What is Abbott's capex?

Abbott (ABT) reported capex of $399M in Q1 2026.

How has Abbott's capex changed year-over-year?

Abbott's capex decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $484M to $399M.

What is the long-term trend for Abbott's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Abbott's capex has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.89B to $2.17B.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Abbott ABT CapEx

CapEx at other companies

Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX

$125M+9.6%

Bio-Rad LaboratoriesBIO

$30M-12.8%

Johnson & JohnsonJNJ

$1.05B+31.9%

HaemoneticsHAE

$17.66M+12.9%

ArtivionAORT

$8M+120%

Merit Medical SystemsMMSI

$16.01M-24.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$11.2B+7.8%

Gross profit$6.3B+6.5%

Operating income$1.3B-20.6%

Net income$1.1B-18.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.61-19.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$6.8B+4.1%

Total debt$34.0B+157%

Total equity$52.1B+6.7%

Total assets$110.43B+35.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B-7.2%

Free cash flow$916.0M-1.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$162.41B-29.8%

Enterprise value$189.65B-20.3%

P/E25.9×+8.7×

P/S3.6×-1.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin56.3%+0.4pp

Operating margin17.1%+0.2pp

Net margin13.9%-18.0pp

FCF margin16.3%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.4%-18.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.4×

Current ratio1.4×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Abbott in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Abbott’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Abbott's capex?: Abbott (ABT) reported capex of $399M in Q1 2026.
How has Abbott's capex changed year-over-year?: Abbott's capex decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $484M to $399M.
What is the long-term trend for Abbott's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Abbott's capex has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.89B to $2.17B.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.