Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Abbott Laboratories, solvency 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).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Abbott Laboratories debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Abbott Laboratories interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level. |
Debt to Equity
Abbott Laboratories, debt to equity 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | 201) | 204) | 204) | 201) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | 1,277) | 1,254) | 8) | 8) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | 16,661) | 17,639) | 18,982) | 18,845) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | 18,139) | 19,097) | 19,194) | 19,054) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | 31,088) | 31,817) | 31,686) | 30,925) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.95 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 0.30 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.74 | ||||||
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
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Abbott shareholders’ investment
= 14,679 ÷ 38,603 = 0.38
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital
Abbott Laboratories, debt to capital 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | 201) | 204) | 204) | 201) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | 1,277) | 1,254) | 8) | 8) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | 16,661) | 17,639) | 18,982) | 18,845) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | 18,139) | 19,097) | 19,194) | 19,054) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | 31,088) | 31,817) | 31,686) | 30,925) | ||||||
| Total capital | 53,282) | 53,009) | 54,020) | 53,910) | 53,459) | 52,089) | 53,250) | 52,489) | 53,852) | 52,819) | 52,301) | 52,006) | 51,531) | 49,949) | 50,257) | 48,490) | 49,227) | 50,914) | 50,880) | 49,979) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.23 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | ||||||
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
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 14,679 ÷ 53,282 = 0.28
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Assets
Abbott Laboratories, debt to assets 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 197) | 199) | 199) | 213) | 208) | 205) | 204) | 201) | 204) | 204) | 201) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,080) | 1,051) | 2,284) | 2,285) | 2,251) | 1,117) | 5) | 4) | 754) | 754) | 755) | 756) | 7) | 6) | 1,290) | 1,264) | 1,277) | 1,254) | 8) | 8) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,599) | 14,477) | 14,562) | 14,615) | 14,522) | 15,297) | 16,755) | 17,086) | 17,296) | 17,446) | 17,547) | 17,489) | 18,527) | 18,349) | 18,184) | 16,804) | 16,661) | 17,639) | 18,982) | 18,845) | ||||||
| Total debt | 14,679) | 15,528) | 16,846) | 16,900) | 16,773) | 16,414) | 16,760) | 17,090) | 18,050) | 18,397) | 18,501) | 18,444) | 18,747) | 18,563) | 19,679) | 18,272) | 18,139) | 19,097) | 19,194) | 19,054) | ||||||
| Total assets | 73,214) | 72,090) | 73,354) | 73,794) | 74,438) | 72,801) | 74,202) | 74,007) | 75,196) | 73,795) | 73,269) | 72,785) | 72,548) | 69,043) | 68,776) | 66,777) | 67,887) | 68,539) | 68,427) | 67,610) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | ||||||
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
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 14,679 ÷ 73,214 = 0.20
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Abbott Laboratories debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Financial Leverage
Abbott Laboratories, financial leverage 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 73,214) | 72,090) | 73,354) | 73,794) | 74,438) | 72,801) | 74,202) | 74,007) | 75,196) | 73,795) | 73,269) | 72,785) | 72,548) | 69,043) | 68,776) | 66,777) | 67,887) | 68,539) | 68,427) | 67,610) | ||||||
| Total Abbott shareholders’ investment | 38,603) | 37,481) | 37,174) | 37,010) | 36,686) | 35,675) | 36,490) | 35,399) | 35,802) | 34,422) | 33,800) | 33,562) | 32,784) | 31,386) | 30,578) | 30,218) | 31,088) | 31,817) | 31,686) | 30,925) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.19 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cigna Group | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.21 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.43 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.64 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 3.27 | 3.38 | 3.44 | 3.35 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.06 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 3.48 | 3.52 | 3.57 | 3.68 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 2.22 | 2.05 | 1.89 | 1.66 | 1.64 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 2.77 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.61 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.48 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 2.89 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 2.81 | 3.12 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.67 | 2.80 | 2.42 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.61 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.79 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 3.08 | 3.34 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.16 | 3.26 | 3.16 | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3.32 | 3.02 | 3.16 | 3.15 | 3.12 | ||||||
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
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Abbott shareholders’ investment
= 73,214 ÷ 38,603 = 1.90
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| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Abbott Laboratories financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Interest Coverage
Abbott Laboratories, interest coverage 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,594) | 1,436) | 1,375) | 1,318) | 1,033) | 1,435) | 2,018) | 2,447) | 1,989) | 2,100) | 1,189) | 1,793) | 2,162) | 1,232) | 537) | 564) | 1,049) | 960) | 1,006) | 672) | ||||||
| Less: Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 4) | —) | —) | 20) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 201) | 235) | 261) | 244) | 287) | 323) | 334) | 429) | 338) | 393) | 159) | 250) | 230) | 189) | (11) | 89) | 191) | 143) | 96) | (40) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 159) | 166) | 159) | 153) | 154) | 141) | 132) | 131) | 131) | 133) | 134) | 135) | 136) | 137) | 134) | 139) | 164) | 167) | 168) | 171) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 1,954) | 1,837) | 1,795) | 1,715) | 1,474) | 1,899) | 2,484) | 3,007) | 2,458) | 2,626) | 1,482) | 2,178) | 2,524) | 1,558) | 660) | 772) | 1,404) | 1,270) | 1,270) | 803) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 11.46 | 10.79 | 11.34 | 13.06 | 15.89 | 18.41 | 20.07 | 18.10 | 16.41 | 16.38 | 14.28 | 12.77 | 10.10 | 7.66 | 6.80 | 7.39 | 7.09 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 5.20 | 5.59 | 2.71 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 5.49 | 5.27 | 5.16 | 4.92 | 4.60 | 4.52 | 4.36 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.29 | 3.96 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 18.64 | 25.93 | 31.35 | 36.52 | 40.30 | 41.32 | 35.26 | 33.54 | 32.92 | 28.74 | 25.87 | 21.54 | 17.35 | 16.90 | 20.00 | 25.33 | 31.44 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.76 | 9.95 | 10.13 | 10.75 | 10.71 | 11.01 | 10.93 | 10.04 | 8.03 | 9.09 | 8.96 | 9.59 | 11.16 | 9.14 | 9.02 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 7.73 | 9.48 | 10.19 | 10.30 | 9.89 | 10.31 | 11.61 | 11.27 | 11.49 | 10.87 | 11.78 | 18.22 | 17.52 | 22.25 | 19.81 | 15.36 | 15.34 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 9.43 | 10.15 | 11.02 | 10.88 | 10.98 | 10.95 | 10.18 | 5.65 | 5.21 | 3.68 | 4.02 | 6.60 | 4.71 | 4.12 | 3.84 | 3.76 | 4.60 | 6.40 | 5.94 | 6.14 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 9.97 | 10.21 | 10.99 | 12.25 | 13.59 | 14.66 | 14.45 | 14.26 | 14.44 | 13.46 | 13.03 | 14.88 | 13.47 | 14.12 | 13.89 | 11.40 | 11.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2023
+ EBITQ3 2023
+ EBITQ2 2023
+ EBITQ1 2023)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023
+ Interest expenseQ3 2023
+ Interest expenseQ2 2023
+ Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (1,954 + 1,837 + 1,795 + 1,715)
÷ (159 + 166 + 159 + 153)
= 11.46
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| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Abbott Laboratories interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level. |