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Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 24%
Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -12%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 172x
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 35%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 33%, CFO LTM is 21 Bil, FCF LTM is 20 Bil
  
2 Attractive yield
Dividend Yield is 2.8%
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 26%
  
4 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Biotechnology & Genomics, Precision Medicine, and Aging Population & Chronic Disease. Themes include Advanced Diagnostics, Show more.
  
0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 24%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 35%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 33%, CFO LTM is 21 Bil, FCF LTM is 20 Bil
2 Attractive yield
Dividend Yield is 2.8%
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 26%
4 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Biotechnology & Genomics, Precision Medicine, and Aging Population & Chronic Disease. Themes include Advanced Diagnostics, Show more.
5 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -12%
6 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 172x

Valuation, Metrics & Events

ABBV Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

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The stock of AbbVie (ABBV) experienced significant movement between August 31, 2025, and December 5, 2025, driven by several key factors.

1. Strong Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results: AbbVie reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.86, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.77. The company's revenue also exceeded expectations, reaching $15.78 billion, a 9.1% increase year-over-year. This strong financial performance was largely attributed to robust sales of its newer immunology drugs, Skyrizi and Rinvoq.

2. Raised Full-Year 2025 EPS Guidance: Following the strong third-quarter results, AbbVie raised its adjusted diluted EPS guidance for the full year 2025 to a range of $10.61-$10.65, up from the previous guidance of $10.38-$10.58. This upward revision signaled confidence in the company's future performance and was a positive indicator for investors.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ABBV Return28%32%24%-0%19%33%231%
Peers Return3%20%29%9%11%22%138%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%17%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
ABBV Win Rate58%75%67%50%67%60% 
Peers Win Rate50%47%62%45%55%54% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
ABBV Max Drawdown-26%-3%-2%-16%0%-4% 
Peers Max Drawdown-19%-7%-8%-16%-12%-14% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: LLY, MRK, AMGN, GILD, BMY. See ABBV Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/4/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventABBVS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-23.3%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven30.4%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven495 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-34.0%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven51.6%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven99 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-48.9%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven95.6%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven847 days120 days

Compare to LLY, MRK, AMGN, GILD, BMY


In The Past

AbbVie's stock fell -23.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 4/8/2022. A -23.3% loss requires a 30.4% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CRL_11142025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11142025CRLCharles River Laboratories InternationalDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
10.0%10.0%-3.7%
GDRX_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11142025GDRXGoodRxDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
-7.7%-7.7%-11.8%
ASTH_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11142025ASTHAstrana HealthDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
6.9%6.9%-5.5%
SGRY_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11142025SGRYSurgery PartnersDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
11.5%11.5%-1.4%
TFX_11072025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11072025TFXTeleflexDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
8.9%8.9%-5.1%
ABBV_4302022_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%04302022ABBVAbbVieQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
2.5%6.9%-7.8%
ABBV_10312018_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield10312018ABBVAbbVieDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.9%8.0%-15.8%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CRL_11142025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11142025CRLCharles River Laboratories InternationalDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
10.0%10.0%-3.7%
GDRX_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11142025GDRXGoodRxDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
-7.7%-7.7%-11.8%
ASTH_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11142025ASTHAstrana HealthDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
6.9%6.9%-5.5%
SGRY_11142025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11142025SGRYSurgery PartnersDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
11.5%11.5%-1.4%
TFX_11072025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11072025TFXTeleflexDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
8.9%8.9%-5.1%
ABBV_4302022_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%04302022ABBVAbbVieQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
2.5%6.9%-7.8%
ABBV_10312018_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield10312018ABBVAbbVieDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.9%8.0%-15.8%

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Financials

ABBVLLYMRKAMGNGILDBMYMedian
NameAbbVie Eli LillyMerck Amgen Gilead S.Bristol-. 
Mkt Price229.001,012.30101.02341.52123.5152.06176.26
Mkt Cap405.1908.9252.0183.7153.5106.0217.9
Rev LTM59,64453,25864,23535,97129,08648,03450,646
Op Inc LTM14,36622,88222,3918,67111,15111,42012,893
FCF LTM19,684-5013,04911,5399,16215,30212,294
FCF 3Y Avg20,012-15613,6859,0678,81513,59811,332
CFO LTM20,86010,93817,06513,1269,66716,62114,874
CFO 3Y Avg20,9627,23017,50610,3229,36414,84612,584

Growth & Margins

ABBVLLYMRKAMGNGILDBMYMedian
NameAbbVie Eli LillyMerck Amgen Gilead S.Bristol-. 
Rev Chg LTM7.4%36.8%1.7%10.6%2.8%1.3%5.1%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.2%23.4%2.9%11.2%2.3%1.0%2.6%
Rev Chg Q9.1%37.6%3.7%12.4%3.0%2.8%6.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.3%8.7%1.0%3.0%0.8%0.7%1.6%
Op Mgn LTM24.1%43.0%34.9%24.1%38.3%23.8%29.5%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg27.0%35.6%23.7%25.4%39.2%19.0%26.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.6%1.8%3.7%0.6%0.9%2.9%1.4%
CFO/Rev LTM35.0%20.5%26.6%36.5%33.2%34.6%33.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg37.0%17.8%28.2%32.7%33.1%31.7%32.2%
FCF/Rev LTM33.0%-0.1%20.3%32.1%31.5%31.9%31.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg35.3%0.5%22.0%28.8%31.2%29.0%28.9%

Valuation

ABBVLLYMRKAMGNGILDBMYMedian
NameAbbVie Eli LillyMerck Amgen Gilead S.Bristol-. 
Mkt Cap405.1908.9252.0183.7153.5106.0217.9
P/S6.912.83.34.24.81.94.5
P/EBIT90.338.59.113.712.79.213.2
P/E171.749.511.021.817.115.219.4
P/CFO19.762.512.311.614.45.513.3
Total Yield3.4%2.7%13.0%7.9%8.8%12.0%8.4%
Dividend Yield2.8%0.7%3.9%3.3%2.9%5.4%3.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg6.2%0.1%5.5%5.9%8.0%13.2%6.1%
D/E0.20.10.20.40.20.60.2
Net D/E0.20.10.10.30.10.40.1

Returns

ABBVLLYMRKAMGNGILDBMYMedian
NameAbbVie Eli LillyMerck Amgen Gilead S.Bristol-. 
1M Rtn6.1%11.8%20.5%15.9%0.4%14.2%13.0%
3M Rtn8.3%36.5%21.4%22.8%10.3%13.0%17.2%
6M Rtn24.1%32.7%32.7%20.8%13.4%11.8%22.4%
12M Rtn34.3%22.9%3.3%26.7%38.9%-6.4%24.8%
3Y Rtn55.9%180.7%0.4%31.9%56.3%-26.3%43.9%
1M Excs Rtn4.8%10.5%19.2%14.7%-0.9%12.9%11.7%
3M Excs Rtn2.7%33.6%14.6%15.4%2.3%6.1%10.4%
6M Excs Rtn8.6%17.3%17.3%5.3%-2.2%-3.7%6.9%
12M Excs Rtn17.0%14.1%-9.3%13.4%21.8%-22.3%13.8%
3Y Excs Rtn-11.8%111.7%-71.9%-40.3%-13.5%-98.2%-26.9%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Humira14,40421,23720,69419,83219,169
Skyrizi7,7635,1652,9391,590355
Rinvoq3,9692,5221,65173147
Imbruvica3,5964,5685,4085,3144,674
All other3,0354,1375,0192,9232,068
Botox Therapeutic2,9912,7192,4511,387 
Vraylar2,7592,0381,728951 
Botox Cosmetic2,6822,6152,2321,112 
Venclexta2,2882,0091,8201,337792
Mavyret1,4301,5411,7101,8302,893
Juvederm Collection1,3781,4281,535718 
Creon1,2681,2781,1911,1141,041
Other Aesthetics1,2341,2901,466760 
Linzess/Constella1,1081,0351,038667 
Ubrelvy815680552125 
Other Eye Care8037471,169693 
Ozurdex472428   
Duodopa468458511494461
Restasis4366661,290787 
Lumigan/Ganfort432514579378 
Qulipta408158   
Other Neuroscience276475685539 
Alphagan/Combigan272346529326 
Epkinly310   
Elahere0    
Lo Loestrin   356 
Lupron   752887
Orilissa/Oriahnn   12593
Other Women's Health   192 
Synthroid   771786
Total54,31858,05456,19745,80433,266


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity18,724,102
Short Interest: % Change Since 10312025-0.9%
Average Daily Volume6,259,695
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.99
Basic Shares Quantity1,769,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.1%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251104202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025804202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025509202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024214202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241104202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024807202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024503202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023220202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231106202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023807202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023505202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022217202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221104202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022506202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021218202210-K 12/31/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Donoghoe NicholasEVP, CHIEF BUS/STRAT OFFICER8072025Sell198.273,234641,23913,543,427Form
1Reents Scott TEVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER3182025Sell212.3417,6443,746,5272,458,260Form
2Buckbee Kevin KSVP, CONTROLLER2282025Sell203.402,684545,9262,572,196Form
3RICHMOND TIMOTHY J.EVP, CHIEF HR OFFICER2282025Sell202.061,400282,88410,222,417Form
4Siatis Perry CEVP, GC AND SECRETARY2242025Sell197.401,784352,1625,206,425Form