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Abbott Laboratories reported Q4 2025 sales of $11.46 billion, an increase of 4.4% from the previous year but falling short of analyst projections by approximately 3%. The adjusted EPS was $1.50, aligning with expectations, while the total annual adjusted EPS reached $5.15, indicating a 10% growth.
Last month, Abbott Laboratories hiked its dividend for the 54th consecutive year. The company's FreeStyle Libre and Volt PFA System franchises, as well as its pending acquisition of Exact Sciences, position it for strong growth. Abbott Laboratories boasts a vigorous interest coverage ratio.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Weekly Jobless Claims continue to portray a labor market cruising along at a healthy low rate of unemployment claims.
ABT's Q4 earnings meet estimates but revenues miss, sending shares down as strong device growth is offset by weaker nutrition and diagnostics sales.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Abbott (ABT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Abbott (ABT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.5 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $1.34 per share a year ago.
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ABT heads into Q4 earnings with adult nutrition in focus, as Ensure and Glucerna launches are expected to support modest segment growth.