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Robert Ford

Chairman, President & CEO, Abbott Laboratories

Search every verified Robert Ford interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. On Abbott's Q4 2024 earnings call, Robert Ford described the company's finish to 2024 as "really strong," citing over 10% organic sales growth and 13% EPS growth. He discussed the company's pipeline, including the Volt catheter and PFA technology, and said he felt "good about the business." Ford also commented on tax policy, stating that "most companies pay their fair share" and criticized the Pillar Two legislation as adding $200 million in expense, two-thirds of which he said would be paid to overseas countries. In Q1 2026, Ford said the integration of Exact Sciences was "going very well" and expressed confidence in an acceleration of growth in the second half of the year. He described the CGM market as having "70 to 80 million people" who should be on a CGM globally, with the market currently at "10 to 12" million, and said he was "very bullish" on the market. On the Q2 2026 call, Ford reiterated his bullish outlook on the CGM market, stating there are "75 to 80 million people around the world that could realistically be on a CGM" with only 15 million so far. He also said the company's gross margin expansion efforts allowed it to raise full-year EPS guidance.

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