Other Income & Expense
Interest Expense
AbbVie Interest Expense increased by 1.8% to -$655.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.4%, from -$610.00M to -$655.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Expense shows a downward trend with a 2.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.
Detailed definition
Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.
Metric ID:
is_interest_expenseHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$606.00M | -$585.00M | -$571.00M | -$539.00M | -$532.00M | -$497.00M | -$476.00M | -$454.00M | -$454.00M | -$398.00M | -$378.00M | -$453.00M | -$506.00M | -$591.00M | -$610.00M | -$627.00M | -$678.00M | -$667.00M | -$655.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.5% | +2.4% | +5.6% | +1.3% | +6.6% | +4.2% | +4.6% | +0.0% | +12.3% | +5.0% | -19.8% | -11.7% | -16.8% | -3.2% | -2.8% | -8.1% | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.2% | +15.0% | +16.6% | +15.8% | +14.7% | +19.9% | +20.6% | +0.2% | -11.5% | -48.5% | -61.4% | -38.4% | -34.0% | -12.9% | -7.4% |
Range-$678.00M – -$378.00M
CAGR+1.7%
Avg YoY Growth-6.6%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AbbVie's interest expense?
- AbbVie (ABBV) reported interest expense of -$655.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has AbbVie's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- AbbVie's interest expense decreased by 7.4% year-over-year, from -$610.00M to -$655.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for AbbVie's interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AbbVie's interest expense has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.38B to -$2.63B.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.