ABT

Abbott Laboratories

Healthcare · NYSE · Market cap $179.2bn

$104.89

as of 16 Oct 2026, 21% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 2.40%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 2.59%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.3×Pays 79% of earnings
Cash cover: 2.0×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +10.4% a yearLast cut in FY2013
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated15 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $0.68

Compared with US companies in Healthcare (47)

Trailing yield is higher than 40 of the 46 other US companies in Healthcare.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 28 of the 38 other US companies in Healthcare with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 69

ABT against US companies in Healthcare (47)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of ABT’s past readings.

P/E42.8×P73, poor for this measure
Yield2.7%P94, good for this measure
FCF payout48.9%P36, neutral for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA9.84P33, neutral for this measure
DGR 5y8.5%P51, neutral for this measure
ROIC1.1%P49, neutral for this measure

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