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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001448074</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
    </headerData>

     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0000001800</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>ABBOTT LABORATORIES</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-02189</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD</com:street1>
                				<com:city>ABBOTT PARK</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>IL</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>60064</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>224-667-6100</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Robert  J. Alpern</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>
                                                                                                    <relationshipToIssuer>Retired Director</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Janney Montgomery Scott LLC</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>555 Long Warf Drive </com:street1>
                				<com:street2>11th Floor</com:street2>
                				<com:city>New Haven</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>CT</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>06511</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>7587</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>646791</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>1741812429</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>05/15/2026</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>04/24/2026</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSUs Paid In Shares</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7587</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>05/15/2026</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>


     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert J. Alpern</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>100 Abbott Park Road</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Abbott Park</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>IL</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>60064</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>04/27/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>29211</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>2703457</grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>


        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>05/15/2026</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ Robert J. Alpern by Aaron N. Rice , Attorney-in-Fact</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
