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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock

Devices and tests , market cap $197B

$110.46
-0.05%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
7
Average
In its industry
#29of 90
Checks firing
3of 14
Trending down
From 52-week high
-16.3%
under its best in a year

ABT's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 7.

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Why is ABT down?

Down 3% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.

“U.S. Pediatric Nutritionals sales decreased 2.3 percent in 2025, primarily reflecting lower infant formula sales.”

Its fiscal 2025 10-K said

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; Annual report (10-K), Feb 20, 2026

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Key facts on ABT

Key facts on ABT
The companySales up 10% on the year
Latest filing10-Q, Nov 4 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
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ABT in the news

Big story

Wed Oct 21: Deal

Abbott Plans to Spin Off Its Nutrition Business (ABT US)

A results day: the move is left out.

Reported by Bloomberg · covered by 20 outlets

ABT catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -1.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

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Why ABT scores 7

Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. ABT scores 7 today, against a median of 3 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

  • +3Chart checks 3 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +2Growth sales up 10% on the year, gross margin up 1.1 pointsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • Run-up adds
  • Size adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Insider trades subtracts

No effect today: Long-term trend, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, and News.

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How ABT ranks in Pharma

ABT is #29 of 90 by Quality Score.

How ABT ranks in Pharma
RankStockQuality Score
29Abbott Laboratories (ABT) logoABTAbbott Laboratories7

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When does ABT report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 79 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What ABT reported on Oct 21, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $13.0B; a profit of $0.53 a share.

“Worldwide Nutrition results were driven by broad-based growth across the portfolio, including sales growth of nearly 9.0 percent in Worldwide Pediatric.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q3
2025
By segment
Medical Devicesup 6.9%$5.8B45%$5.4B48%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Full year 2026
Comparable sales growthabout 6%cut

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)

1 more outlook line, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$197B
today
Sales
$48B
up 10% on the year
Free cash flow
$6.8B
last 12 months

Sales grew 5.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $2.52 a share a year.

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Close after the report, last 3

-6.0%+10.7%-1.9%
Apr 16Jul 16Oct 21
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 21, 2026Before open-1.1%-1.9%+0.6%
Jul 16, 2026Before open+6.7%+10.7%+12.7%
Apr 16, 2026Before open-4.4%-6.0%-9.7%

ABT closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ABT's Quality Score going into each

ABT sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $44B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

ABT has 3 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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ABT RSI today: 59.3, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 59.3, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on ABT

13 more findings on ABT, each with its source, for Pro members.

Is ABT's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 65% of its free cash flow.

ABT's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend$2.52 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid outAbout $4.4B a year $2.52 a share on 1.7B shares, its average count in the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
Free cash flow$6.8B The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026
RecordRaised each of the last 5 years Against the payout a year before, each year

ABT insider trades

4 insiders sold $47.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellMary K. Moreland$406KExecutive Vice Presidentat $116.00 on Nov 5, filed Nov 6

All 5 insider filings on ABT from the last six months, for Pro members.

All ABT insider trades

ABT trades by Congress and the executive branch

43 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellThomas Kean$1K to $15KHousetraded Sep 17, disclosed Oct 30(43 days later)
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ABT's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

15 more officers and directors file at ABT.

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Which ETFs hold ABT?

In ETFs: ABT is 4.6% of SCHD, 1.1% of DGRO, and 0.8% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.

About Abbott Laboratories

Abbott manufactures and markets cardiovascular and diabetes devices, adult and pediatric nutritional products, diagnostic equipment and testing kits, and branded generic drugs. Products include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuromodulation devices, coronary stents, catheters, infant formula, nutritional liquids for adults, continuous glucose monitors, and immunoassays and point-of-care diagnostic equipment. Abbott derives roughly 60% of sales outside the United States.

115,000 employeesAbbott Park, ILabbott.com

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As of Nov 10, 2026: ABT's Quality Score is 7 (Average), #29 of 90 in Pharma. Insiders sold $47.3M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does ABT's Quality Score say?

ABT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #29 of 90 in Pharma by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 3% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ABT's Quality Score?

ABT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #29 of 90 in Pharma by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ABT's 7.

Are insiders buying ABT?

4 insiders sold $47.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Mary K. Moreland, Executive Vice President, who sold $406K on Nov 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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