Abbott Laboratories (ABT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert B. Ford, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $24.2M in 2025, up 6% from $22.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 166:1, on median employee pay of $145,528.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$24.2M+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
166:1median $145,528
CEO pay in equity
73%$17.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
1-Year TSR
13%Exceeding peer group median of 7%
3-Year TSR
21%Exceeding peer group median of 6%
5-Year TSR
25%Exceeding peer group median of 17%
Capital Returned
$5BReturned to shareholders in 2025

How Ford was paid

$24.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards36%Option awards36%Non-equity incentive8%Pension and deferred comp9%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert B. FordChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$24,198,660
Philip P. BoudreauExecutive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer$9,090,636
Lisa D. EarnhardtExecutive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices$8,069,724
Daniel G. SalvadoriExecutive Vice President and Group President, Established Pharmaceuticals$6,534,285
Christopher J. ScogginsExecutive Vice President, Diabetes Care$6,601,667
Hubert L. AllenFormer Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$6,995,583

What changed and why

  • $24.2MIn 2025, CEO total compensation increased to $24,198,660 compared to $22,777,075 in the prior fiscal year.
  • 13%Abbott delivered a one-year total shareholder return of 13% for 2025.
  • $5BThe company returned $5 billion to shareholders in 2025 and increased its dividend by 6.8%.
  • Annual incentives are based on financial, strategic, talent, and succession results.
  • Long-term incentives consist entirely of performance-based stock and option awards.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.