Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.42
- Estimate
- $1.41
- Surprise
- +0.4%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) beat the $1.41 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.42 — effectively in line (0.4%). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ABT Hold at 5.4/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.4% surprise compares with a +0.9% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: international sales (61.0%)
- Thin upside margin: 7.8%
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $100.51
- Price target
- $108.37
- Stop
- $94.51
- Upside to target
- +7.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.3:1
The stock trades at 37.4× trailing but 16.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.3× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-22 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ABT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Market cap
- $175.07B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 37.4
- 52-week range
- $81.97–$132.03
- Off 52-week high
- 23.9%
- RSI (14)
- 63
- Volume vs avg
- 2.33×
- Score today
- 5.4/10