Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
AbbVie Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Current Ratio
AbbVie Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 33,002) | 33,224) | 28,852) | 26,488) | 28,463) | 30,364) | 29,100) | 26,509) | 27,928) | 28,957) | 25,999) | 26,569) | 24,173) | 23,009) | 21,256) | 51,758) | 49,519) | 20,166) | 15,100) | 14,413) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 37,841) | 34,773) | 32,239) | 27,590) | 29,538) | 32,712) | 34,473) | 32,521) | 35,194) | 28,533) | 28,684) | 31,951) | 28,661) | 24,181) | 24,646) | 16,471) | 15,585) | 17,493) | 16,941) | 13,904) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.77 | 3.14 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.31 | 1.66 | 1.81 | 2.28 | 2.18 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.77 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1.43 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.47 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 3.83 | 3.88 | 1.93 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.68 | 2.26 | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 2.26 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 2.20 | 1.32 | 5.19 | 3.43 | 2.32 | 2.18 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.30 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.12 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.02 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 3.25 | 2.33 | 3.04 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 3.76 | 3.62 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.44 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.37 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 0.91 | 2.38 | 2.12 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 1.59 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 1.47 | 1.54 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5.69 | 5.18 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.06 | 5.36 | 5.12 | 4.76 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.12 | 3.63 | 3.89 | 2.12 | 4.21 | 3.67 | 4.03 | 3.88 | 4.58 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.50 | 3.19 | 2.78 | 2.53 | 2.13 | 2.93 | 2.62 | 2.32 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.49 | 1.69 | ||||||
| Zoetis Inc. | 3.36 | 3.87 | 3.50 | 3.27 | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 3.86 | 4.54 | 3.37 | 3.29 | 3.05 | 2.82 | 3.47 | 2.77 | 2.63 | 4.39 | 4.17 | 4.05 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 33,002 ÷ 37,841 = 0.87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Quick Ratio
AbbVie Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 12,814) | 13,287) | 8,759) | 6,711) | 9,201) | 11,832) | 8,521) | 6,098) | 9,746) | 12,182) | 8,546) | 9,755) | 8,449) | 7,890) | 6,017) | 41,142) | 39,924) | 10,648) | 5,172) | 4,897) | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 2) | 3) | 7) | 11) | 28) | 47) | 1,440) | 1,474) | 84) | 67) | 54) | 22) | 30) | 60) | 23) | —) | —) | —) | 244) | 331) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 11,155) | 11,412) | 11,491) | 11,473) | 11,254) | 10,743) | 11,237) | 10,733) | 9,977) | 9,281) | 9,914) | 9,588) | 8,822) | 8,416) | 8,354) | 6,362) | 5,428) | 5,529) | 5,482) | 5,680) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 23,971) | 24,702) | 20,257) | 18,195) | 20,483) | 22,622) | 21,198) | 18,305) | 19,807) | 21,530) | 18,514) | 19,365) | 17,301) | 16,366) | 14,394) | 47,504) | 45,352) | 16,177) | 10,898) | 10,908) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 37,841) | 34,773) | 32,239) | 27,590) | 29,538) | 32,712) | 34,473) | 32,521) | 35,194) | 28,533) | 28,684) | 31,951) | 28,661) | 24,181) | 24,646) | 16,471) | 15,585) | 17,493) | 16,941) | 13,904) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 2.88 | 2.91 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.99 | 2.41 | 2.34 | 2.62 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 0.86 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 2.28 | 2.41 | 2.37 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1.04 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.26 | 3.63 | 3.61 | 1.64 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.18 | 1.76 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.67 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 0.92 | 4.68 | 2.99 | 1.78 | 1.58 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 2.93 | 2.09 | 2.78 | 2.86 | 2.74 | 3.41 | 3.32 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 1.17 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 1.01 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 0.50 | 1.78 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 1.18 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4.82 | 4.31 | 4.53 | 4.54 | 4.16 | 4.37 | 4.20 | 3.95 | 2.98 | 3.03 | 2.92 | 2.39 | 2.86 | 3.02 | 1.61 | 3.38 | 2.81 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 3.66 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 1.27 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 2.16 | 1.83 | 1.48 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Zoetis Inc. | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.44 | 2.57 | 3.01 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.13 | 1.94 | 2.39 | 1.69 | 1.67 | 2.72 | 2.58 | 2.55 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 23,971 ÷ 37,841 = 0.63
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
AbbVie Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 12,814) | 13,287) | 8,759) | 6,711) | 9,201) | 11,832) | 8,521) | 6,098) | 9,746) | 12,182) | 8,546) | 9,755) | 8,449) | 7,890) | 6,017) | 41,142) | 39,924) | 10,648) | 5,172) | 4,897) | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 2) | 3) | 7) | 11) | 28) | 47) | 1,440) | 1,474) | 84) | 67) | 54) | 22) | 30) | 60) | 23) | —) | —) | —) | 244) | 331) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 12,816) | 13,290) | 8,766) | 6,722) | 9,229) | 11,879) | 9,961) | 7,572) | 9,830) | 12,249) | 8,600) | 9,777) | 8,479) | 7,950) | 6,040) | 41,142) | 39,924) | 10,648) | 5,416) | 5,228) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 37,841) | 34,773) | 32,239) | 27,590) | 29,538) | 32,712) | 34,473) | 32,521) | 35,194) | 28,533) | 28,684) | 31,951) | 28,661) | 24,181) | 24,646) | 16,471) | 15,585) | 17,493) | 16,941) | 13,904) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 0.61 | 0.32 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.60 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 2.22 | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.07 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 3.10 | 3.02 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.71 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.52 | 4.04 | 2.40 | 1.08 | 0.84 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 2.52 | 1.79 | 2.34 | 2.50 | 2.39 | 3.03 | 2.97 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 0.27 | 1.42 | 1.29 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3.17 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 2.89 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 0.85 | 1.95 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 2.14 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 1.55 | 1.01 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Zoetis Inc. | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 1.94 | 2.23 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.52 | 1.85 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.66 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 12,816 ÷ 37,841 = 0.34
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | AbbVie Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |