Abbott Laboratories Shares Outstanding History (ABT)
Abbott Laboratories reported 1.74B shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 1.74B | 3.4M | +0.19% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 1.73B | −860,878 | −0.05% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.74B | −2.8M | −0.16% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 1.74B | −25.5M | −1.45% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 1.76B | −8.0M | −0.45% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 1.77B | 8.1M | +0.46% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 1.76B | 7.0M | +0.40% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 1.76B | 10.1M | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.75B | 18.3M | +1.06% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 1.73B | 254.8M | +17.29% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.47B | −35.7M | −2.37% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.51B | −34.1M | −2.21% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.54B | −27.6M | −1.76% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.57B | −1.7M | −0.11% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.57B | 24.8M | +1.60% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.55B | −5.1M | −0.33% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.55B | — | — |
Abbott Laboratories quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 1.74B | 2.0M | +0.11% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 1.74B | 3.4M | +0.19% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 1.74B | 4.4M | +0.25% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 1.74B | 562,010 | +0.03% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 1.74B | 202,706 | +0.01% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 1.73B | −860,878 | −0.05% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.73B | −1.6M | −0.09% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 1.74B | 4.5M | +0.26% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 1.74B | 686,960 | +0.04% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.74B | −2.8M | −0.16% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 1.74B | −7.5M | −0.43% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 1.74B | −15.9M | −0.91% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 1.74B | −12.0M | −0.69% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 1.74B | −25.5M | −1.45% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 1.74B | −24.7M | −1.40% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 1.75B | −21.6M | −1.22% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 1.75B | −25.9M | −1.46% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 1.76B | −8.0M | −0.45% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 1.77B | −4.1M | −0.23% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 1.77B | 2.3M | +0.13% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 1.78B | 8.0M | +0.45% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 1.77B | 8.1M | +0.46% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 1.77B | 3.9M | +0.22% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 1.77B | 3.1M | +0.18% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 1.77B | 4.7M | +0.26% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 1.76B | 7.0M | +0.40% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 1.77B | 12.1M | +0.69% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 1.77B | 13.1M | +0.75% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 1.76B | 11.0M | +0.63% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 1.76B | 10.1M | +0.58% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 1.76B | 15.7M | +0.90% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 1.75B | 16.9M | +0.97% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 1.75B | 17.9M | +1.03% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.75B | 18.3M | +1.06% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 1.74B | 268.3M | +18.22% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 1.74B | 267.4M | +18.19% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 1.74B | 266.1M | +18.11% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 1.73B | 254.8M | +17.29% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 1.47B | −19.4M | −1.30% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 1.47B | −20.4M | −1.37% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 1.47B | −19.6M | −1.32% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.47B | −35.7M | −2.37% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 1.49B | −14.1M | −0.93% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 1.49B | −13.3M | −0.88% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 1.49B | −13.2M | −0.88% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.51B | −34.1M | −2.21% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 1.51B | −40.4M | −2.61% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 1.50B | −50.4M | −3.24% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.50B | −56.9M | −3.65% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.54B | −27.6M | −1.76% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 1.55B | −34.5M | −2.18% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 1.55B | −15.2M | −0.97% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.56B | −14.5M | −0.92% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.57B | −1.7M | −0.11% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 1.58B | 22.9M | +1.47% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.57B | 12.8M | +0.82% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 1.57B | 19.1M | +1.23% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.57B | 24.8M | +1.60% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 1.56B | 12.0M | +0.77% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.56B | 12.5M | +0.81% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.55B | 10.7M | +0.69% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.55B | −5.1M | −0.33% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 1.55B | −922,461 | −0.06% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 1.54B | −1.9M | −0.12% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 1.54B | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.55B | 0 | 0.00% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 1.55B | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 1.55B | — | — |
| Q4 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 1.55B | — | — |
Abbott Laboratories Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Abbott Laboratories share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Abbott Laboratories used $893.0M to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $9.51B. The latest reported quarter showed $180.0M of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $893.0M |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.29B |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.23B |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $3.79B |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $2.30B |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $403.0M |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $718.0M |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $238.0M |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $117.0M |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $522.0M |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Abbott Laboratories shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Abbott Laboratories's shares outstanding moved from 1.77B to 1.74B, a change of −33.8M. The latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, shows 1.74B.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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