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Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 36.58 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Abbott Laboratories's share price is $105.90. Abbott Laboratories's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.90. Hence, Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 36.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ABT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.36   Med: 28.5   Max: 44.52
Current: 36.59

During the past 13 years, Abbott Laboratories's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.52. The lowest was 9.36. And the median was 28.50.

ABT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.9% of 335 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 31.32 vs ABT: 36.59

Abbott Laboratories's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.31. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.90.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Abbott Laboratories was -34.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Abbott Laboratories's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 75.50% per year. The lowest was -36.10% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.


Abbott Laboratories Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Abbott Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 34.39 34.16 29.11 24.82 38.05

Abbott Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.82 26.12 34.90 37.74 38.05

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Abbott Laboratories Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Abbott Laboratories Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Abbott Laboratories's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=105.90/2.895
=36.58

Abbott Laboratories's Share Price of today is $105.90.
Abbott Laboratories's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.90.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Abbott Laboratories  (NYSE:ABT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) Business Description

Address
100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL, USA, 60064-6400
Abbott manufactures and markets cardiovascular and diabetes devices, adult and pediatric nutritional products, diagnostic equipment and testing kits, and branded generic drugs. Products include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuromodulation devices, coronary stents, catheters, infant formula, nutritional liquids for adults, continuous glucose monitors, and immunoassays and point-of-care diagnostic equipment. Abbott derives approximately 60% of sales outside the United States.
Executives
Andrea F Wainer officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Daniel J Starks director ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST PAUL MN 55117
Mccoy John A. Jr. officer: VICE PRESIDENT C/O ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael F Roman director 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Patricia Paola Gonzalez director 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Louis H. Morrone officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Philip P Boudreau officer: Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael O'grady director 50 S LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Gregory A Ahlberg officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Randel William Woodgrift officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
John F Ginascol officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6A-2, D-032L, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Mary K Moreland officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Lisa D Earnhardt officer: Executive Vice President 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert E Funck officer: Vice President, Controller 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, D-378, AP6D-2, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092

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