Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Abbott Pre-Tax Income increased by 8.2% to $2.36B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.2%, from $2.03B to $2.36B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
Metric ID:
is_income_before_taxHistorical 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 | $1.35B | $2.49B | $2.33B | $2.88B | $2.35B | $1.76B | $1.32B | $1.56B | $1.64B | $1.67B | $1.80B | $1.44B | $1.61B | $1.94B | $2.03B | $1.78B | $2.15B | $2.18B | $2.36B |
| QoQ Change | — | +84.9% | -6.7% | +23.6% | -18.2% | -25.3% | -24.9% | +18.3% | +4.7% | +2.1% | +7.4% | -20.0% | +11.9% | +20.7% | +4.6% | -12.4% | +20.9% | +1.4% | +8.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +74.5% | -29.5% | -43.3% | -45.7% | -30.4% | -4.9% | +36.0% | -8.1% | -1.8% | +16.1% | +13.1% | +23.8% | +33.8% | +12.4% | +16.2% |
Range$1.32B – $2.88B
CAGR+13.2%
Avg YoY Growth+4.1%
Median YoY Growth+12.4%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
Pre-Tax Income at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Abbott's pre-tax income?
- Abbott (ABT) reported pre-tax income of $2.36B in Q4 2025.
- How has Abbott's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Abbott's pre-tax income increased by 16.2% year-over-year, from $2.03B to $2.36B.
- What is the long-term trend for Abbott's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Abbott's pre-tax income has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.21B to $8.47B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.