Abbott Laboratories (WBO:ABT) Buyback Yield % : 0.65 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is Abbott Laboratories Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Abbott Laboratories's current buyback yield was 0.65%.

Abbott Laboratories Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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Abbott Laboratories Buyback Yield % Chart

Abbott Laboratories Annual Data

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Buyback Yield %

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0.47

0.21

0.92

1.99

0.65

Abbott Laboratories Quarterly Data
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Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.25	0.91	-	0.55	-

Competitive Comparison of Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield %

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Abbott Laboratories Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Abbott Laboratories's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-1125.159	+	0)	/	173026.5024
	=	0.65%

Abbott Laboratories's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-237.503	+	0)	*	4	/	173026.5024
	=	0.55%

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

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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.