Abbott Laboratories ABT

101.29 0.22 0.22% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$174.8B
P/E
32.8×
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) trades at a price to free cash flow of 22.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.5× (May 2026) to 44.3× (November 2020); the current reading is higher than 9% of that period. That is in line with the Medical Devices industry median of 22.5× and above the Healthcare sector median of 19.5×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 29.5× (4.81%)
FY2024 31.0× (17.98%)
FY2023 37.8× 53.49%
FY2022 24.6× (14.79%)
FY2021 28.9× (14.82%)
FY2020 33.9× (0.67%)
FY2019 34.1× 31.73%
FY2018 25.9× 12.37%
FY2017 23.1× (16.74%)
FY2016 27.7× (23.47%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 20.2× (16.76%)
Mar 2026 24.2× (17.80%)
Dec 2025 29.5× (12.56%)
Sep 2025 33.7× (3.62%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 19.5× High 44.3×
Ten-year median 30.5×
Current reading's percentile 9

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare 12.9×
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation compare 17.8×
MDT Medtronic PLC compare 18.5×
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare 19.1×
STE STERIS plc compare 21.8×
SYK Stryker Corporation compare 22.2×
ABT Abbott Laboratories 22.5×
DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare 23.6×
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation compare 35.4×
Medical Devices industry median 22.5×
Healthcare sector median 19.5×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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