Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 176 recorded ABT dividend payments, running from January 11, 1983 to July 15, 2026 — 44 calendar years. Together those payments total $31.91 per share. ABT has most often paid quarterly.
ABT has increased its payment rate for 12 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ABT payment rate compounded at +10.4% a year, and +9.4% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
ABT's payment rate fell in 2013. The steepest drop was -42.8%.
ABT dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.36 | 4 | $0.590 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $2.20 | 4 | $0.550 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $2.04 | 4 | $0.510 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | $1.88 | 4 | $0.470 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $1.80 | 4 | $0.450 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.360 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | $1.28 | 4 | $0.320 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.280 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | $1.06 | 4 | $0.265 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.260 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | +57.1% |
| 2013 | $0.560 | 4 | $0.140 | -42.8% |
| 2012 | $0.964 | 4 | $0.245 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | $0.902 | 4 | $0.230 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | $0.825 | 4 | $0.211 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | $0.748 | 4 | $0.192 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | $0.674 | 4 | $0.173 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | $0.609 | 4 | $0.156 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | $0.557 | 4 | $0.142 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | $0.521 | 4 | $0.132 | — |
| 2004 | $1.84 | 5 (timing) | $0.125 | — |
| 2003 | $0.435 | 4 | $0.110 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | $0.411 | 4 | $0.105 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | $0.368 | 4 | $0.0943 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | $0.332 | 4 | $0.0853 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | $0.296 | 4 | $0.0763 | +13.3% |
| 1998 | $0.263 | 4 | $0.0673 | — |
| 1997 | $0.296 | 5 (timing) | $0.0606 | — |
| 1996 | $0.209 | 4 | $0.0539 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | $0.184 | 4 | $0.0471 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | $0.166 | 4 | $0.0426 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | $0.148 | 4 | $0.0382 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | $0.129 | 4 | $0.0337 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | $0.108 | 4 | $0.0281 | +19.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0903 | 4 | $0.0236 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0758 | 4 | $0.0196 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | $0.0645 | 4 | $0.0168 | — |
| 1987 | $0.0398 | 3 (timing) | $0.0140 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0452 | 4 | $0.0118 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | $0.0379 | 4 | $0.0098 | +16.7% |
| 1984 | $0.0323 | 4 | $0.0084 | +20.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0269 | 4 | $0.0070 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than ABT's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ABT dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | $0.630 |
| April 15, 2026 | $0.630 |
| January 15, 2026 | $0.630 |
| October 15, 2025 | $0.590 |
| July 15, 2025 | $0.590 |
| April 15, 2025 | $0.590 |
| January 15, 2025 | $0.590 |
| October 15, 2024 | $0.550 |
| July 15, 2024 | $0.550 |
| April 12, 2024 | $0.550 |
| January 11, 2024 | $0.550 |
| October 12, 2023 | $0.510 |
| July 13, 2023 | $0.510 |
| April 13, 2023 | $0.510 |
| January 12, 2023 | $0.510 |
| October 13, 2022 | $0.470 |
| July 14, 2022 | $0.470 |
| April 13, 2022 | $0.470 |
| January 13, 2022 | $0.470 |
| October 14, 2021 | $0.450 |
| July 14, 2021 | $0.450 |
| April 14, 2021 | $0.450 |
| January 14, 2021 | $0.450 |
| October 14, 2020 | $0.360 |
| July 14, 2020 | $0.360 |
| April 14, 2020 | $0.360 |
| January 14, 2020 | $0.360 |
| October 11, 2019 | $0.320 |
| July 12, 2019 | $0.320 |
| April 12, 2019 | $0.320 |
| January 14, 2019 | $0.320 |
| October 12, 2018 | $0.280 |
| July 12, 2018 | $0.280 |
| April 12, 2018 | $0.280 |
| January 11, 2018 | $0.280 |
| October 12, 2017 | $0.265 |
| July 12, 2017 | $0.265 |
| April 11, 2017 | $0.265 |
| January 11, 2017 | $0.265 |
| October 12, 2016 | $0.260 |
| July 13, 2016 | $0.260 |
| April 13, 2016 | $0.260 |
| January 13, 2016 | $0.260 |
| October 13, 2015 | $0.240 |
| July 13, 2015 | $0.240 |
| April 13, 2015 | $0.240 |
| January 13, 2015 | $0.240 |
| October 10, 2014 | $0.220 |
| July 11, 2014 | $0.220 |
| April 11, 2014 | $0.220 |
| January 13, 2014 | $0.220 |
| October 10, 2013 | $0.140 |
| July 11, 2013 | $0.140 |
| April 11, 2013 | $0.140 |
| January 11, 2013 | $0.140 |
| October 11, 2012 | $0.245 |
| July 11, 2012 | $0.245 |
| April 11, 2012 | $0.245 |
| January 11, 2012 | $0.230 |
| October 12, 2011 | $0.230 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 176 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ABT dividend history questions
How many dividends has ABT paid?
DivTrkr has 176 recorded ABT dividend payments between January 11, 1983 and July 15, 2026, totalling $31.91 per share across 44 calendar years.
Has ABT ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The ABT per-payment rate fell in 2013, the steepest being -42.8%.
How fast is the ABT dividend growing?
The ABT payment rate compounded at +10.4% a year over the last five complete years and +9.4% a year over the last ten.
How often does ABT pay a dividend?
ABT has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current ABT dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track ABT free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.