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AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

AbbVie Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 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
Net earnings 3,616 697 1,815 188 941 1,289 (23) 1,564 1,373 1,372 824 1,781 2,027 241 2,472 3,952 928 4,493 4,045 3,180 769 3,555
Depreciation 194 188 203 192 186 181 206 191 184 183 187 196 190 179 196 181 203 198 173 223 201 206
Amortization of intangible assets 1,689 1,748 1,784 1,871 1,864 1,858 1,896 1,888 1,947 1,891 1,889 2,039 2,070 1,948 1,961 2,024 1,849 1,855 1,806 1,904 1,999 2,009
Deferred income taxes (195) 137 (385) 193 (272) (28) (767) (277) (16) (389) (1,391) (863) (368) (267) (516) (621) (600) (194) (745) (34) (91) (28)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities 1,518 2,387 1,406 776 2,795 1,518 279 1,356 1,476 660 1,696 8 1,552 1,872 2,114 (214) 1,609 (748) 232 98 2,692 (343)
Payments of contingent consideration liabilities (1,062) (722) (681) (776) (859) (549) (539) (580) (485) (391) (463) (391) (2) (14) (3) (161) — — — — — —
Stock-based compensation 166 444 157 209 179 410 164 181 218 348 125 130 179 313 132 126 107 306 129 135 159 269
Acquired IPR&D and milestones 291 744 1,265 2,680 823 248 1,574 82 937 164 282 66 280 150 243 40 269 145 405 402 132 185
Other charges related to collaborations — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 500 — —
Gain on divestitures — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (172) — — — (68) —
Non-cash litigation reserve adjustments, net of cash payments (64) 150 136 (319) (21) (729) 167 314 39 (12) (238) (87) (118) — (18) 71 2,190 — 142 (76) 97 —
Impairment of intangible assets — — — 847 — — 4,476 — — — 1,405 2,114 — 710 — 770 — — — 50 — —
Other, net 4 (22) (9) (90) 79 17 12 (22) (20) (33) (6) (46) (45) (128) 1 (65) (214) 128 (28) (155) (10) (20)
Accounts receivable (1,369) 87 162 (156) (17) (1,479) 387 344 178 (702) 339 2 (80) (195) (416) 357 (611) (785) (749) 590 (296) (866)
Inventories (143) (184) (25) 2 (56) (155) (128) (64) (52) (75) 96 (55) (273) (185) (170) (17) (114) (385) (112) 219 (62) (187)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (188) (150) (658) 88 371 (628) (100) 152 25 284 (582) 109 452 (167) (204) (74) 299 (285) 265 (181) 49 (330)
Accounts payable and other liabilities 1,202 (1,594) (598) 1,730 515 (696) 1,247 267 (1,699) 362 179 2,538 1,574 (451) 1,278 939 (190) (258) 174 1,146 72 236
Income tax assets and liabilities, net (2,223) (81) 646 (411) (1,375) 378 (1,803) 51 (1,834) 378 411 33 (1,119) 187 358 294 (548) 438 (662) (66) (753) 191
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions (2,721) (1,922) (473) 1,253 (562) (2,580) (397) 750 (3,382) 247 443 2,627 554 (811) 846 1,499 (1,164) (1,275) (1,084) 1,708 (990) (956)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities (180) 3,132 3,403 6,836 4,212 346 7,071 3,883 898 2,668 3,929 5,793 4,292 3,952 4,956 3,650 4,077 415 1,030 4,755 4,121 1,322
Cash flows from operating activities 3,436 3,829 5,218 7,024 5,153 1,635 7,048 5,447 2,271 4,040 4,753 7,574 6,319 4,193 7,428 7,602 5,005 4,908 5,075 7,935 4,890 4,877
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired — — — — — (204) — (8,294) — (9,199) — — — — (255) — — — (525) — — —
Other acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired (824) (266) (1,161) (2,802) (940) (334) (1,792) (199) (843) (190) (553) (157) (160) (353) (45) (100) (209) (185) (540) (492) (147) (198)
Acquisitions of property and equipment (322) (265) (329) (381) (269) (235) (291) (249) (241) (193) (205) (219) (178) (175) (213) (177) (143) (162) (187) (217) (195) (188)
Purchases of investment securities — — (6) (7) (12) (10) (27) (24) (16) (6) (34) (8) (16) (19) (10) (17) (5) (1,406) (46) (17) (40) (16)
Sales and maturities of investment securities — — 34 3 7 32 39 507 3 6 14 5 14 22 70 1,410 42 8 10 23 54 11
Other, net (51) (43) (1) (77) 33 16 197 3 (5) (6) (22) 10 (1) 26 5 170 445 154 143 88 86 49
Cash flows from investing activities (1,197) (574) (1,463) (3,264) (1,181) (735) (1,874) (8,256) (1,102) (9,588) (800) (369) (341) (499) (448) 1,286 130 (1,591) (1,145) (615) (242) (342)
Net change in commercial paper borrowings with original maturities of three months or less — (499) (500) (550) (44) 1,593 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from issuance of other short-term borrowings — — — 791 4,007 — — — — 5,008 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayments of other short-term borrowings — (2,000) (791) (2,007) — — — — (3) (5,005) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt — 7,991 — — — 3,994 2,000 — — 14,963 — — — — — — — 2,000 — 1,000 — —
Repayments of long-term debt (2,000) — (8) (9) (3,754) (3,026) (5,762) (403) (3,345) (103) (1,794) (2) (1,002) (1,351) (6,851) (2,701) (2) (4,879) (3,752) (2,201) (3,461) —
Debt issuance costs — — — — (3) (20) — — — (99) (38) — — — — — — — — — — —
Dividends paid (3,070) (3,086) (2,911) (2,911) (2,910) (2,925) (2,752) (2,751) (2,750) (2,772) (2,626) (2,627) (2,625) (2,661) (2,506) (2,504) (2,507) (2,526) (2,314) (2,315) (2,310) (2,322)
Purchases of treasury stock (9) (1,489) (3) (4) (12) (961) (358) (17) (9) (1,324) (3) (4) (10) (1,955) (4) (4) (9) (1,470) (131) (6) (10) (787)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options — — 48 63 5 56 10 67 10 127 31 36 48 65 53 11 70 128 75 25 73 71
Payments of contingent consideration liabilities — — — — — — — — — — (17) (94) (330) (311) (315) (335) (236) (246) (218) (167) (181) (132)
Other, net 25 2 (1) 37 1 31 1 32 — 24 (2) 30 (1) 21 (11) 15 5 21 2 21 5 (4)
Cash flows from financing activities (5,054) 919 (4,166) (4,590) (2,710) (1,258) (6,861) (3,072) (6,097) 10,819 (4,449) (2,661) (3,920) (6,192) (9,634) (5,518) (2,679) (6,972) (6,338) (3,643) (5,884) (3,174)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents (7) (12) 11 (8) 30 9 (46) 8 (9) (18) 23 (16) (10) 8 23 (59) (33) 7 (28) (41) 27 (55)
Net change in cash and equivalents (2,822) 4,162 (400) (838) 1,292 (349) (1,733) (5,873) (4,937) 5,253 (473) 4,528 2,048 (2,490) (2,631) 3,311 2,423 (3,648) (2,436) 3,636 (1,209) 1,306

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 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).


The cash flow profile reveals a company characterized by strong operating cash generation used to fund aggressive inorganic growth and consistent shareholder returns. While net earnings exhibit significant quarterly volatility, including a deficit in late 2024, cash flows from operating activities remain consistently positive, underscoring a divergence between accounting profit and cash liquidity.

Operating Cash Flow and Net Earnings
Cash flows from operating activities generally fluctuate between 2 billion and 7.9 billion US dollars per quarter. The volatility in net earnings is mitigated by substantial non-cash adjustments, most notably amortization of intangible assets, which remains stable between 1.6 billion and 2.1 billion US dollars. Periodic spikes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities and impairment charges—such as the 4.5 billion US dollar impairment in December 2024—create significant variances between reported net income and actual cash generated from operations.
Investing Activities and Strategic Acquisitions
Investing activities are dominated by a strategy of large-scale acquisitions. This is most evident in the first half of 2024, with significant outflows of 9.2 billion US dollars in March and 8.3 billion US dollars in September. Capital expenditures for property and equipment show a gradual upward trend, increasing from an average of approximately 200 million US dollars in 2021 to peaks of 381 million US dollars by mid-2025. Other acquisitions and investments show an accelerating trend of outflows starting in 2024 and continuing through 2026.
Financing and Capital Allocation
Dividend payments demonstrate a disciplined and progressive increase, rising from approximately 2.3 billion US dollars per quarter in 2021 to over 3 billion US dollars per quarter by 2026. To support the aggressive acquisition strategy and dividend obligations, the company utilizes a combination of debt issuance and operating cash. A notable surge in long-term debt issuance occurred in March 2024, totaling 14.9 billion US dollars, which coincided with the peak acquisition period. Debt repayment occurs frequently, though the scale varies, often offsetting proceeds from new borrowings.
Working Capital and Asset Management
Changes in operating assets and liabilities exhibit high quarterly variance. Accounts receivable and income tax assets/liabilities are primary drivers of these swings, with significant outflows often offset by inflows in subsequent periods. Inventory management remains relatively stable, though consistent outflows are observed in the most recent quarters of the analysis period.

Overall, the financial trajectory indicates a transition toward higher capital intensity and larger-scale investments. The reliance on debt markets to fund acquisitions in 2024 suggests a strategic pivot to expand the portfolio, while the steady growth in dividends indicates a commitment to shareholder yield despite the volatility in quarterly net earnings.

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