Abbott Laboratories (ABT), (founding name: Abbott Alkaloid Company) is a global pharmaceutical company with around 73,000 employees in 150 countries. Abbott was founded in 1888 by Wallace C. Abbott (1857-1921) and is headquartered in Abbott Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
According to Abbott Laboratories's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current number of shares outstanding is 1,736,599,451. At the end of 2025 the company had 1,736,599,451 shares outstanding. The number of outstanding shares is usually impacted by stock plits and shares buy back.