ABT · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Capital Return Program
ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 2026-11-04 · Importance 24 · Surprise 14 · From source text
Abbott paid $3.294 billion of dividends in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $3.086 billion in the same period of 2025. Dividends declared for the nine-month period were $1.89 per common share, up from $1.77 a year earlier. The third-quarter dividend declared was $0.63 per share, compared with $0.59 in the third quarter of 2025. Abbott purchased $1.236 billion of common shares in the first nine months of 2026 and acquired 11,753,886 treasury shares, compared with 2,610,483 shares purchased in the 2025 period.
Key facts
- Abbott paid $3.294 billion in dividends in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $3.086 billion in the same period of 2025. source
- At September 30, 2026, $5.6 billion remained available under Abbott’s share repurchase program authorized by its board in October 2024. source
- Abbott purchased 11,753,886 treasury shares in the first nine months of 2026, compared with 2,610,483 shares in the first nine months of 2025. source
- Abbott repurchased approximately 11.6 million common shares for $1.0 billion in the first nine months of 2026. source
- Abbott paid $1.236 billion to purchase common shares in the first nine months of 2026. source
- Abbott declared dividends of $1.89 per common share in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $1.77 per share in the first nine months of 2025. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | realized | -0.2% | Abbott paid $3.294 billion in dividends in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $3.086 billion in the same period of 2025. |
| cash | negative | realized | — | Abbott purchased 11,753,886 treasury shares in the first nine months of 2026, compared with 2,610,483 shares in the first nine months of… |