ABB Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

ABB has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 30%, while the Electrical industry saw earnings growing at 12.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. ABB's return on equity is 26.4%, and it has net margins of 11.9%.

Key information

30.0%

Earnings growth rate

32.3%

EPS growth rate

Electrical Industry Growth8.6%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity26.4%
Net Margin11.9%
Next Earnings Update30 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ABB makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:ABBS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2432,5053,8755,6051,423
30 Jun 2432,3223,8225,5421,404
31 Mar 2432,2463,6345,5071,373
31 Dec 2332,2353,7695,4741,314
30 Sep 2331,8143,9795,3201,273
30 Jun 2331,2523,4665,2291,231
31 Mar 2330,3402,9445,1061,191
31 Dec 2229,4462,5184,9771,164
30 Sep 2229,1894,0544,9991,162
30 Jun 2228,8114,3394,9511,186
31 Mar 2229,0094,7114,9651,201
31 Dec 2128,9454,6264,9751,217
30 Sep 2128,5602,0554,9971,220
30 Jun 2128,1148865,3401,193
31 Mar 2126,8194945,2111,147
31 Dec 2026,1342865,2091,113
30 Sep 2026,0204575,0231,121
30 Jun 2026,3301,3834,7831,134
31 Mar 2027,3479375,0141,171
31 Dec 1927,9781,0015,3251,197
30 Sep 1928,3059085,3881,192
30 Jun 1928,5088845,4221,180
31 Mar 1928,0681,4505,2521,154
31 Dec 1827,6621,4505,1371,142
30 Sep 1820,4318094,415866
30 Jun 1822,0609914,491954
31 Mar 1823,7831,0274,6721,000
31 Dec 1725,1961,3674,7571,018
30 Sep 1734,0252,2495,3371,329
30 Jun 1733,5562,2255,2331,277
31 Mar 1733,7792,1085,1641,291
31 Dec 1624,9291,1004,531961
30 Sep 1634,0771,6635,2341,318
30 Jun 1634,3411,6885,2441,330
31 Mar 1634,8291,8715,3071,343
31 Dec 1535,4811,9305,3871,368
30 Sep 1536,5852,3935,4871,381
30 Jun 1537,8892,5385,6721,420
31 Mar 1538,9142,5855,8691,464
31 Dec 1439,8302,5706,0671,499
30 Sep 1440,8572,4516,2401,527
30 Jun 1441,5692,5676,2281,521
31 Mar 1441,6042,7016,1521,474
31 Dec 1341,8482,8246,0941,470

Quality Earnings: ABBS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ABBS's current net profit margins (11.9%) are lower than last year (12.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ABBS's earnings have grown significantly by 30% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ABBS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ABBS had negative earnings growth (-2.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electrical industry average (10.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ABBS's Return on Equity (26.4%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 09:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

ABB Ltd is covered by 69 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anders IdborgABG Sundal Collier
Guenther HollfelderBaader Helvea Equity Research
Stefan GächterBaader Helvea Equity Research