Abbott Laboratories Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (ABT)

Abbott Laboratories reported $7.39B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 16.44% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 16.68%.

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Abbott Laboratories free cash flow by year

Abbott Laboratories annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$7.39B$1.04B+16.44%+16.68%
20242024-12-31$6.35B$1.29B+25.54%+15.14%
20232023-12-31$5.06B−$2.75B−35.17%+12.61%
20222022-12-31$7.80B−$844.0M−9.76%+17.88%
20212021-12-31$8.65B$2.92B+51.08%+20.08%
20202020-12-31$5.72B$1.23B+27.26%+16.54%
20192019-12-31$4.50B−$408.0M−8.32%+14.10%
20182018-12-31$4.91B$471.0M+10.62%+16.04%
20172017-12-31$4.43B$2.35B+113.02%+16.19%
20162016-12-31$2.08B$226.0M+12.18%+9.98%
20152015-12-31$1.86B−$742.0M−28.56%+9.10%
20142014-12-31$2.60B$419.0M+19.23%+12.83%
20132013-12-31$2.18B−$5.34B−71.02%+11.09%
20122012-12-31$7.52B$40.0M+0.53%+39.47%
20112011-12-31$7.48B−$241.9M−3.13%+34.94%
20102010-12-31$7.72B$1.53B+24.81%+21.96%
20092009-12-31$6.19B$479.2M+8.40%+20.11%
20082008-12-31$5.71B$2.18B+61.78%+19.33%
20072007-12-31$3.53B+13.61%

Abbott Laboratories free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $5.72B to $7.39B, a compound annual growth rate of 5.26%. Abbott Laboratories's latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, generated $916.0M in free cash flow, a decrease of 1.82% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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