Is Abbott Laboratories a good dividend stock?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.78%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is ABT's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for ABT stock is currently 2.78%.

How much does ABT pay in dividends per year?

Abbott Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $2.4800 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does ABT pay dividends?

ABT stock pays dividends quarterly.

Is ABT's dividend growing?

Abbott Laboratories's 3-year dividend CAGR is 7.57%.

ABT Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

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Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.78% as of Jul 15, 2026. It pays $2.48 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes quarterly. Its dividend has grown at a 8.54% 5-year compound annual rate.

155.49B

Market cap

17.13x

Current P/E

17.15x

Forward P/E

2.78%

Dividend yield

$2.48

ABT dividend

Dividend safety

Strong

Dividend coverage looks healthy — ABT pays out about 48% of earnings.

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Fundamentals

Gross margin	55.51%
Operating margin	18.16%
Pretax margin	19.10%
Net margin	14.72%
Effective tax rate	22.94%
ROA	7.52%
ROE	12.89%
D/E	0.29x
Interest coverage ratio	23.60x

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ABT valuation

P/E	17.13x
P/S	4.08x
P/B	3.48x
P/CF	18.99x
P/FCF	24.43x
P/OCF	18.99x
PEG	-0.52x
EV multiple	14.97x

About

Abbott Laboratories, along with its affiliated entities, is a global healthcare enterprise dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing, and worldwide distribution of a diverse portfolio of health solutions. The company operates through four primary divisions: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. In the Established Pharmaceutical Products segment, Abbott provides generic medications designed to treat a wide array of conditions, including pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms, gynecological disorders, hormone replacement therapy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo, pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine.