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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About AbbVie (ABBV) Q3 Earnings

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AbbVie (ABBV - Free Report) reported $17.4 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.3%. EPS of $3.82 for the same period compares to $1.86 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $17.37 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.74, the EPS surprise was +2.14%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how AbbVie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- Humira- International: $311 million versus $305.73 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16.8% change.
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- Humira- U.S.: $372 million versus $389.07 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -39.9% change.
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- International: $1.85 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.87 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.1%.
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- Rinvoq- International: $782 million versus $796.75 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +25.1% change.
  • Net Revenue- Oncology- Venclexta- Total: $803 million versus $793.45 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.6% change.
  • Net Revenue- Neuroscience- Vraylar- Total: $1.07 billion versus $1.08 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.4% change.
  • Net Revenue- Neuroscience- Vyalev- Total: $286 million compared to the $282.51 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +107.3% year over year.
  • Net Revenue- Neuroscience- Total: $3.39 billion compared to the $3.29 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.3% year over year.
  • Net Revenue- Oncology- Elahere- Total: $224 million compared to the $218.19 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +31.8% year over year.
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- Total: $9.17 billion compared to the $9.15 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.2% year over year.
  • Net Revenue- Oncology- Total: $1.7 billion versus $1.68 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.8% change.
  • Net Revenue- Immunology- Rinvoq- Total: $2.71 billion compared to the $2.73 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.9% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for AbbVie here>>>

Shares of AbbVie have returned +11.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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