Abbott Laboratories

Summary

Abbott Laboratories is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,433 views/month, #228 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of United States^[3].
• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of DE^[4].
• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of CA^[5].
• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of RU^[6].
• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of PH^[7].
• Abbott Laboratories is in the country of ES^[8].
• Abbott Laboratories's instance of is recorded as business^[9].
• Abbott Laboratories's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[10].
• Abbott Laboratories's instance of is recorded as Indian medical surgical planning and 3D printing company^[11].
• Abbott Laboratories's instance of is recorded as public company^[12].
• Abbott Laboratories is owned by The Vanguard Group^[13].
• Abbott Laboratories is owned by BlackRock^[14].
• Wallace Calvin Abbott is named after Abbott Laboratories^[15].
• Abbott Laboratories was followed by AbbVie^[16].
• Abbott Laboratories's headquarters location is recorded as North Chicago^[17].
• Abbott Laboratories's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert B. Ford^[18].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott Spain^[19].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott (Canada)^[20].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott Japan^[21].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott (South Korea)^[22].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott (Germany)^[23].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott (United Kingdom)^[24].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH^[25].
• Abbott Laboratories's child organization or unit is recorded as Abbott (Chile)^[26].
• Abbott Laboratories is part of S&P 500^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): HQD377W2YR662HK5JX27^[28]

• Registered legal name: Abbott Laboratories^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-IL^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): AZUK^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1900-03-06^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-09-13^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-09-02^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-10-01^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000608^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 08142220^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1888^[43], 2012-05-02^[44], 2005-05-12^[45], 2007-01-23^[46], 1949-10-14^[47], and 1968-12-01^[48]. Abbott Laboratories's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[49].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[27], a stock market index^[50], in United States^[51] and S&P 100^[52], a stock market index^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1976^[55]. Abbott Laboratories was followed by AbbVie^[16].

Leadership

Abbott Laboratories's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert B. Ford^[18]. Directors / managers include Miles D. White^[56] and Robert B. Ford^[57].

Operations

Abbott Laboratories's headquarters location is recorded as North Chicago^[17]. Subsidiaries include Abbott Spain^[19]; Abbott (Canada)^[20], a business^[58], in Canada^[59], headquartered in Montreal^[60]; Abbott Japan^[21], a business^[61], in Japan^[62], founded in 2003^[63], headquartered in Tokyo^[64]; Abbott (South Korea)^[22], a business^[65], in South Korea^[66], founded in 1888^[67], headquartered in Seoul^[68]; Abbott (Germany)^[23], a business^[69], in Germany^[70], founded in 1888^[71], headquartered in Wiesbaden^[72]; and Abbott (United Kingdom)^[24], a business^[73], in United Kingdom^[74], founded in 1937^[75], headquartered in Maidenhead^[76].

Industry

Abbott Laboratories's industry is recorded as medical technology industry^[77].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[13], a business^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1975^[80], headquartered in Malvern^[81] and BlackRock^[14], a company^[82], in United States^[83], founded in 1988^[84], headquartered in New York City^[85]. Abbott Laboratories's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[86].

Why It Matters

Abbott Laboratories ranks in the top 0.77% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,433 views/month, #228 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[87] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[88]