Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Abbott Laboratories, solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Abbott Laboratories debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Abbott Laboratories interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Equity
Abbott Laboratories, debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,500) | 2,154) | 1,615) | 2,010) | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 12,625) | 12,825) | 13,139) | 12,576) | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,125) | 14,979) | 14,754) | 14,586) | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 47,664) | 39,796) | 39,318) | 38,810) | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.10 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.91 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Abbott shareholders’ investment
= 14,125 ÷ 47,664 = 0.30
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Capital
Abbott Laboratories, debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,500) | 2,154) | 1,615) | 2,010) | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 12,625) | 12,825) | 13,139) | 12,576) | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,125) | 14,979) | 14,754) | 14,586) | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 47,664) | 39,796) | 39,318) | 38,810) | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | ||||||
| Total capital | 61,789) | 54,775) | 54,072) | 53,396) | 53,282) | 53,009) | 54,020) | 53,910) | 53,459) | 52,089) | 53,250) | 52,489) | 53,852) | 52,819) | 52,301) | 52,006) | 51,531) | 49,949) | 50,257) | 48,490) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 14,125 ÷ 61,789 = 0.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Assets
Abbott Laboratories, debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,500) | 2,154) | 1,615) | 2,010) | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 12,625) | 12,825) | 13,139) | 12,576) | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,125) | 14,979) | 14,754) | 14,586) | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | ||||||
| Total assets | 81,414) | 74,356) | 73,017) | 72,467) | 73,214) | 72,090) | 73,354) | 73,794) | 74,438) | 72,801) | 74,202) | 74,007) | 75,196) | 73,795) | 73,269) | 72,785) | 72,548) | 69,043) | 68,776) | 66,777) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 14,125 ÷ 81,414 = 0.17
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Abbott Laboratories debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Financial Leverage
Abbott Laboratories, financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 81,414) | 74,356) | 73,017) | 72,467) | 73,214) | 72,090) | 73,354) | 73,794) | 74,438) | 72,801) | 74,202) | 74,007) | 75,196) | 73,795) | 73,269) | 72,785) | 72,548) | 69,043) | 68,776) | 66,777) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 47,664) | 39,796) | 39,318) | 38,810) | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 1.71 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.21 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.38 | 3.44 | 3.35 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.06 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3.54 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 2.83 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.76 | 2.77 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.61 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.60 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 3.22 | 3.17 | 3.20 | 3.28 | 3.08 | 3.34 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.16 | 3.26 | 3.16 | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3.32 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Abbott shareholders’ investment
= 81,414 ÷ 47,664 = 1.71
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Interest Coverage
Abbott Laboratories, interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 9,229) | 1,646) | 1,302) | 1,225) | 1,594) | 1,436) | 1,375) | 1,318) | 1,033) | 1,435) | 2,018) | 2,447) | 1,989) | 2,100) | 1,189) | 1,793) | 2,162) | 1,232) | 537) | 564) | ||||||
| Less: Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 4) | —) | —) | 20) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | (7,199) | 294) | 305) | 211) | 201) | 235) | 261) | 244) | 287) | 323) | 334) | 429) | 338) | 393) | 159) | 250) | 230) | 189) | (11) | 89) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 136) | 142) | 140) | 141) | 159) | 166) | 159) | 153) | 154) | 141) | 132) | 131) | 131) | 133) | 134) | 135) | 136) | 137) | 134) | 139) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 2,166) | 2,082) | 1,747) | 1,577) | 1,954) | 1,837) | 1,795) | 1,715) | 1,474) | 1,899) | 2,484) | 3,007) | 2,458) | 2,626) | 1,482) | 2,178) | 2,524) | 1,558) | 660) | 772) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 13.55 | 12.65 | 11.74 | 11.46 | 11.46 | 10.79 | 11.34 | 13.06 | 15.89 | 18.41 | 20.07 | 18.10 | 16.41 | 16.38 | 14.28 | 12.77 | 10.10 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 3.08 | 3.33 | 4.41 | 4.55 | 5.20 | 5.59 | 2.71 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 5.49 | 5.27 | 5.16 | 4.92 | 4.60 | 4.52 | 4.36 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 7.67 | 8.52 | 9.07 | 8.70 | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.76 | 9.95 | 10.13 | 10.75 | 10.71 | 11.01 | 10.93 | 10.04 | 8.03 | 9.09 | 8.96 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 7.73 | 8.87 | 8.97 | 9.90 | 9.43 | 10.15 | 11.02 | 10.88 | 10.98 | 10.95 | 10.18 | 5.65 | 5.21 | 3.68 | 4.02 | 6.60 | 4.71 | 4.12 | 3.84 | 3.76 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 6.14 | 6.39 | 6.79 | 7.53 | 9.97 | 10.21 | 10.99 | 12.25 | 13.59 | 14.66 | 14.45 | 14.26 | 14.44 | 13.46 | 13.03 | 14.88 | 13.47 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2024
+ EBITQ3 2024
+ EBITQ2 2024
+ EBITQ1 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2024
+ Interest expenseQ3 2024
+ Interest expenseQ2 2024
+ Interest expenseQ1 2024)
= (2,166 + 2,082 + 1,747 + 1,577)
÷ (136 + 142 + 140 + 141)
= 13.55
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Abbott Laboratories interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |