assets ($23.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($14.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: ABT's short term assets ($23.8B) exceed its long term liabilities ($19.4B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: ABT's net debt to equity ratio (18.1%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: ABT's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 59.6% to 37.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: ABT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (58%).

Interest Coverage: ABT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (31.7x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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