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Abbott Laboratories Executive Compensation (FY25)

ABT · Abbott Park, IL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Robert Ford
Median of the other named officers
$6,995,583
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 24, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Robert Ford: $22,777,075 → $24,198,660 (6.2% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 177:1 → 166:1 (6.2% lower)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Abbott Laboratories' chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Ford was paid $24,198,660 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $22,777,075 reported for fiscal 2024, Ford's total was 6.2% higher.
What was Abbott Laboratories' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 90.3% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held April 24, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Abbott Laboratories' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names 3M Company, Becton Dickinson, Boeing, Boston Scientific and Bristol-Myers Squibb, among others.
What is Abbott Laboratories' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 166:1, against median employee compensation of $145,528.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Funck
Former Executive Vice President, Finance
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel Salvadori
Executive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Products
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hubert Allen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Andrea Wainer
Executive Vice President, Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Funck
Former Executive Vice President, Finance
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hubert Allen
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel Salvadori
Executive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Products
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lisa Earnhardt
Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Philip Boudreau
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Funck
Former Executive Vice President, Finance
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Philip Boudreau
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hubert Allen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lisa Earnhardt
Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel Salvadori
Executive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Products
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Philip Boudreau
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lisa Earnhardt
Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hubert Allen
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Christopher Scoggins
Executive Vice President, Diabetes Care
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel Salvadori
Executive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Products
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christopher ScogginsPSU◇—◇———◇
Christopher ScogginsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Daniel SalvadoriOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Daniel SalvadoriPSU◇—◇———◇
Hubert AllenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Hubert AllenPSU◇—◇———◇
Lisa EarnhardtOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Lisa EarnhardtPSU◇—◇———◇
Philip BoudreauOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Philip BoudreauPSU◇—◇———◇
Robert FordPSU◇—◇———◇
Robert FordOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Robert FordRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/21/2029
Option◇—◇2/16/2027
Option◇—◇2/15/2028
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/24/2035
Hubert AllenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2029
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/16/2027
Option◇—◇2/15/2028
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/24/2035
Philip BoudreauOption◇—◇2/24/2035
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇8/31/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Christopher ScogginsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/21/2029
Option◇—◇3/31/2029
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/24/2035
Lisa EarnhardtRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/24/2035
Daniel SalvadoriRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/16/2033
Option◇—◇2/16/2027
Option◇—◇7/20/2027
Option◇—◇2/15/2028
Option◇—◇2/21/2029
Option◇—◇2/20/2030
Option◇—◇2/18/2031
Option◇—◇2/17/2032
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/24/2035
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Christopher Scoggins
Executive Vice President, Diabetes Care · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Daniel Salvadori
Executive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Products · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Lisa Earnhardt
Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Philip Boudreau
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert J. Alpern
◇◇——◇◇◇
Nancy McKinstry
◇◇◇—◇—◇
John G. Stratton
◇◇———◇◇
Sally E. Blount
◇◇——◇◇◇
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot
◇◇———◇◇
Daniel J. Starks
—◇◇———◇
Michael F. Roman
◇◇————◇
Michelle A. Kumbier
◇◇————◇
Paola Gonzalez
◇◇————◇
Darren W. McDew
◇◇————◇
Michael G. O'Grady
—◇◇———◇
Robert B. Ford and Nita Ahuja served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 3M Company MMM
  • Becton Dickinson BDX
  • Boeing BA
  • Boston Scientific BSX
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY
  • Cisco CSCO
  • Danaher Corporation DHR
  • Honeywell International HON
  • Johnson & Johnson JNJ
  • Medtronic MDT
  • Merck MRK
  • Nike NKE
  • PepsiCo PEP
  • Pfizer PFE
  • Procter & Gamble PG
  • Reckitt Benckiser RBGLY
  • Stryker Corporation SYK
  • The Coca-Cola Company KO
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 24, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 26, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 27, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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441 figures on this page: 432 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
432 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-049434
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-26-000064
    2025 Grants of plan based awards · 2025 Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year end · CEO pay ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-040201
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001308179-25-000134
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-054016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001308179-24-000182
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001104659-23-054706
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001308179-23-000247
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-054704
  10. 0001104659-21-054917
  11. 0001104659-20-052424
  12. 0001104659-19-025282
  13. 0001104659-18-028644
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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