# Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Laboratories Common Stock (ABT)

Stock code ABT · Yahoo ticker ABT · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 44/100 (Okay). Bottom 25% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 38/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Abbott Laboratories (ABT): Overall score: 44/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 38/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 9% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +6%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth -6%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 10% - Okay

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 0.7× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.4× - Okay
Interest Coverage 9.4× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 39.4× - Weak
P/B Ratio 3.6× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -4.3 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -20.3% - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Abbott Laboratories's fundamentals score?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) scores 44/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 25% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Abbott Laboratories strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (67/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Abbott Laboratories rank against its sector?

Abbott Laboratories ranks #45 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Abbott Laboratories pay dividends?

Yes. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has a dividend yield of 2.4%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 89% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Abbott Laboratories shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy ABT. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Abbott Laboratories (ABT), in plain English?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is a Healthcare company (Medical Devices). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 44/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (67/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 39 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 39.4×). It also pays back about 2.4% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/abt-abbott-laboratories

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/abt-abbott-laboratories
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.