ABB Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
ABB is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.75% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.7%
Dividend yield
1.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 44% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
ABB Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 01ABB: Premium Transformation Story
Jan 15ABB: A Counterintuitive Top Pick For 2023
Dec 25ABB Has Rebuilt Belief In Its Execution, But Macro Is Getting More Challenging
Nov 01ABB Q3 Earnings Preview
Oct 19ABB to offload remaining 19.9% stake in Hitachi Energy joint venture to Hitachi
Sep 30ABB: Turbulent Waters May Be Giving Way To A Strong Second Half
Sep 13ABB: Thoughts On The Accelleron Spin-Off
Sep 06ABB to spin off its Accelleron turbocharging business with 1-for-20 shares
Jul 20ABB join forces Red Hat to deliver digital solutions across industrial edge and hybrid cloud
Jul 12ABB: The Story Is Getting More Exciting, And The Valuation More Reasonable
Jun 29ABB Ltd: Bearish Trend Now Gaining Traction
Apr 18ABB: Stable Prospects
Mar 14ABB Undervalued As The Next Phase Of Its Evolution Begins
Feb 15ABB: Eyeing Up A Potential Short Trade
Jan 30ABB: It's Time To Take Profits
Oct 23Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: ABBN.Y's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ABBN.Y's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| ABB Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ABBN.Y) | 1.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Electrical) | 1.0% |
| Analyst forecast (ABBN.Y) (up to 3 years) | 2.0% |
Notable Dividend: ABBN.Y's dividend (1.75%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: ABBN.Y's dividend (1.75%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.81%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (44.3%), ABBN.Y's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (48.3%), ABBN.Y's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/25 01:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
ABB Ltd is covered by 70 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| null null | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Stefan Gächter | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Guenther Hollfelder | Baader Helvea Equity Research |