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Abbott Laboratories's Competitiveness

A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.

Peer Data As of Q2 2026
Competitors
109
Named by the company
Peer Group Market Share
5.46 %
vs 5.29 % a year ago
Revenue Growth Y/Y
13.02 %
Peers: 9.40 %
Net Margin
7.37 %
Peers: 9.02 %

Key Findings: Abbott Laboratories vs Its Competitors

  • TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 46,585M vs 850,100M combined for its competitors (5.2% combined share).
  • Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+8.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.6%) for its tracked peer group.
  • Growth: Abbott Laboratories generated 13.0% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 9.4% for its competitors combined.
  • Profitability: Its 7.4% net margin compares with 9.0% for the peer group.
  • Scale: Abbott Laboratories ranks #7 of 546 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 3.4% of industry market cap.
  • Peer revenue share: Abbott Laboratories accounted for 5.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 5.3% a year earlier.
  • Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.41M compares with $0.70M for the peer group (0.6x).
  • Structure: Abbott Laboratories operates in the following segments: Diabetes Care, Core Laboratory, Adult Nutritionals, Key Emerging Markets, Pediatric Nutritionals, Cancer Diagnostics, Rapid and Molecular, Electrophysiology, Vascular, Rhythm Management, Structural Heart, Other Emerging Markets, Heart Failure, Neuromodulation, Corporate and Unallocated.

Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).

ABT Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026

Abbott Laboratories reported revenue growth of 13.02 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 9.40 %.

With a net margin of 7.37 %, Abbott Laboratories reported lower profitability than its competitors (9.02 %).

Abbott Laboratories generated 5.46 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 5.29 % a year earlier.

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Abbott Laboratories vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026

Revenue growth, year on year

Abbott Laboratories +13.0 %
Competitors combined +9.4 %

Net income growth, year on year

Abbott Laboratories -47.8 %
Competitors combined -39.2 %

Net margin

Abbott Laboratories +7.4 %
Competitors combined +9.0 %

Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months

Abbott Laboratories +8.1 %
Competitors combined +2.6 %

TTM net margin

Abbott Laboratories +11.7 %
Competitors combined +12.1 %

TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Abbott Laboratories reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.

Competitor Financial Benchmarking - TTM Commercial

TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Abbott Laboratories and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.

Entity TTM Revenue Latest Q ×4 Rev Run-rate vs TTM TTM Net Income TTM Net Margin
Abbott Laboratories $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitors combined $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
High-Confidence Competitors (26) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar-Size Competitors (7) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar Growth & Profitability (4) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitor Financial Benchmarking

TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Abbott Laboratories's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

For context: the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry grew revenue 8.9% year over year, combined, vs 13.0% for Abbott Laboratories. Abbott Laboratories's share of combined industry revenue moved from 2.32% to 2.41%, a gain of 0.09 percentage points.

Abbott Laboratories's Competitor Quality Breadth

Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.

Entity Profitable Expanding Above Industry Growth Distressed
Abbott Laboratories Yes Yes No No
Competitors combined (128) 59% 79% 54% 34%
High-Confidence Competitors (38) 32% 71% 61% 47%
Similar-Size Competitors (10) 100% 100% 60% 20%
Similar Growth & Profitability (8) 100.00 % (8 of 8) 100.00 % (8 of 8) 75.00 % (6 of 8) 0.00 % (0 of 8)

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.

Market Share of the Peer Group, Q2 2026

5.5%market share
  • Abbott Laboratories5.5%
  • Competitors combined94.5%

Share of combined quarterly revenue of Abbott Laboratories and its 109 competitors.

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ABT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors

ABT Competitors (weighted) Percent change over the selected range

Abbott Laboratories's Share Price Performance vs Peer Groups

Trailing 12-month total share price return, and the share of each group that outperformed the U.S.A. 500 over the same period. Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC.
49.6%beat U.S.A. 500
Competitors Combined
(57 of 115)
33.3%beat U.S.A. 500
High-Confidence
(9 of 27)
90%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar-Size
(9 of 10)
25%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar Growth & Profitability
(2 of 8)
Entity TTM Share Price Return
(group: median)
vs U.S.A. 500
Abbott Laboratories -7.90 % Underperformed
Competitors combined (115) 40.4% 63.2%
High-Confidence Competitors (27) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar-Size Competitors (10) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar Growth & Profitability (8) 40.4% 63.2%
Peer Group Share Price Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Abbott Laboratories's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation). Outperformance is trailing-12-month total return vs the U.S.A. 500 over the same window, not risk-adjusted.

ABT Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors

ABT High-Confidence Competitors (equal-weighted, 41) Percent change over the selected range

ABT Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors

ABT Similar-Size Competitors (equal-weighted, 10) Percent change over the selected range

ABT Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors

ABT Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors (equal-weighted, 8) Percent change over the selected range

5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months

#CompetitorTTM Share Price Returnvs U.S.A. 500
1 Ventyx Biosciences Inc 282.9% Outperformed
2 Rockwell Medical inc 282.9% Outperformed
3 Atyr Pharma Inc 282.9% Outperformed
4 Elite Health Systems Inc 282.9% Outperformed
5 Damora Therapeutics Inc 282.9% Outperformed
Best-Performing Competitor Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Abbott Laboratories's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.

Abbott Laboratories's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers

Abbott faces competition from both generic and branded companies that introduce additional forms of existing products. In the Diagnostic Products segment, competition is driven by technological innovation, price, convenience, service, warranty, product performance, laboratory efficiency, supply contracts, and cost-effectiveness. Abbott's technological advantages may diminish as competitors launch new products. In the Nutritional Products segment, competitors include diversified consumer and healthcare manufacturers, private label brands, and local manufacturers. Key competitive factors in this segment are consumer preferences, advertising, formulation, packaging, scientific innovation, price, retail distribution, and ingredient innovations. In the Medical Devices segment, competition arises from private label and local manufacturers, with additional pressures from new product introductions, changes in medical practices, and regulatory developments.

Publicly Traded Peers of Abbott Laboratories

Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees
Company Market Cap Revenues Income Employees
Abbott Laboratories 202,028.93 46,585.00 5,425.00 115,000
Eli Lilly And Company 1,280,483.42 86,462.00 27,579.70 50,000
Johnson and Johnson 683,404.26 99,335.00 16,095.00 140,800
Abbvie Inc 528,942.00 66,014.00 10,346.00 57,000
Merck and Co Inc 375,020.59 66,569.00 3,170.00 75,000
Novartis Ag 320,541.80 56,674.00 13,967.00 75,267
SUBTOTAL 6,168,681.34 1,109,107.79 143,128.89 1,635,610
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Abbott Laboratories's Competitors Named by the Company

Competitive relationships identified from Abbott Laboratories reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.
Competitor Basis Confidence Active Sources
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Quidelortho Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Pulse Biosciences Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Catheter Precision Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Inspiremd Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Volitionrx Limited Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Orchestra Biomed Holdings Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Senseonics Holdings Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Movano Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Acutus Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Streamex Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Co diagnostics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Usbc Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Quanterix Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Agilent Technologies inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Manhattan Scientifics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Avinger Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Shockwave Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Perrigo Company Plc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Lemaitre Vascular Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Angiodynamics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Minimed Group Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Northview Acquisition Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Starco Brands Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Artivion Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Glucotrack Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Virax Biolabs Group Limited Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
KNW Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Nevro Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Cannaisseur Group Inc. Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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AWH Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Silk Road Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Boston Scientific Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Inari Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Aspira Women s Health inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Codexis inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Nemaura Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Voyager Therapeutics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Diagnostic Products Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Nutritional Products Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Dexcom Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Bio rad Laboratories Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Cue Health Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Biostax Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Livanova Plc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Alcon inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Atricure Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Astrazeneca Plc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Irhythm Holdings Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Cvrx inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Vivani Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Solana Company Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Medtronic Plc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
American Bio Medica Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Cardiovascular Systems Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Merck and Co Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Novartis Ag Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Masimo Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Semler Scientific inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Neuropace Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Stereotaxis Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Autonomix Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Pfizer Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Viatris Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Ir med Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Surmodics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Abbvie Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Neurometrix Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Biomerica Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Johnson and Johnson Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Modular Medical Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Embecta Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Owlet Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Sanofi Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Teleflex Incorporated Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Organon and Co Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Adagio Medical Holdings inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Insulet Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Escalon Medical Corp Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Meihua International Medical Technologies Co Ltd Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Hologic Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Guided Therapeutics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Danaher Corporation Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Axonics Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Elite Health Systems Inc Company report 85% 2022 to 2026 3
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Competitor Evidence Detail

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Abbott Laboratories's Business Segment Mix vs Peers

Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).
Company Largest Segment 2nd Segment 3rd Segment
Abbott Laboratories Diabetes Care 16.79 % Core Laboratory 11.05 % Adult Nutritionals 9.21 %
Eli Lilly And Company Reportable 100.00 % - -
Johnson and Johnson Oncology 29.93 % Immunology 16.62 % Surgery 9.95 %
Merck and Co Inc Pharmaceutical segment 89.95 % Animal Health segment 9.27 % Corporate and Unallocated 0.78 %
Amgen Inc Reportable 100.00 % - -
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Clinical Research 20.15 % Research and Safety Market Channel 16.73 % Pharma Services 16.72 %

Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).

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Abbott Laboratories's Productivity vs Peers Comparison

Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $
CompanyMarket CapRevenue / EmployeeIncome / Employee
Abbott Laboratories 202,029 405,087 47,174
Eli Lilly And Company 1,280,483 1,729,240 551,594
Johnson and Johnson 683,404 705,504 114,311
Abbvie Inc 528,942 1,158,140 181,509
Merck and Co Inc 375,021 887,587 42,267
Novartis Ag 320,542 752,973 185,566
PEERS TOTAL 5,966,652 698,748 90,558
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Abbott Laboratories's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers

Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.
Company Largest Market 2nd Market 3rd Market
Abbott Laboratories Non-US 57.70 % - -
Eli Lilly And Company United States 62.04 % Europe 18.28 % Rest of world 13.14 %
Johnson and Johnson United States 58.90 % Europe 21.28 % Asia-Pacific, Africa 14.37 %
Merck and Co Inc EMEA 21.50 % Latin America 5.42 % Asia Pacific 4.32 %
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc North America 51.63 % Europe 26.37 % Asia Pacific 18.46 %
Gilead Sciences Inc United States 76.66 % Europe 12.83 % Rest of World 10.51 %

Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.

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Abbott Laboratories's Position in Industry Market Structure

Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 496 companies in Abbott Laboratories's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.

Abbott Laboratories ranks #7 of 496 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 3.39 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 896, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).

Rank Company Market Cap Industry Share
1 Eli Lilly And Company 1,280,913 21.47 %
2 Johnson and Johnson 681,032 11.41 %
3 Beone Medicines Ltd 589,304 9.88 %
4 Abbvie Inc 528,644 8.86 %
5 Merck and Co Inc 1,234 5.2%
6 Novartis Ag 1,234 5.2%
7 Abbott Laboratories 202,029 3.39 %
8 Novo Nordisk A 1,234 5.2%
9 Pfizer Inc 1,234 5.2%
10 Astrazeneca Plc 1,234 5.2%
Full Industry Market Structure

Market cap and industry share for the rest of Abbott Laboratories's industry peers requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-05.

Abbott Laboratories's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance

Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.
Rank Company Market Cap TTM Return 3M Momentum Beta Sharpe (1Y)
2 Johnson and Johnson 681,032 49.36 % 6.99 % -0.01 1.85
3 Beone Medicines Ltd 589,304 26.61 % 9.03 % 0.64 0.72
4 Abbvie Inc 528,644 38.26 % 20.00 % 0.25 1.26
5 Merck and Co Inc 375,021 81.05 % 14.23 % 0.27 1.97
6 Novartis Ag 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
7 Abbott Laboratories 202,029 -7.86 % 4.51 % 0.19 -0.29
8 Novo Nordisk A 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
9 Pfizer Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
10 Astrazeneca Plc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
11 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
12 Bristol myers Squibb Company 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
Full Same-Size Peer Performance

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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-05. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.

Abbott Laboratories's Profitability & Cost Structure

Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (444 companies). See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry profitability benchmarks.
Metric Company Industry Difference
Gross Margin 41.01 % 37.53 % (avg) +3.5 pp
Operating Margin 15.77 % industry median +15.8 pp
EBITDA Margin 23.21 % -6.57 % (avg) +29.8 pp
Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) 4.47 % 7.36 % (avg) -2.9 pp

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.

Abbott Laboratories's Valuation vs Competitive Position

Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (444 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry valuation benchmarks.
Metric Company Industry Average Difference
P/E 29.3x 26.6x +2.8x
EV / EBITDA 16.2x 15.9x +0.3x
P/B 3.1x 4.3x -1.2x
Return on Equity 10.41 % industry aggregate -6.74 %
Return on Invested Capital 5.39 % -9.89 % (avg) 15.28 %

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.

Abbott Laboratories's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory

Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.
Metric 20182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue Growth 11.64 %4.34 %8.48 %24.47 %1.34 %-8.12 %4.59 %5.67 %
Operating Margin 11.94 %14.21 %15.48 %19.56 %19.16 %16.15 %16.27 %18.17 %
Return on Invested Capital 4.02 %5.03 %5.95 %8.79 %8.63 %6.54 %6.48 %6.56 %
P/E 53.0x41.8x44.0x33.1x27.4x30.6x15.1x34.1x

Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.

Abbott Laboratories's Strategic Group Map

Abbott Laboratories is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.

Revenue Growth (TTM, %)Operating Margin (%)BSXTMOGRFSAbbott LaboratoriesSNYKMDALIVNMMSIALC

Abbott Laboratories's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 8.1% and operating margin of 15.8% compares with an average of 9.3% growth and 15.3% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Abbott Laboratories sits below that peer average on growth and above it on margin.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.

Abbott Laboratories's BCG Growth-Share Matrix

See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.

Question Mark Star Dog Cash Cow Relative Market Share (vs largest competitor) Industry Revenue Growth (%) Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.16x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.2% (median, trailing 12 months).

Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.

Abbott Laboratories's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)

Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.
Force Assessment Basis
Competitive Rivalry High Industry HHI of 896 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above)
Barriers to Entry Lower than typical for the industry Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.47 % vs industry average 7.36 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above)

Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Abbott Laboratories's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.

Abbott Laboratories's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength

See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.

High Strength
Medium Strength
Low Strength
High Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Invest / Grow
Selective
Medium Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Selective
Harvest
Low Attractiveness
Selective
Harvest Abbott Laboratories
Harvest / Divest

Abbott Laboratories falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.

Abbott Laboratories's SWOT

Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.

Strengths

  • Operating margin 15.8 points above the industry median.
  • Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+8.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months).

Weaknesses

  • Return on equity 6.7 points below the industry aggregate.
  • Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
  • Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.16x).

Opportunities

  • A meaningful share of competitors (33.90 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.

Threats

No rule matched.

Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.

Abbott Laboratories's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison

Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months
CompanyQuick RatioWorking CapitalDebt / EquityAsset Turnover
Abbott Laboratories 0.42 1.50 0.44 0.48
Eli Lilly And Company 0.16 1.44 1.44 0.67
Johnson and Johnson 0.36 1.04 0.60 0.50
Abbvie Inc 0.19 0.79 - 0.48
Merck and Co Inc 0.40 1.46 1.01 0.51
Novartis Ag 0.42 1.12 0.02 0.51
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Abbott Laboratories's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers

Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodRevenue Y/YRevenue Q/QIncome Y/YIncome Q/Q
Abbott LaboratoriesQ2 2026+13.0 %+12.8 %-47.8 %-13.8 %
Eli Lilly And CompanyQ3 2026+38.6 %+6.2 %+15.6 %-9.1 %
Johnson and JohnsonQ3 2026+5.9 %+0.4 %-95.9 %-96.2 %
Abbvie Inc Q3 2026+10.3 %+2.4 %+2,143.6 %+16.6 %
Merck and Co Inc Q2 2026+5.1 %+2.0 %--
Novartis AgQ4 2025+9.6 %+9.6 %+17.0 %+17.0 %
PEERS TOTAL+8.6 %+5.7 %+0.6 %+47.6 %
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Abbott Laboratories's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures

Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodCosts Y/YCosts Q/QCapex Y/YCapex Q/Q
Abbott LaboratoriesQ2 2026+9.7 %+8.9 %-1.0 %+24.6 %
Eli Lilly And CompanyQ3 2026+30.7 %+20.3 %+52.2 %+8.4 %
Johnson and JohnsonQ3 2026+10.9 %+0.6 %+17.7 %+3.1 %
Abbvie Inc Q3 2026-19.2 %-0.1 %-21.0 %-6.5 %
Merck and Co Inc Q2 2026+23.6 %+4.8 %+16.9 %-9.9 %
Novartis AgQ4 2025+18.3 %+18.3 %+13.3 %+13.3 %
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Abbott Laboratories's Returns and Turnover vs Peers

ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover
CompanyROAROIROEReceivables TurnoverInventory Turnover
Abbott Laboratories5.56%6.45%10.41%5.672.94
Eli Lilly And Company21.24%32.00%83.65%4.410.89
Johnson and Johnson8.06%10.53%19.55%5.452.17
Abbvie Inc 7.48%12.87%-5.043.40
Merck and Co Inc 2.42%3.24%6.59%5.472.79
Novartis Ag12.59%12.62%30.00%6.34-
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).

Abbott Laboratories's Valuation vs Peers

P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book
CompanyP/EPrice / SalesPEGP/CFPrice / Book
Abbott Laboratories37.274.34--3.90
Eli Lilly And Company46.5314.810.31-31.80
Johnson and Johnson42.226.88--8.38
Abbvie Inc 51.388.010.35102.81-
Merck and Co Inc 122.445.63--8.93
Novartis Ag22.925.6630.7727.976.89
PEERS AVERAGE43.105.56186.546.19
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.

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