Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Interest coverage
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 8,666,000 | 8,471,000 | 7,975,000 | 7,616,000 | 7,464,000 | 7,177,000 | 7,191,000 | 7,362,000 | 6,816,000 | 6,811,000 | 7,459,000 | 8,621,000 | 9,553,000 | 10,351,000 | 9,398,000 | 8,621,000 | 8,707,000 | 7,642,000 | 6,845,000 | 5,676,000 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 451,000 | 573,000 | 620,000 | 603,000 | 686,000 | 668,000 | 653,000 | 698,000 | 627,000 | 535,000 | 467,000 | 315,000 | 240,000 | 303,000 | 354,000 | 410,000 | 435,000 | 442,000 | 467,000 | 708,000 |
| Interest coverage | 19.22 | 14.78 | 12.86 | 12.63 | 10.88 | 10.74 | 11.01 | 10.55 | 10.87 | 12.73 | 15.97 | 27.37 | 39.80 | 34.16 | 26.55 | 21.03 | 20.02 | 17.29 | 14.66 | 8.02 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $8,666,000K ÷ $451,000K
= 19.22
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Interest coverage
Abbott Laboratories
ABT
19.22
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CNMD
3.63
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SYK
14.24