ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.74 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.40 USD per share.
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.74 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.40 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 4.90 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2007 the share count has grown by 11.3 %. The dividend per share was 2.40 USD, up 7.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 4.12 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1.56B | 1.56B | 1.55B | 1.55B | 1.57B | 1.58B | 1.55B | 1.51B | 1.47B | 1.71B | 1.74B | 1.76B | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.76B | 1.74B | 1.73B | 1.73B | 1.74B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.70M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 23.4M | 6.29M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 235M | 36.1M | 12.0M | 6.88M | 8.73M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 4.90M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.49 % | 0.40 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 13.75 % | 2.07 % | 0.68 % | 0.39 % | 0.49 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.28 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | -9.59M | -4.18M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -28.6M | -40.1M | -35.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -7.15M | -26.3M | -3.72M | -2.38M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | -0.62 % | -0.27 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.85 % | -2.66 % | -2.40 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.41 % | -1.51 % | -0.21 % | -0.14 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 0.70M | -9.59M | -4.18M | 23.4M | 6.29M | -28.6M | -40.1M | -35.4M | 235M | 36.1M | 12.0M | 6.88M | 8.73M | -7.15M | -26.3M | -3.72M | -2.38M | 4.90M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 0.04 % | -0.62 % | -0.27 % | 1.49 % | 0.40 % | -1.85 % | -2.66 % | -2.40 % | 13.75 % | 2.07 % | 0.68 % | 0.39 % | 0.49 % | -0.41 % | -1.51 % | -0.21 % | -0.14 % | 0.28 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.80 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 2.24 | 2.40 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 54.33 % | 44.55 % | 42.02 % | 57.75 % | 62.14 % | 53.38 % | 34.24 % | 58.76 % | 32.62 % | 109.93 % | 387.63 % | 83.36 % | 61.57 % | 56.95 % | 45.28 % | 47.73 % | 62.14 % | 28.62 % | 63.09 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 1.96B | 2.17B | 2.41B | 2.67B | 2.94B | 3.18B | 0.88B | 1.34B | 1.44B | 1.54B | 1.85B | 1.97B | 2.27B | 2.56B | 3.20B | 3.31B | 3.56B | 3.84B | 4.12B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.22 % | 2.68 % | 2.93 % | 3.71 % | 3.44 % | 3.12 % | 1.46 % | 1.92 % | 2.13 % | 2.72 % | 1.84 % | 1.58 % | 1.46 % | 1.34 % | 1.28 % | 1.78 % | 1.88 % | 1.95 % | 1.92 % |
Figures in USD
