What is Abbott's retained earnings?

Abbott (ABT) reported retained earnings of $49.79B in Q2 2026.

How has Abbott's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Abbott's retained earnings increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $48.47B to $49.79B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Abbott's retained earnings has grown at a 12.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.63B to $49.78B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Abbott ABT Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX

$17.39B+7.7%

Bio-Rad LaboratoriesBIO

$7.65B+2.3%

Johnson & JohnsonJNJ

$171.67B+3.8%

HaemoneticsHAE

$279.34M-20.7%

ArtivionAORT

-$50.08M+18.9%

Merit Medical SystemsMMSI

$865.03M+19.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$12.6B+13.0%

Gross profit$7.3B+15.6%

Operating income$1.7B-17.5%

Net income$928.0M-47.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.53-47.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.1B-26.6%

Total debt$32.6B+143%

Total equity$51.1B+1.1%

Total assets$109.22B+30.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.5B+21.5%

CapEx$497.0M-1.0%

Free cash flow$2.0B+28.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$186.88B-16.4%

Enterprise value$214.39B-6.8%

P/E34.5×+18.4×

P/S4×-1.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin56.6%+0.6pp

Operating margin15.8%-1.7pp

Net margin11.6%-20.8pp

FCF margin16.8%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.7%-20.4pp

Debt / equity0.6×+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:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Abbott’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Abbott's retained earnings?: Abbott (ABT) reported retained earnings of $49.79B in Q2 2026.
How has Abbott's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Abbott's retained earnings increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $48.47B to $49.79B.
What is the long-term trend for Abbott's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Abbott's retained earnings has grown at a 12.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.63B to $49.78B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.