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The cash flow of ABBOTT LABORATORIES over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, ABBOTT LABORATORIES's operating cash flow was $9.57B and its capital expenditures $2.17B, leaving free cash flow of $7.39B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $2.08B in fiscal 2016 to $8.65B in fiscal 2021. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $2.21B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$9.57B$2.17B$7.39B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$8.56B$2.21B$6.35B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$7.26B$2.2B$5.06B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$9.58B$1.78B$7.8B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$10.53B$1.89B$8.65B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$7.9B$2.18B$5.72B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$6.14B$1.64B$4.5B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$6.3B$1.39B$4.91B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$5.57B$1.14B$4.43B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$3.2B$1.12B$2.08B

Fiscal years as ABBOTT LABORATORIES reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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