ABBOTT LABORATORIES acquires Exact Sciences Corporation

ABBOTT LABORATORIES acquired Exact Sciences Corporation for approximately $21 billion equity value (about $23 billion including net debt), a transaction completed in March 2026, structured as all cash.

Exact Sciences Corporation operates in Diagnostics — cancer screening & precision oncology, is based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Exact Sciences is a leader in large and fast-growing cancer screening and precision oncology diagnostics, best known for the Cologuard colorectal cancer screening test and the Oncotype DX cancer recurrence assays.

Establishes Abbott as a leader in fast-growing cancer screening and diagnostics segments and advances Abbott's presence in oncology, one of the largest areas of unmet medical need.

Leadership position in cancer screening with the Cologuard franchise and a precision-oncology portfolio in a large, fast-growing diagnostics segment. Integrated into Abbott's Diagnostics business