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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Abbott Laboratories, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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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
Short-term borrowings 197 199 199
Trade accounts payable 4,679 4,240 4,123 4,306 4,214 4,195 4,034 4,125 4,178 4,295 3,961 4,211 4,167 4,607 4,133 4,493 4,757 4,408 4,017 4,017 4,066
Salaries, wages and commissions 1,212 1,745 1,735 1,550 1,167 1,701 1,618 1,389 1,092 1,597 1,479 1,362 1,098 1,556 1,426 1,315 1,147 1,625 1,470 1,248 1,117
Other accrued liabilities 6,379 5,812 5,880 5,656 5,600 5,143 5,427 5,071 5,220 5,422 5,347 5,334 5,758 5,845 5,475 5,400 5,577 5,181 5,264 5,354 5,247
Dividends payable 1,100 1,097 1,030 1,030 1,032 1,024 956 959 959 955 886 886 888 887 820 824 824 831 797 799 801
Income taxes payable 598 569 469 390 485 594 713 601 562 492 318 273 334 343 394 355 338 306 368 242 276
Current portion of long-term debt 4,409 3,033 1,345 507 506 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
Current liabilities 18,377 16,496 14,582 13,439 13,004 14,157 14,902 13,760 14,021 13,841 13,042 14,350 14,530 15,489 13,365 12,392 12,647 13,105 12,867 12,614 12,462
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 29,638 9,896 11,596 12,930 12,736 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
Post-employment obligations, deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities 9,713 7,550 6,739 6,801 6,644 6,731 6,601 6,558 6,827 6,947 6,877 7,038 7,417 7,522 8,255 8,339 8,645 8,771 8,844 9,079 9,046
Long-term liabilities 39,351 17,446 18,335 19,731 19,380 19,356 19,426 19,697 19,403 20,546 21,354 21,600 22,032 22,044 23,552 25,094 25,731 26,067 26,290 26,626 26,535
Total liabilities 57,728 33,942 32,917 33,170 32,384 33,513 34,328 33,457 33,424 34,387 34,396 35,950 36,562 37,533 36,917 37,486 38,378 39,172 39,157 39,240 38,997
Preferred shares, one dollar par value, none issued
Common shares, without par value, issued at stated capital amount 25,352 25,527 25,412 25,284 25,125 25,153 25,020 24,858 24,726 24,869 24,727 24,612 24,488 24,709 24,560 24,429 24,304 24,470 24,285 24,153 24,023
Common shares held in treasury, at cost (16,935) (17,177) (16,877) (16,610) (16,612) (16,844) (16,476) (15,759) (15,761) (15,981) (15,686) (15,722) (15,307) (15,229) (14,555) (13,720) (13,726) (11,822) (10,999) (10,340) (9,845)
Earnings employed in the business 49,956 49,781 49,103 48,467 47,715 47,261 39,056 38,354 38,011 37,554 36,920 36,355 35,868 35,257 35,115 34,487 33,295 31,528 30,376 29,053 28,669
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,312) (6,001) (6,684) (6,576) (7,417) (7,906) (7,804) (8,135) (8,166) (7,839) (8,480) (8,071) (8,039) (8,051) (9,445) (8,706) (8,474) (8,374) (9,240) (9,066) (9,285)
Total Abbott shareholders’ investment 52,061 52,130 50,954 50,565 48,811 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
Noncontrolling interests 640 641 310 264 253 237 232 242 233 224 213 230 222 219 209 226 230 222 216 229 226
Total shareholders’ investment 52,701 52,771 51,264 50,829 49,064 47,901 40,028 39,560 39,043 38,827 37,694 37,404 37,232 36,905 35,884 36,716 35,629 36,024 34,638 34,029 33,788
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment 110,429 86,713 84,181 83,999 81,448 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

Based on: 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 balance sheet exhibits a period of relative stability in liabilities from early 2021 through late 2025, followed by a substantial expansion in total obligations during the first quarter of 2026. While shareholders' equity has grown steadily over the analyzed period, the overall capital structure has shifted toward a higher reliance on long-term debt in the final reported quarter.

Liability Profile and Debt Dynamics
Total liabilities remained within a range of approximately 32 billion to 39 billion USD between March 2021 and December 2025. However, a sharp increase is observed in March 2026, where total liabilities rose to 57.7 billion USD. This surge is primarily driven by long-term debt, excluding the current portion, which jumped from 9.9 billion USD in September 2025 to 29.6 billion USD in March 2026. Current liabilities also trended upward, reaching 18.4 billion USD by March 2026, influenced by a significant increase in the current portion of long-term debt, which climbed to 4.4 billion USD in the final period.
Equity Growth and Retained Earnings
Total shareholders' investment demonstrates a consistent upward trajectory, increasing from 33.8 billion USD in March 2021 to 52.7 billion USD in March 2026. This growth is underpinned by the steady accumulation of earnings employed in the business, which rose from 28.7 billion USD to nearly 50 billion USD over the period. This organic growth in equity was partially offset by an increase in common shares held in treasury, which grew from 9.8 billion USD in March 2021 to 16.9 billion USD in March 2026, indicating active share repurchase activity.
Working Capital and Accrued Obligations
Trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities have remained relatively stable, with trade payables fluctuating between 3.9 billion and 4.7 billion USD. Salaries, wages, and commissions exhibit a seasonal pattern, typically peaking in the fourth quarter of each year. Income taxes payable showed a general increase from 2021 through 2024, stabilizing in the 400 million to 600 million USD range in the subsequent years.
Overall Capitalization and Solvency
The total balance sheet size expanded from 72.8 billion USD in March 2021 to 110.4 billion USD in March 2026. For the majority of the period, the company maintained a balanced ratio between liabilities and equity. However, the massive infusion of long-term debt in the first quarter of 2026 has significantly altered the leverage profile, leading to a higher debt-to-equity orientation compared to previous quarters.

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