Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

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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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
Short-term borrowings 197 199 199
Trade accounts payable 4,794 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 1,619 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 6,892 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 1,093 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 411 598 569 469 390 485 594 713 601 562 492 318 273 334 343 394 355 338 306 368 242 276
Current portion of long-term debt 3,005 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 17,814 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 29,603 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 10,036 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 39,639 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 57,453 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 25,495 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 (17,967) (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 49,794 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 (6,212) (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 51,110 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 652 640 641 310 264 253 237 232 242 233 224 213 230 222 219 209 226 230 222 216 229 226
Total shareholders’ investment 51,762 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 109,215 110,429 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: 2026-06-30), 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 financial position reflects a period of relative stability in total liabilities and shareholders' equity from early 2021 through late 2025, followed by a substantial expansion of the balance sheet in the first half of 2026. While total shareholders' investment grew steadily over the period, the most striking change occurs in the debt profile during the 2026 fiscal periods.

Debt Profile and Long-Term Liabilities
A prolonged period of deleveraging is observed between March 2021 and September 2025, with long-term debt, excluding the current portion, decreasing from 17,489 million USD to 9,896 million USD. However, a sharp reversal occurs in March 2026, where long-term debt spikes to 29,638 million USD. This surge, coupled with an increase in the current portion of long-term debt to 4,409 million USD in the same period, indicates a significant new borrowing event or a major restructuring of debt obligations. Other long-term liabilities, including post-employment obligations and deferred taxes, remained relatively stable around 6.5 billion to 7.5 billion USD for several years before increasing to 10,036 million USD by June 2026.
Equity Growth and Capital Management
Total shareholders' investment shows a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 33,562 million USD in March 2021 to 51,110 million USD by June 2026. This growth is primarily driven by earnings employed in the business, which increased from 28,669 million USD to 49,794 million USD. Simultaneously, there is a marked increase in common shares held in treasury, which grew from a cost of 9,845 million USD to 17,967 million USD, suggesting an aggressive and sustained share repurchase program. The accumulated other comprehensive loss improved over time, narrowing from a peak of 9,445 million USD in September 2022 to 6,212 million USD by June 2026.
Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
Current liabilities remained largely range-bound between 12 billion and 15 billion USD for most of the analyzed period before climbing to 17,814 million USD by June 2026. Trade accounts payable stayed relatively consistent, fluctuating between 3.9 billion and 4.8 billion USD. A clear seasonal pattern is evident in salaries, wages, and commissions, which typically peak in the December quarter (reaching 1,701 million USD in December 2024 and 1,745 million USD in December 2025) and drop significantly in the March quarter. Dividends payable showed a gradual increase over the period, rising from 801 million USD in March 2021 to 1,093 million USD by June 2026, reflecting an increase in the total dividend payout.

In summary, the balance sheet transitioned from a phase of debt reduction and steady equity accumulation to a phase of significant capital expansion in 2026. The substantial increase in total liabilities and shareholders' investment resulted in the total balance sheet growing from 72,785 million USD in March 2021 to 109,215 million USD by June 2026.

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