Earnings Outlook For Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories ABT is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2023-01-25. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Abbott Laboratories will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.92.

Abbott Laboratories bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.21, which was followed by a 2.96% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Abbott Laboratories's past performance and the resulting price change: