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First-quarter GAAP diluted EPS of $0.76 ; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.09 First-quarter reported sales growth of 4.
0 percent; organic sales growth of 6.9 percent or 8.3 percent when excluding COVID-19 testing-related sales 1 Reported gross margin of 52.
8 percent of sales; adjusted gross margin of 57.1 percent, which reflects a 140 basis point increase Reported operating margin of 16.3 percent of sales; adjusted operating margin of 21.
0 percent, which reflects a 130 basis point increase ABBOTT PARK , Ill. , April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT ) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 . First-quarter sales increased 4.
0 percent on a reported basis, 6.9 percent on an organic basis, or 8.3 percent when excluding COVID-19 testing-related sales.
First-quarter GAAP diluted EPS of $0.76 and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.09 , which excludes specified items and reflects double-digit growth compared to the prior year.
Abbott reaffirms all previously provided full-year 2025 financial guidance. In March, Abbott obtained CE Mark for its Volt TM PFA System to treat patients battling atrial fibrillation (AFib). With the earlier-than-expected CE Mark, Abbott has begun commercial PFA cases in the EU with physicians who have already gained experience with the Volt PFA System through participation in Abbott's PFA clinical studies.
The company will further expand the use of Volt in EU markets throughout the second half of the year. In March, Abbott announced the initiation of its U.S.
pivotal trial, TECTONIC, to evaluate its investigational Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System in treating severe calcification in coronary arteries prior to implanting a stent. In March, Abbott presented new two-year data from its TRILUMINATE TM pivotal trial that showed Abbott's TriClip TM device significantly reduced the rate of heart failure-related hospitalizations, while continuing to provide a sustained reduction of tricuspid regurgitation and significant improvements in quality of life. Abbott's two new manufacturing and R&D investments in Illinois and Texas , totaling $0.
5 billion , are projected to go live by the end of 2025. "Once again, Abbott's diversified business model delivered top-tier sales and EPS growth," said Robert B. Ford , chairman and chief executive officer, Abbott.
"It is this diversification and execution that allows Abbott to navigate through periods of uncertainty and continually deliver sustainable growth." FIRST-QUARTER BUSINESS OVERVIEW Management believes that measuring sales growth rates on an organic basis, which excludes the impact of foreign exchange and the impact of discontinuing the ZonePerfect ® product line in the Nutrition business, is an appropriate way for investors to best understand the core underlying performance of the business. Note: In order to compute results excluding the impact of exchange rates, current year U.
S. dollar sales are multiplied or divided, as appropriate, by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then those amounts are multiplied or divided, as appropriate, by the prior year average foreign exchange rates. Refer to table titled "Non-GAAP Revenue Reconciliation" for a reconciliation of adjusted historical revenue to reported revenue.
Total company sales increased 4.0 percent on a reported basis, 6.9 percent on an organic basis, or 8.
3 percent when excluding COVID-19 testing-related sales 1 . Worldwide Nutrition sales increased 3.8 percent on a reported basis and 6.
8 percent on an organic basis in the first quarter. In Pediatric Nutrition, global sales increased 3.2 percent on a reported basis and 4.
9 percent on an organic basis. Sales growth in the U.S.
was driven by growth across Abbott's comprehensive portfolio of products designed to meet the unique nutrition needs of infants and children. In Adult Nutrition, global sales increased 4.4 percent on a reported basis and 8.
7 percent on an organic basis, which was led by strong growth of Ensure ® , Abbott's market-leading complete and balanced nutrition brand, and Glucerna ® , Abbott's market-leading brand of products designed to meet the nutritional requirements for people with diabetes. Global Diagnostics sales decreased 7.2 percent on a reported basis, decreased 4.
9 percent on an organic basis, or increased 0.5 percent when excluding COVID-19 testing-related sales 1 . Diagnostics sales growth was impacted by the year-over-year decline in COVID-19 testing-related sales and volume-based procurement programs in China .
COVID-19 testing-related sales were $84 million in the quarter, compared to $204 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Global Core Laboratory Diagnostics sales decreased 2.3 percent on a reported basis and increased 0.
9 percent on an organic basis. Growth in the quarter was impacted by volume-based procurement programs in China. Established Pharmaceuticals sales increased 2.
7 percent on a reported basis and 7.8 percent on an organic basis in the first quarter. Key Emerging Markets include several emerging countries that represent the most attractive long-term growth opportunities for Abbott's branded generics product portfolio.
Sales in these geographies increased 4.0 percent on a reported basis and 9.3 percent on an organic basis, led by double-digit growth in several countries across Asia , Latin America and the Middle East.
Worldwide Medical Devices sales increased 9.9 percent on a reported basis and 12.6 percent on an organic basis in the first quarter.
Sales growth in the quarter was led by Diabetes Care, Structural Heart, Heart Failure and Electrophysiology. Several products contributed to the strong performance, including FreeStyle Libre ® , Navitor ® , TriClip ® , Amplatzer ® Amulet ® , and AVEIR ® . In Diabetes Care, sales of continuous glucose monitors were $1.
7 billion and grew 18.3 percent on a reported basis and 21.6 percent on an organic basis.
ABBOTT'S FINANCIAL GUIDANCE Abbott projects full-year 2025 organic sales growth to be in the range of 7.5% to 8.5%.
Abbott projects full-year 2025 adjusted operating margin to be 23.5% to 24.0% of sales.
Abbott projects full-year 2025 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $5.05 to $5.25 and second-quarter 2025 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.
23 to $1.27 . Abbott has not provided the related GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis for these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures because the company is unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort the timing and impact of certain items such as restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, charges for intangible asset impairments, acquisition-related expenses, and foreign exchange, which could significantly impact Abbott's results in accordance with GAAP.
ABBOTT DECLARES 405 th CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND On Feb. 21, 2025 , the board of directors of Abbott declared the company's quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share.
Abbott's cash dividend is payable May 15, 2025 , to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2025 . Abbott has increased its dividend payout for 53 consecutive years and is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have annually increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. About Abbott: Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life.
Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Connect with us at www.
abbott.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube . Abbott will live-webcast its first-quarter earnings conference call through its Investor Relations website at www.
abbottinvestor.com at 8 a.m.
Central time today. An archived edition of the webcast will be available later in the day. — Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 — A Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Some statements in this news release may be forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Abbott cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect Abbott's operations are discussed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024 , and are incorporated herein by reference.
Abbott undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law. Specified items reflect intangible amortization expense of $420 million and other net expenses of $100 million associated with restructuring actions, costs associated with acquisitions, investment impairment charges and other net expenses. See table titled "Details of Specified Items" for additional details regarding specified items.
Specified items reflect intangible amortization expense of $472 million and other net expenses of $127 million associated with restructuring actions, costs associated with acquisitions, investment impairment charges and other net expenses. See table titled "Details of Specified Items" for additional details regarding specified items. A reconciliation of the first-quarter tax rates for 2025 and 2024 is shown below: SOURCE Abbott.
