Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 3.70 (As of Today)

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Abbott Laboratories's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for Abbott Laboratories's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

ABT' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.09 Med: 3.27 Max: 8.94
Current: 3.7

During the past 13 years, Abbott Laboratories's highest Yield on Cost was 8.94. The lowest was 2.09. And the median was 3.27.

ABT's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
65.27% of 311 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.31 vs ABT: 3.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Abbott Laboratories's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Abbott Laboratories 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Abbott Laboratories's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Abbott Laboratories's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Abbott Laboratories 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Abbott Laboratories is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL, USA, 60064-6400

Website

https://www.abbottinvestor.com

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.

Executives

Andrea F Wainer	officer: Executive Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Daniel J Starks	director	ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST PAUL MN 55117
Mccoy John A. Jr.	officer: VICE PRESIDENT	C/O ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael F Roman	director	3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Patricia Paola Gonzalez	director	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Louis H. Morrone	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Philip P Boudreau	officer: Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael O'grady	director	50 S LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Gregory A Ahlberg	officer: Senior Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Randel William Woodgrift	officer: Senior Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
John F Ginascol	officer: Executive Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive	officer: Senior Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6A-2, D-032L, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Mary K Moreland	officer: Executive Vice President	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Lisa D Earnhardt	officer: Executive Vice President	1555 ADAMS DRIVE, C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert E Funck	officer: Vice President, Controller	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, D-378, AP6D-2, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092