Abbott Laboratories Cash Flow Quality Index
Abbott Laboratories cash flow quality index. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.70x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $2.79 Billion exceeds net income of $1.64 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Abbott Laboratories free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Abbott Laboratories (1989–2024)
Cash flow quality index of Abbott Laboratories from 1989 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Abbott Laboratories across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore ABT debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Abbott Laboratories Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2024)
Abbott Laboratories cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Abbott Laboratories. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see how efficiently does Abbott Laboratories generate cash.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.64x | $8.56 Billion | $13.40 Billion | ▼ -49.7% |
| 2023 | 1.27x | $7.26 Billion | $5.72 Billion | ▼ -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.38x | $9.58 Billion | $6.93 Billion | ▼ -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.49x | $10.53 Billion | $7.07 Billion | ▼ -15.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76x | $7.90 Billion | $4.50 Billion | ▲ +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.66x | $6.14 Billion | $3.69 Billion | ▼ -37.4% |
| 2018 | 2.66x | $6.30 Billion | $2.37 Billion | ▼ -77.2% |
| 2017 | 11.68x | $5.57 Billion | $477.00 Million | ▲ +401.3% |
| 2016 | 2.33x | $3.20 Billion | $1.38 Billion | ▲ +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.87x | $2.97 Billion | $1.58 Billion | ▲ +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.61x | $3.67 Billion | $2.28 Billion | ▲ +24.7% |
| 2013 | 1.29x | $3.32 Billion | $2.58 Billion | ▼ -17.4% |
| 2012 | 1.56x | $9.31 Billion | $5.96 Billion | ▼ -17.7% |
| 2011 | 1.90x | $8.97 Billion | $4.73 Billion | ▲ +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.89x | $8.74 Billion | $4.63 Billion | ▲ +49.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27x | $7.28 Billion | $5.75 Billion | ▼ -18.4% |
| 2008 | 1.55x | $7.34 Billion | $4.73 Billion | ▲ +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.44x | $5.18 Billion | $3.61 Billion | ▼ -53.7% |
| 2006 | 3.10x | $5.33 Billion | $1.72 Billion | ▲ +102.3% |
| 2005 | 1.53x | $5.17 Billion | $3.37 Billion | ▲ +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.39x | $4.41 Billion | $3.18 Billion | ▲ +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36x | $3.75 Billion | $2.75 Billion | ▼ -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.50x | $4.18 Billion | $2.79 Billion | ▼ -34.9% |
| 2001 | 2.30x | $3.57 Billion | $1.55 Billion | ▲ +106.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11x | $3.10 Billion | $2.79 Billion | ▼ -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.20x | $2.94 Billion | $2.45 Billion | ▲ +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.17x | $2.73 Billion | $2.33 Billion | ▼ -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.26x | $2.63 Billion | $2.09 Billion | ▼ -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.27x | $2.38 Billion | $1.88 Billion | ▲ +8.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16x | $1.97 Billion | $1.69 Billion | ▼ -20.2% |
| 1994 | 1.46x | $2.21 Billion | $1.52 Billion | ▲ +10.5% |
| 1993 | 1.32x | $1.85 Billion | $1.40 Billion | ▲ +17.8% |
| 1992 | 1.12x | $1.39 Billion | $1.24 Billion | ▼ -16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33x | $1.45 Billion | $1.09 Billion | ▲ +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.24x | $1.20 Billion | $965.80 Million | ▲ +11.4% |
| 1989 | 1.12x | $959.90 Million | $859.80 Million | — |