Abbott Laboratories ABT
Abbott Laboratories is an Illinois corporation, incorporated in 1900. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 115,000
- Headquarters
- Abbott Park, IL
- CEO
- Robert B. Ford
- Next results
- around Jan 21, 2027
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025
Revenue of $44.3B through the costs to a net profit of $6.5B · income statement of the 10-K
ABT among Health care peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 59 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
5 new risk paragraphs. 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026 against Feb 21, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
0facts worth reading about all 11 checks found nothing to note
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Receivables +14.5% vs revenue +5.7% (+8.8 pts)
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Cash from operations $9.6B vs net income $6.5B (FY ending Dec 31, 2025)
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Inventory +4.7% vs revenue +5.7% (-0.9 pts)
8 more checks with nothing to note
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: Ernst & Young LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Income taxes – Unrecognized tax benefits
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
5 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Feb 21, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 21, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Changes in geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions could negatively affect Abbott’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. As a global healthcare company with sales outside of the U.S. making up approximately 61 percent of Abbott’s net sales in 2025, Abbott’s business is subject to geopolitical and macroeconomic…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Health care companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $43.7B | $40.1B | $42.0B | $44.3B |
| Net income | $6.9B | $5.7B | $13.4B | $6.5B |
| Operating cash flow | $9.6B | $7.3B | $8.6B | $9.6B |
| Free cash flow | $7.8B | $5.1B | $6.4B | $7.4B |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$44.3B ▲ 5.7% in FY2025$6.5B ▼ 51.3% in FY2025$7.4B ▲ 16.4% in FY2025
Recent filings
5 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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Planned saleNov 5, 2026Mary K. Moreland (Officer) gave notice of a planned sale of 3,500 shares worth about $406K Form 144, approximate sale date Nov 5, 2026
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10-QNov 4, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
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SEC letterOct 31, 2026SEC asked 9 questions about Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 letters Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022 · Climate, Results discussion (MD&A), Legal and contingencies
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8-KOct 21, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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8-KOct 21, 2026Other events 8-K item 8.01
About the company
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL · from the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026
Abbott Laboratories is an Illinois corporation, incorporated in 1900. Abbott’s* principal business is the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a broad and diversified line of healthcare products. On November 19, 2025, Abbott entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exact Sciences Corporation (Exact Sciences), which is expected to enable Abbott to enter the cancer diagnostics market. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Exact Sciences shareholders and obtaining the required regulatory clearances.
- Headquarters
- Abbott Park, IL
- Country
- United States
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Last results
- Oct 21, 2026
- Incorporated in
- IL
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of December 31, 2025, Abbott employed approximately 115,000 people, 69% of whom were employed outside of the U" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 21, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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