ABT
StockAbbott Laboratories
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Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Abbott Laboratories is 18.7% off its high — deeper than its 4.4% average pullback, but it has been through 297 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: Abbott Laboratories's P/S Severity Score is 0.1 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Elevated
Current Drawdown
-18.7%
Days in Drawdown
528
Avg Max Drawdown
4.4%
Avg Length
46
Drawdown Severity Score™
4.0
ABT - Price & High Water Mark
ABT - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 27, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within ABT's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Abbott Laboratories has been cheaper on this measure only about 68% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Abbott Laboratories has been cheaper on this measure only about 73% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Abbott Laboratories is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-28, the stock is trading at $112.45, which represents a 18.7% decline from its all-time high of $138.33. This drawdown has persisted for 528 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Abbott Laboratories typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.4% in depth, with an average duration of 46 days. Abbott Laboratories has gone through 297 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Abbott Laboratories was 45.7%, beginning in 2002. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1151 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Abbott Laboratories currently stands at 3.96. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Abbott Laboratories's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 297 tracked pullbacks (67 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | Ongoing | 528 days | -18.7% | $138.33 | $112.45 | n/a |
| 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-28 | 2 days | -0.1% | $134.13 | $134.04 | $136.15 |
| 2021-12-28 | 2025-02-20 | 1151 days | -33.9% | $131.24 | $86.78 | $131.38 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-22 | 3 days | -1.6% | $127.21 | $125.23 | $128.95 |
| 2021-12-14 | 2021-12-16 | 3 days | -2.2% | $126.14 | $123.34 | $126.26 |
| 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-09 | 3 days | -0.1% | $122.90 | $122.81 | $122.96 |
| 2021-11-17 | 2021-12-06 | 20 days | -4.9% | $121.43 | $115.49 | $122.90 |
| 2021-11-05 | 2021-11-15 | 11 days | -3.7% | $119.76 | $115.39 | $120.09 |
| 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-04 | 3 days | -1.0% | $119.63 | $118.48 | $119.76 |
| 2021-09-09 | 2021-10-29 | 51 days | -10.5% | $119.28 | $106.77 | $119.58 |
| 2021-09-07 | 2021-09-08 | 2 days | -0.4% | $119.17 | $118.66 | $119.28 |
| 2021-02-16 | 2021-09-01 | 197 days | -17.2% | $117.63 | $97.40 | $117.74 |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-05 | 5 days | -3.1% | $113.37 | $109.84 | $113.78 |
| 2021-01-27 | 2021-01-28 | 2 days | -0.4% | $105.24 | $104.84 | $110.44 |
| 2020-11-09 | 2021-01-25 | 78 days | -7.1% | $104.54 | $97.14 | $105.24 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-11-04 | 69 days | -9.3% | $101.34 | $91.90 | $101.90 |
| 2020-07-30 | 2020-08-26 | 28 days | -3.4% | $93.36 | $90.20 | $93.97 |
| 2020-07-24 | 2020-07-29 | 6 days | -1.9% | $91.81 | $90.10 | $93.36 |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-22 | 3 days | -1.1% | $90.38 | $89.41 | $91.23 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-07-17 | 88 days | -10.9% | $88.89 | $79.19 | $90.38 |
| 2020-01-23 | 2020-04-16 | 84 days | -31.6% | $82.98 | $56.74 | $87.08 |
| 2019-07-24 | 2020-01-16 | 177 days | -11.5% | $79.50 | $70.33 | $79.74 |
| 2019-07-19 | 2019-07-22 | 4 days | -0.3% | $78.62 | $78.38 | $78.90 |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019-07-17 | 6 days | -2.7% | $76.55 | $74.50 | $76.83 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-07-11 | 7 days | -0.6% | $76.44 | $75.95 | $76.55 |
| 2019-06-24 | 2019-07-03 | 10 days | -2.4% | $75.86 | $74.04 | $76.44 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-18 | 5 days | -0.3% | $73.45 | $73.23 | $74.45 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-12 | 2 days | -0.2% | $72.54 | $72.40 | $73.14 |
| 2019-03-22 | 2019-06-06 | 77 days | -8.6% | $71.16 | $65.05 | $71.48 |
| 2019-03-20 | 2019-03-21 | 2 days | -0.0% | $71.08 | $71.06 | $71.16 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-03-19 | 2 days | -1.3% | $70.99 | $70.07 | $71.08 |
| 2019-03-05 | 2019-03-13 | 8 days | -2.5% | $69.88 | $68.12 | $69.88 |
| 2019-02-26 | 2019-02-27 | 2 days | -0.1% | $68.32 | $68.22 | $68.65 |
| 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-22 | 2 days | -0.5% | $67.15 | $66.79 | $67.67 |
| 2019-02-19 | 2019-02-20 | 2 days | -0.3% | $66.89 | $66.67 | $67.15 |
| 2019-02-13 | 2019-02-15 | 3 days | -1.5% | $66.72 | $65.75 | $66.89 |
| 2018-12-04 | 2019-02-12 | 71 days | -11.7% | $65.71 | $58.01 | $66.72 |
| 2018-10-02 | 2018-11-30 | 60 days | -9.3% | $65.31 | $59.23 | $65.52 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-19 | 6 days | -1.2% | $60.36 | $59.63 | $60.36 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2018-09-13 | 15 days | -1.9% | $59.15 | $58.01 | $60.36 |
| 2018-08-28 | 2018-08-29 | 2 days | -0.1% | $58.90 | $58.85 | $59.15 |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018-08-22 | 27 days | -3.4% | $57.86 | $55.89 | $57.87 |
| 2018-07-19 | 2018-07-25 | 7 days | -2.4% | $57.06 | $55.69 | $57.48 |
| 2018-06-07 | 2018-07-18 | 42 days | -4.8% | $55.74 | $53.06 | $57.06 |
| 2018-03-13 | 2018-06-06 | 86 days | -9.5% | $55.54 | $50.26 | $55.74 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2018-03-09 | 40 days | -11.3% | $55.37 | $49.12 | $55.52 |
| 2018-01-23 | 2018-01-24 | 2 days | -0.6% | $52.01 | $51.71 | $53.88 |
| 2018-01-12 | 2018-01-17 | 6 days | -0.9% | $51.46 | $51.02 | $51.50 |
| 2018-01-08 | 2018-01-11 | 4 days | -0.3% | $51.25 | $51.11 | $51.46 |
| 2018-01-04 | 2018-01-05 | 2 days | -0.2% | $51.19 | $51.11 | $51.25 |
| 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-02 | 6 days | -0.7% | $49.93 | $49.59 | $51.08 |
| 2015-07-24 | 2017-06-22 | 700 days | -28.2% | $42.16 | $30.29 | $42.37 |
| 2013-05-29 | 2013-11-19 | 175 days | -14.3% | $30.34 | $26.01 | $30.71 |
| 2012-10-17 | 2013-02-14 | 121 days | -12.8% | $27.01 | $23.55 | $27.20 |
| 2008-09-17 | 2011-10-20 | 1129 days | -28.9% | $19.42 | $13.80 | $19.60 |
| 2008-01-17 | 2008-09-16 | 243 days | -16.4% | $19.39 | $16.22 | $19.42 |
| 2007-05-21 | 2007-12-10 | 204 days | -15.3% | $18.72 | $15.85 | $18.78 |
| 2005-07-13 | 2006-08-15 | 399 days | -23.8% | $14.97 | $11.41 | $15.05 |
| 2002-02-01 | 2005-01-07 | 1072 days | -45.7% | $13.94 | $7.58 | $14.07 |
| 2000-11-30 | 2001-11-30 | 366 days | -24.2% | $13.19 | $10.00 | $13.24 |
| 1999-04-26 | 2000-10-27 | 551 days | -43.3% | $12.20 | $6.92 | $12.23 |
| 1998-07-15 | 1998-09-23 | 71 days | -14.6% | $10.28 | $8.79 | $10.40 |
| 1997-07-07 | 1997-12-03 | 150 days | -14.3% | $7.66 | $6.57 | $7.70 |
| 1995-06-23 | 1995-09-19 | 89 days | -12.8% | $4.53 | $3.95 | $4.54 |
| 1992-01-02 | 1994-11-10 | 1044 days | -30.8% | $3.39 | $2.35 | $3.39 |
| 1990-07-18 | 1990-12-04 | 140 days | -20.3% | $2.16 | $1.72 | $2.16 |
| 1987-03-25 | 1989-07-27 | 855 days | -35.2% | $1.49 | $0.97 | $1.53 |
| 1986-07-02 | 1987-01-27 | 210 days | -22.9% | $1.20 | $0.92 | $1.21 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is trading at $112.45 as of Aug 28, 2026. It is 18.7% below its high of $138.33. The drawdown has lasted 528 days. Severity score: 4.0 (Elevated).
ABT Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$112.45
High-water mark
$138.33
Current drawdown
-18.7%
Days in drawdown
528
This ABT page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Abbott Laboratories drawdowns.
What History Says About ABT
Abbott Laboratories has dropped 25%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 823 days with an average max drop of -34.7%.
The current drawdown of -18.7% has lasted 528 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2002 to Jan 2005 | -45.7% | 1072 days |
| Apr 1999 to Oct 2000 | -43.3% | 551 days |
| Mar 1987 to Jul 1989 | -35.2% | 855 days |
| Dec 2021 to Feb 2025 | -33.9% | 1151 days |
| Jan 2020 to Apr 2020 | -31.6% | 84 days |
| Jan 1992 to Nov 1994 | -30.8% | 1044 days |
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