Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: ABT; S&P 100 component; S&P 500 component;
Industry	Health care; Medical devices; Pharmaceutical;
Founded	1888 (as Abbott Alkaloidal Company) in Ravenswood, Chicago
Founder	Wallace Calvin Abbott
Successor	AbbVie
Headquarters	Abbott Park, Illinois, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Robert B. Ford; (chairman & CEO); Robert Funck; (EVP & CFO);
Products	Pharmaceutical drugs; Generic drugs; Medical devices; Diagnostic assays; Dietary supplements; Nutritionals;
Revenue	US$41.9 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$6.82 billion (2024)
Net income	US$13.4 billion (2024)
Total assets	US$81.4 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$47.9 billion (2024)
Number of employees	c. 114,000 (2024)
Website	abbott.com
	Footnotes / references;

Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, in the United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs; today, it sells medical devices, diagnostics, branded generic medicines and nutritional products. It split off its research-based pharmaceuticals business into AbbVie in 2013.

Abbott's products include Pedialyte, Similac, BinaxNOW, Ensure, Glucerna, ZonePerfect, FreeStyle Libre, i-STAT and MitraClip.