Abbott Laboratories (ABT), (founding name: Abbott Alkaloid Company) is a global pharmaceutical company with around 73,000 employees in 150 countries. Abbott was founded in 1888 by Wallace C. Abbott (1857-1921) and is headquartered in Abbott Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
According to Abbott Laboratories's latest financial reports the company's total assets are £58.85 Billion. A company’s total assets is the sum of all current and non-current assets, such as inventories, cash and cash equivalents, properties and equipment.