Company data
Abbott Laboratories employees and revenue per employee
ABT · Medical - Devices · $168.7B market cap
Abbott Laboratories had 115,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 0.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $44.3B, up 5.7% from a year earlier, or $385K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
115,000
+0.9% YoY
Revenue
$44.3B
+5.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$385K
Peer median $384K
Rank in industry
8 of 16
Medical - Devices
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 115,000 | $44.3B | $385K | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 114,000 | $42.0B | $368K | +0.0% | +4.6% |
| Dec 2023 | 114,000 | $40.1B | $352K | -0.9% | -8.1% |
| Dec 2022 | 115,000 | $43.7B | $380K | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| Dec 2021 | 113,000 | $43.1B | $381K | +3.7% | +24.5% |
| Dec 2020 | 109,000 | $34.6B | $318K | +1.9% | +8.5% |
| Dec 2019 | 107,000 | $31.9B | $298K | +3.9% | +4.3% |
| Dec 2018 | 103,000 | $30.6B | $297K | +4.0% | +11.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 99,000 | $27.4B | $277K | +32.0% | +31.3% |
| Dec 2016 | 75,000 | $20.9B | $278K | — | — |
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Abbott Laboratories against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Medical - Devices.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 17,000 | $8.23B | $484K | Leaner |
| SYK Stryker Corporation | 56,000 | $25.1B | $449K | Efficient growth |
| DXCM DexCom, Inc. | 11,000 | $4.66B | $424K | — |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 115,000 | $44.3B | $385K | Efficient growth |
| GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. | 54,000 | $20.6B | $382K | Efficient growth |
| EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 16,000 | $6.07B | $379K | Efficient growth |
| BSX Boston Scientific Corporation | 59,000 | $20.1B | $340K | Efficient growth |
| BRKR Bruker Corporation | 11,085 | $3.44B | $310K | Leaner |
| ALGN Align Technology, Inc. | 20,290 | $4.03B | $199K | Leaner |
Questions about Abbott Laboratories
- How many employees does Abbott Laboratories have?
- Abbott Laboratories reported 115,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is up 0.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Abbott Laboratories's revenue per employee?
- Abbott Laboratories brought in $44.3B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $385K per employee. That ranks 8 of 16 companies we track in Medical - Devices, where the median is $384K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Abbott Laboratories's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ABT.