ABT Wire Story Reactions & EOD Technical StudyDaily closes (Databento EOD) pinned with every AlgoThesis Wire story (dot colour = next trading day close) and SEC filing
Nov 5, 2026CLOSE $113.601D −1.65%3M +4.58%SMA20 $104.99SMA50 $104.04RSI(14) 67.8
Data provided by Databento (end of day). Next close = the first close after a story against the close before it; official daily closes only, not a call, not advice.
The numbers
fiscal 2025, as filed with the SEC · 66-metric EOD snapshot via Databento
Market cap$199.9B
EV / True FCF30.8x
Revenue$44.3B +5.7%
True FCF (ex-SBC)$6.7B +16.4%
Rule of 4022.4%
ROIC10.3%
True FCF Yield3.4%
EPS, diluted$3.72 −51.3%
Modern Valuation (EOD)
Market Cap$199.9B
Enterprise Value$207.3B
EV / True FCF30.80
EV / FCF28.03
EV / Gross Profit—
EV / EBIT25.74
EV / Sales4.68
P / E (GAAP)30.64
P / FCF27.03
P / Oper. CF20.89
P / Book3.79
Owner & Cash Yields
True FCF Yield3.4%
FCF Yield3.7%
Owner Earn. Yield2.6%
Earnings Yield3.3%
Shareholder Yield+2.2%
Buyback Yield0.4%
Dividend Yield2.11%
Dividend / sh$2.40
Payout Ratio63%
FCF / sh$4.27
EPS (diluted)$3.72
Compounder & Returns
Rule of 4022.4%
ROIC10.3%
Cash ROIC (CROIC)12.3%
GP / Assets—
ROE12.4%
ROA7.5%
Gross Margin—
Oper. Margin18.2%
Net Margin14.7%
FCF Margin16.7%
True FCF Margin15.2%
Quality & Dilution
Cash Conversion113%
Accrual Ratio−3.5%
SBC % of FCF9.0%
SBC % of Rev1.5%
Reinvest. Rate53%
Sales Growth Y/Y+5.7%
Sales 3Y CAGR+0.5%
EPS Growth Y/Y−51.3%
FCF Growth Y/Y+16.4%
FCF 3Y CAGR−1.8%
Share Change Y/Y0.0%
Balance Sheet & Scale
Revenue (FY)$44.3B
Gross Profit (FY)—
Oper. Income (FY)$8.1B
GAAP Net Income$6.5B
True FCF (ex-SBC)$6.7B
Cash & Equiv$8.5B
Total Debt$16.0B
Net Cash (Debt)$-7.4B
Net Cash % MCap−3.7%
Debt / FCF (yrs)2.2y
Current Ratio1.581.73B sh
Price & Technicals (EOD)
Perf Week+8.64%
Perf Month+15.06%
Perf Quarter+5.37%
Perf Half Y+30.56%
Perf YTD+18.33%
SMA 20 Dist+8.20%$104.99
SMA 50 Dist+9.19%$104.04
SMA 100 Dist+10.51%$102.79
Window High−2.63%$116.67
Window Low+37.60%$82.56
RSI (14) · Vol67.830%v
Income Distribution & Cash Flow ConversionHow every dollar of ABT revenue flows through cost of goods, operating expenses, taxes, GAAP net income, and dilution-adjusted free cash flow
Unlocked SEC EDGAR Accounting Statements (USD)All 3 statements · Common-size (% of Revenue / Assets) · YoY growth · Tap any core row to explain
Line Item (USD)
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
YoY Δ
4Y CAGR
Trend
Income Statement
Revenue ▸
$43.1B
$43.7B
$40.1B
$42.0B
$44.3B
+5.7%
+0.7%
Cost of Revenue (COGS)
$18.5B
$19.1B
$18.0B
$18.7B
$19.3B
+3.3%
+1.0%
Research & Development (R&D)
$2.7B
$2.9B
$2.7B
$2.8B
$2.9B
+3.4%
+1.8%
Selling, General & Admin (SG&A)
$11.3B
$11.2B
$10.9B
$11.7B
$12.3B
+5.4%
+2.2%
Operating Income (EBIT) ▸
$8.4B
$8.4B
$6.5B
$6.8B
$8.1B
+18.0%
−1.1%
Interest Expense
$533.0M
$558.0M
$637.0M
$559.0M
$493.0M
−11.8%
−1.9%
Income Tax Expense
$1.1B
$1.4B
$941.0M
$-6.4B
$1.9B
+130.4%
+14.2%
GAAP Net Income ▸
$7.1B
$6.9B
$5.7B
$13.4B
$6.5B
−51.3%
−2.0%
Diluted EPS ▸
$3.94
$3.91
$3.26
$7.64
$3.72
−51.3%
−1.4%
Diluted Shares
1.79B
1.76B
1.75B
1.75B
1.75B
+0.0%
−0.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents
$9.8B
$9.9B
$6.9B
$7.6B
$8.5B
+11.9%
−3.4%
Inventory
$5.2B
$6.2B
$6.6B
$6.2B
$6.5B
+4.7%
+5.9%
Total Current Assets
$24.2B
$25.2B
$22.7B
$23.7B
$26.0B
+9.9%
+1.8%
Total Assets
$75.2B
$74.4B
$73.2B
$81.4B
$86.7B
+6.5%
+3.6%
Total Current Liabilities
$13.1B
$15.5B
$13.8B
$14.2B
$16.5B
+16.5%
+5.9%
Total Debt (Short + Long Term)
$18.8B
$19.0B
$15.8B
$15.6B
$16.0B
+2.2%
−4.0%
Stockholders' Equity
$36.0B
$36.9B
$38.8B
$47.9B
$52.8B
+10.2%
+10.0%
Net Cash / (Net Debt)
$-9.0B
$-9.1B
$-8.9B
$-8.0B
$-7.4B
+7.1%
—
Invested Capital
$45.0B
$46.0B
$47.7B
$55.9B
$60.2B
+7.7%
+7.5%
Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
Operating Cash Flow (OCF) ▸
$10.5B
$9.6B
$7.3B
$8.6B
$9.6B
+11.8%
−2.4%
Depreciation & Amortization (D&A)
$1.5B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.4B
+7.0%
−1.0%
Stock-Based Compensation (SBC)
$640.0M
$685.0M
$644.0M
$673.0M
$664.0M
−1.3%
+0.9%
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
$1.9B
$1.8B
$2.2B
$2.2B
$2.2B
−1.6%
+3.6%
Free Cash Flow (FCF) ▸
$8.6B
$7.8B
$5.1B
$6.4B
$7.4B
+16.4%
−3.8%
True FCF (ex-SBC Owner Cash)
$8.0B
$7.1B
$4.4B
$5.7B
$6.7B
+18.5%
−4.2%
Share Repurchases (Buybacks)
$2.3B
$3.8B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$893.0M
−31.0%
−21.1%
Dividends Paid
$3.2B
$3.3B
$3.6B
$3.8B
$4.1B
+7.3%
+6.5%
Fundamentals, income distribution and multi-year statements from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). Valuation multiples, performance and technicals computed from Databento 1D EOD closes. For information only, not investment advice.
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What happened · big days
17 big days in a year, and what we hold on each
A big day is a close more than 2.76% from the one before, three times ABT’s median day (0.92%). On 8 of the 17, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.
every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±2.76%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.
Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.
#DayABTWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each
1 Nov 19, 2025−2.96%
Before our storiesgroup +0.4%, did not move with it
1Nov 19, 2025−2.96%
Before our stories
+0.4% did not move with itMRK −1.4 · ABBV −0.4 · JNJ +1.3 · LLY +1.9
2 Nov 21, 2025+3.34%
Before our storiesgroup +2.3%, moved with ABT
2Nov 21, 2025+3.34%
Before our stories
+2.3% moved with ABTABBV +3.0 · MRK +2.9 · LLY +1.6 · JNJ +0.4
3 Jan 22, 2026−10.04%
Resultsgroup +0.5%, did not move with it
3Jan 22, 2026−10.04%
ResultsFirst close after the Jan 22 results filing
+0.5% did not move with itMRK −1.7 · JNJ +0.2 · LLY +0.8 · ABBV +0.9
4 Jan 30, 2026+3.03%
Before our storiesgroup +1.2%, did not move with it
4Jan 30, 2026+3.03%
Before our stories
+1.2% did not move with itMRK +1.8 · LLY +1.3 · ABBV +1.2 · JNJ −0.0
5 Mar 9, 2026+2.82%
Before our storiesgroup +1.0%, did not move with it
5Mar 9, 2026+2.82%
Before our stories
+1.0% did not move with itLLY +1.8 · MRK +1.1 · JNJ +0.9 · ABBV −1.2
6 Apr 16, 2026−6.00%
Resultsgroup −0.9%, did not move with it
6Apr 16, 2026−6.00%
ResultsFirst close after the Apr 16 results filing
−0.9% did not move with itMRK −2.1 · JNJ −1.7 · LLY −0.1 · ABBV +0.3
7 Apr 21, 2026−3.42%
Before our storiesgroup −1.9%, moved with ABT
7Apr 21, 2026−3.42%
Before our stories
−1.9% moved with ABTMRK −3.9 · JNJ −2.0 · LLY −1.8 · ABBV +0.7
8 May 8, 2026−3.09%
Before our storiesgroup −0.7%, did not move with it
8May 8, 2026−3.09%
Before our stories
−0.7% did not move with itLLY −2.7 · MRK −0.8 · ABBV −0.6 · JNJ −0.5
9 May 18, 2026+4.07%
Before our storiesgroup +0.3%, did not move with it
9May 18, 2026+4.07%
Before our stories
+0.3% did not move with itMRK +1.1 · JNJ +1.0 · ABBV −0.5 · LLY −1.7
10 Jun 4, 2026+4.36%
Before our storiesgroup +4.0%, moved with ABT
10Jun 4, 2026+4.36%
Before our stories
+4.0% moved with ABTMRK +4.8 · LLY +4.3 · ABBV +3.6 · JNJ +2.2
11 Jun 23, 2026+3.07%
Nothing on ABTgroup +2.7%, moved with ABT
11Jun 23, 2026+3.07%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.7% moved with ABTMRK +3.6 · JNJ +3.4 · ABBV +2.1 · LLY +0.5
12 Jun 25, 2026+3.04%
Nothing on ABTgroup +2.6%, moved with ABT
12Jun 25, 2026+3.04%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.6% moved with ABTMRK +4.0 · ABBV +3.5 · JNJ +1.6 · LLY +0.9
13 Jul 2, 2026+3.49%
Nothing on ABTgroup +3.5%, moved with ABT
13Jul 2, 2026+3.49%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.5% moved with ABTABBV +4.0 · JNJ +3.6 · MRK +3.3 · LLY +1.9
14 Jul 14, 2026−3.42%
Nothing on ABTgroup −2.0%, moved with ABT
14Jul 14, 2026−3.42%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.0% moved with ABTMRK −2.6 · LLY −2.5 · JNJ −1.5 · ABBV −1.3
15 Jul 16, 2026+10.71%
Resultsgroup +2.2%, did not move with it
15Jul 16, 2026+10.71%
ResultsFirst close after the Jul 16 results filing
+2.2% did not move with itABBV +4.2 · MRK +3.3 · JNJ +1.2 · LLY +1.1
16 Nov 2, 2026+3.73%
Nothing on ABTgroup −0.9%, did not move with it
16Nov 2, 2026+3.73%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.9% did not move with itLLY −0.5 · MRK −0.8 · JNJ −1.0 · ABBV −2.0
17 Nov 4, 2026+5.59%
Nothing on ABTgroup +3.5%, moved with ABT
17Nov 4, 2026+5.59%
Nothing on ABTNo ABT story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.5% moved with ABTMRK +3.9 · JNJ +3.8 · ABBV +3.1 · LLY +0.6
A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of LLY, JNJ, ABBV and MRK that day, the largest companies in ABT’s SEC industry; “moved with ABT” means the same direction and at least half the size.
What’s next · results
Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did
Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). ABT reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.
Reported Jan 22, 2026
day 1−10.04%day 6−12.13%
Reported Apr 16, 2026
day 1−6.00%day 6−8.94%
Reported Jul 16, 2026
day 1+10.71%day 6+12.86%
Reported Oct 21, 2026
day 1−1.89%day 6+0.19%
Next report: expected mid-to-late JanuaryEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Oct 21 report: +10.88%. Four reports is a small sample.
Each line is ABT’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.
Same industry
ABT against four drug peers, a year at 100
ABT is down 10.1% in a year. Merck is up 74.3%, Eli Lilly 53.4%, Johnson & Johnson 48.1% and AbbVie 34.5%. All four did more. Weekly closes, Nov 7, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.
End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in ABT’s SEC industry (Pharmaceutical Preparations) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.