Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Common-Size Income Statement 
Quarterly Data

Abbott Laboratories, common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Net sales 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assets -43.56 -43.14 -45.03 -44.17 -44.36 -44.79 -44.49 -45.40 -44.93 -44.43 -45.52 -44.47 -43.82 -41.93 -41.56 -40.47 -48.39 -42.09 -41.99 -44.80 -44.53 -42.47
Amortization of intangible assets -3.77 -4.05 -4.24 -4.42 -4.54 -4.74 -4.70 -4.89 -4.99 -5.04 -4.92 -4.78 -4.50 -4.30 -4.48 -4.76 -4.93 -4.87 -4.75 -5.76 -7.55 -7.26
Gross profit 52.67% 52.81% 50.73% 51.41% 51.10% 50.47% 50.82% 49.71% 50.08% 50.53% 49.57% 50.75% 51.67% 53.77% 53.96% 54.77% 46.68% 53.04% 53.27% 49.44% 47.93% 50.27%
Research and development -6.51 -6.91 -6.83 -6.70 -6.73 -6.86 -6.84 -6.63 -7.17 -6.71 -7.18 -7.51 -6.08 -5.86 -6.64 -6.15 -6.40 -6.25 -6.52 -6.55 -7.70 -7.48
Selling, general and administrative -27.74 -29.55 -26.49 -27.22 -28.29 -29.70 -26.60 -26.85 -27.46 -28.34 -29.46 -26.23 -24.49 -23.43 -26.58 -25.32 -26.67 -26.62 -24.02 -26.00 -31.06 -32.98
Operating earnings 18.42% 16.34% 17.41% 17.48% 16.08% 13.91% 17.38% 16.24% 15.45% 15.48% 12.92% 17.00% 21.11% 24.48% 20.74% 23.30% 13.62% 20.17% 22.73% 16.89% 9.17% 9.81%
Interest expense -1.09 -1.26 -1.24 -1.34 -1.35 -1.42 -1.55 -1.64 -1.59 -1.57 -1.53 -1.35 -1.17 -1.10 -1.14 -1.22 -1.31 -1.29 -1.27 -1.55 -1.83 -1.80
Interest income 0.64 0.79 0.83 0.86 0.79 0.80 0.87 0.96 0.98 1.04 0.87 0.53 0.23 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.12 0.23
Net foreign exchange gain (loss) 0.10 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.06 0.00 -0.23 0.10 -0.21 -0.06 0.14 -0.18 0.00 0.03 0.05 -0.04 0.00 -0.03 0.05 0.08 0.01 -0.06
Other income (expense), net 1.23 1.23 1.40 1.14 -0.10 1.11 1.06 0.82 1.76 1.14 0.67 0.89 0.73 0.66 0.55 0.68 0.77 0.58 0.73 0.52 -0.30 0.01
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes 19.30% 17.17% 18.50% 18.24% 15.49% 14.41% 17.53% 16.47% 16.40% 16.03% 13.08% 16.89% 20.89% 24.18% 20.29% 22.81% 13.19% 19.54% 22.32% 16.05% 7.18% 8.19%
Taxes on earnings from continuing operations -3.33 -4.37 65.60 -2.76 -2.94 -2.12 -1.96 -2.32 -2.62 -2.50 -2.84 -3.10 -2.97 -3.61 -2.95 -3.60 -1.56 -2.39 -2.15 -2.13 0.15 -1.15
Earnings from continuing operations 15.97% 12.79% 84.10% 15.48% 12.55% 12.29% 15.56% 14.16% 13.78% 13.52% 10.24% 13.78% 17.93% 20.57% 17.34% 19.22% 11.63% 17.15% 20.17% 13.92% 7.33% 7.04%
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax 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 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.26
Net earnings 15.97% 12.79% 84.10% 15.48% 12.55% 12.29% 15.56% 14.16% 13.78% 13.52% 10.24% 13.78% 17.93% 20.57% 17.34% 19.22% 11.63% 17.15% 20.20% 13.92% 7.33% 7.30%

Based on: 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), 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).

Gross Profit and Cost Structure
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales exhibits variability, peaking in late 2020 and early 2021 with values above 53%, followed by a decline to around 49-50% in late 2022 and early 2023. Subsequently, gross profit stabilizes near 50-52% through 2024 to mid-2025. The cost of products sold, excluding amortization, fluctuates notably with a maximum near -48% in mid-2021 and consistently hovers mostly between -41% and -45%, indicating periodic shifts in production costs or pricing strategies. Amortization of intangible assets steadily decreases as a percentage of net sales from about -7.26% in early 2020 to approximately -3.77% by mid-2025, reflecting potential amortization completion or adjustments.
Operating Expenses
Research and development expenses maintain a range mostly between -6% and -7.7%, showing some variation but no clear long-term trend. Selling, general, and administrative expenses demonstrate moderate volatility with values ranging roughly between -23% and -32%, generally trending downward from 2020 into 2023 but exhibiting increases intermittently thereafter, suggesting changes in sales or administrative spending priorities.
Operating Earnings and Profitability
Operating earnings demonstrate notable fluctuations, with a general upward trend from early 2020 (around 9.8%) rising to peaks in 2020 Q4 (22.7%) and 2021 Q3 (23.3%). Subsequent periods show declines and recoveries, stabilizing between 15% and 18% by late 2024 and mid-2025. This pattern highlights periods of enhanced operational efficiency or margin improvements coupled with intermittent setbacks.
Interest and Other Income/Expenses
Interest expense relative to net sales gradually improves, decreasing from around -1.8% in early 2020 to near -1.1% by mid-2025, indicating reduced financing costs or debt levels. Interest income shows a consistent increase, particularly from 2022 onwards, rising from near 0.12% to over 1% and subsequently stabilizing around 0.6-0.8%, reflecting enhanced income from investments or cash equivalents. Other income (expense), net, exhibits a generally positive contribution fluctuating from near zero to over 1%, with occasional negative readings, indicating variable impacts from non-operating activities.
Earnings Before and After Taxes
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes mirror operating earnings fluctuations, peaking around 24% in early 2022 and stabilizing near 16-19% in later periods. Tax rates on earnings from continuing operations indicate irregular patterns, with some periods showing negative tax percentages and an anomaly of 65.6% in early 2025, which likely represents extraordinary tax adjustments or accounting irregularities. Earnings from continuing operations generally follow the pre-tax earnings trend, reaching high levels above 20% in early 2022, with a significant spike to 84.1% in early 2025, likely influenced by the aforementioned tax effects. Net earnings align closely with earnings from continuing operations, reflecting consistent operational profitability, except for early 2025 where net earnings are disproportionately high owing to extraordinary factors.
Discontinued Operations
Net earnings from discontinued operations are minimal and intermittent, present only in early 2020 and late 2020 with negligible impact relative to overall earnings.