On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of ABBOTT LABORATORIES — ticker symbol ABT. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025 for ABBOTT LABORATORIES under CIK number 0000001800. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for ABT, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for ABBOTT LABORATORIES based on the past ABT filings our system processed in the past.
27.5
20.1
13.3
11.2
7.6
5.9
5.7
4.8
3.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL?   [ original filing, ABT stockholder letter ]
Total numbers found: 706
Recent share count: 1,734,323,411 (1's column)

= Typical range across full coverage universe
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
706
Normal count compared to other filers, falling within the middle 50%. At this number count, it would take about 7 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
99

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted point upon observing the 4's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
ABT
High score compared to other filers, with ABT falling in the highest 10% of filers.
FLG
XYZ
AIN
AMPS
EONR
NEHC
AGR
ALTG
Check our work! We provide our ABBOTT LABORATORIES Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the ABT filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 194 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1,739,836,465
10,358
1,693
1,386
131
141
127
111
1,778
1,436
1,325
1,225
1,739,206
1,740,203
1,747,220
1,749,652
1,431
1,325
1,225
1
1,814
119
1,686
1,654
12,486
12,082
10,932
10,658
16,836
16,459
1,167
1,701
1,032
1,024
1,500
13,004
14,157
12,736
12,625
1,000,000
1,995,858,606
1,991,472,630
16,612
16,844
1,991,472,630
1,987,883,852
1,906,147
1,995,858,606
1,989,789,999
16,844
15,981
182,716
186,276
16,612
15,761
1,325
1,225
1,033
162
192
16
1,325
1,225
151
1,417
1,025
1
127
1
1,001
134
1,026
1,176
1,084
1,260
1,260
1,226
1,226
1,041
1,009
1,105
1,059
1,191
1,190
1,177
1,205
122
129
100
142
139
1,183
1,283
176
181
1,079
1,827
1,569
10,358
17
132
1.3
1.2
11
152
109
1,376
13
1,372
119
16.9
1.7
1.5
1.2
13
13
12
118
1,426,812
1,035
1.0
16.2
1.2
1.0
1
19
106
147
137
112
188
127
18
13,242
12,975
14,125
13,710
188
188
131
131
1
1
188
188
188
1,112
1,112
1,431
1,372
1
1
131
131
10
10
10
122
118
16
15
100
17
16
10
192
1,260
1,226
1,124
1,088
1,152
1,188
151
155
1,598
1,547
1,287
1,178
1,609
1,360
10,355
10,358
139
1,778
1,436
126
129
135
123
156
135
10,034
18,120
18,165
We found 142 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
2,959
211
210
2,343
2,570
23,153
23,656
23,418
22,740
23,359
23,108
2,400,000,000
25,125
25,153
256,021,416
259,774,639
253
237
25,153
24,869
239
25,125
24,726
259,774,639
253,807,494
256
242
24
22
256,021,416
250,155,515
237
224
253
233
289
262
255
28
280
226
287
2,055
24
295
295
298
298
2,146
2,068
214
260
2,054
2,214
281
271
291
299
269
262
237
268
254
282
295
233
282
228
226
2,339
2,556
2,034
2,419
235
255
280
225
247
23
259
210
2
2
27
23.4
23.1
2.6
285
251
27.3
27.1
21.8
21.3
23,554,185
20,335,604
2.95
2.2
243
29
24
24
212
212
212
212
2,096
2,096
2,316
2,278
25
278
262
2
2
235
280
28
25
200
298
267
2,146
2,068
2,054
2,214
2,606
2,460
2,660
2,478
28
289
23
24
29
279
279
25,957
24,641
25,957
24,641
29,620
29,755
We found 94 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
3,061
32
386
30
30
327
312
351
3,700
303
322
3,935,939
3,838,255
37,554
38,011
327
336
333
304
398
36
36
367
364
332
310
399
304
330
318
339
305
3
3
3
3
3,846
335
333
301
386
30
386
30
3.5
34
34
30
30
32
354,001
391
39
3
34
335
335
333
333
390
390
311
311
311
323
323
390
390
323
391
38
38
38
35
30
3
351
334
394
377
392
397
359
368
3
3
304
33
3,448
3,087
39
360
336
333
4's 5's 6's
We found 79 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
4,468
4,463
420
472
453
4
40
489
449
439
4,063
4,214
4,195
485
47,715
47,261
48,811
47,664
49,064
47,901
4,385,976
47,261
47,715
489
420
472
410
436
484
470
425
453
495
40
42
42
41
481
442
435
45
4,895
4,453
4,168
423
41
4
4
4,240,698
48
48
48
499
48
48
4
495
417
443
440
42
41
474
4,895
4,453
401
4,443
4,407
49
420
472
45
42
4,635
4,404
403
49
463
409
We found 54 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
550
55
581
5,600
5,143
594
506
570
552
59
55
588
514
585
562
587
577
515
52
589
5.7
55
568
572
553
550
550
55
581
50
583
51
583
572
572
553
553
51
51
59
59
59
51
51
59
54
569
584
52
52
576
551
57
54
We found 42 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
684
6,892
6,955
611
6,532
6,925
6,639
6,194
6,261
6,647
6,644
6,731
6
612
6,896
6,532
6,284
695
613
629
68
689
6,190
6,118
601
6,504
611
64
68
6,955
6,890
6
612
612
61
6
6
646
616
66
61
60
7's 8's 9's
We found 40 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
716
7
76
70
76
70
7,505
7,417
7,906
7,616
7,327
7,417
7,906
7,906
7,839
7,417
748
7,616
738
741
77
710
748
7,505
7
784
790
7.0
75
765
714
7
77
75
73
79
73
7,840
7,678
7,751
We found 34 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
8,665
8,578
82
80
8,014
898
890
840
886
81,448
81,414
81,448
81,414
87
8,166
8
878
845
895
82
87
871
886
8
86
88.86
83.51
82
872
88
87
8,853
81,448
81,414
We found 27 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
9,964
9,449
91
907
960
9
957
965
965
928
928
955
98
931
980
9,964
99
907
91
96
999
94
92
9,961
9,964
96
9,472
While the above ABT 10Q Filed 4/30/2025 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older ABBOTT LABORATORIES filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10Q Filed 4/30/2025 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical ABT 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

27.5
20.1
13.3
11.2
7.6
5.9
5.7
4.8
3.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 706

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
28.0
20.9
9.6
9.9
7.7
7.1
5.8
5.0
6.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 81
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 991

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
31.4
19.3
12.7
8.6
6.4
5.6
5.4
6.4
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 95
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 980

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.3
18.6
13.0
9.8
7.2
6.7
6.3
5.9
3.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 97
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,543

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
26.1
22.0
13.8
8.0
7.7
5.6
5.6
7.5
3.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 83
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 640

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.6
21.6
11.4
8.2
6.6
6.4
6.0
4.5
5.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,012

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
27.0
21.2
12.7
9.0
8.2
6.2
4.8
6.3
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,002

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
30.9
17.5
11.9
10.0
8.3
6.7
6.3
5.0
3.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 100
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,575

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.5
20.1
11.9
8.9
6.2
7.2
4.6
5.4
6.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 70
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 628

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
28.4
22.1
9.4
10.6
7.5
5.8
6.1
5.2
4.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 89
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 975

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.8
19.7
12.2
7.0
8.0
6.1
5.7
6.3
5.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 88
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 984

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
27.6
18.3
13.0
10.1
8.8
6.2
6.8
5.3
3.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 97
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,570

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.5
19.4
12.5
8.3
7.9
5.4
6.3
6.3
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 630

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
30.3
20.1
12.2
7.9
7.6
5.8
5.7
4.7
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 94
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,003

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.6
19.4
10.6
11.0
6.0
6.5
6.7
4.5
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 61
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 988

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
30.9
17.8
12.8
9.8
7.3
6.0
6.3
5.9
3.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 97
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,535

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.0
22.9
12.3
8.2
6.6
5.5
5.5
5.3
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 620

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
28.6
21.8
9.8
10.2
7.5
5.6
5.7
6.3
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 78
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 978

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
29.4
20.4
13.0
8.6
8.2
5.9
5.2
4.8
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,010

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
28.8
17.7
13.1
10.7
8.2
6.2
6.3
4.5
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,613

= Typical ABT range from 7/29/2020 to 4/30/2025
 

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