ABT Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) dey pay quarterly dividend. As of the latest declaration, ABT pay $0.63 per share, with annual rate of $2.52, giving dividend yield of about 2.42% at recent price of $104.06. The latest ex-dividend date na Oct 15, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. This page dey track ABT dividend, and exchange record dey refresh am every week.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'ABT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'ABT' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

ABT dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. ABT dividend yield above na annual rate divided by recent price. E dey move opposite the share price, so yield figure only make sense beside the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts for here na cash dividends wey company declare, no be any special or one-time distributions.

ABT dividend history

These na the latest regular dividends wey ABT pay, starting from the newest:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'ABT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The payment pattern shows the schedule: quarterly payer dey send payment on that interval. The per-share amount fit increase, remain the same, or reduce over time.

ABT dividend growth by year

When you add the regular dividends inside each calendar year, the separate payments turn into a growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'ABT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, ABT pay $1.28 per share for the year. By 2025, the annual total don reach $2.36. Rising line mean say company dey increase payout every year. Flat line mean dividend remain the same. Falling line mean cut. The year-by-year record na the most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding. Na this part of dividend wey one yield number for screener dey hide.

Is ABT a good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame the question, and both dey for this page: yield (2.42%) and the direction of the annual payout above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, together with payout wey dey rise steadily, na the profile of dividend-growth stock. For this kind stock, the attraction na small payment today wey fit compound. High yield beside flat or falling payout na income-now profile. E deserve closer check to see whether earnings dey cover the payment. ABT record above shows which profile e resemble. Dividend history alone no fit show safety. Safety depend on earnings and free cash flow, no be the past payment pattern. Stretched payout ratio fit come before a cut wey the history never record yet.

When is ABT's ex-dividend date?

Ex-dividend date na the cutoff. If you buy ABT before that date, the upcoming dividend na your own. If you buy on the date, dividend go the seller. On ex-date, stock usually opens lower by roughly the dividend amount because the cash dey leave the company. ABT latest ex-dividend date na Oct 15, 2026. The record date comes one business day later under T+1 settlement, and pay date comes some weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey for the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Abbott Laboratories dey pay dividend?

Yes. ABT dey pay quarterly dividend. The latest one na $0.63 per share, which annualizes to about $2.52 per share.

Wetin be ABT's dividend yield?

ABT dividend yield na about 2.42%. Dem calculate am by dividing the $2.52 annual dividend by recent price of $104.06. Yield dey rise when price falls, and e dey fall when price rises, so na snapshot, no be fixed number.

When be ABT next ex-dividend date?

ABT latest ex-dividend date na Oct 15, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, ABT dey set new ex-date on that schedule. Date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much be ABT dividend?

The latest regular dividend na $0.63 per share. With quarterly payment schedule, that annualizes to about $2.52 per share.

Every figure above na stored query wey you fit inspect, and dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.