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OTC · stock · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus · website · IPO 2001-05-07 · LEI

ABB LTD statistics & valuation

Market cap$157.4B
P / S4.9×
P / B11.2×
Dividend yield1.09%
Net debt$3.6B
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×
Enterprise value USD$161.0B
EV / EBITDA28.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3%
Return on capital21.2%
Graham number -82.4%$18.45

Market cap as of 2026-07-02. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($18.45); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
28.20% 28.60% 30.20% 31.10% 30.90% 31.80% 30.10% 32.70% 33.00% 34.80% 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Operating margin (%)
10.50% 8.60% 7.70% 8.90% 8.00% 6.90% 6.10% 19.80% 11.30% 15.10% 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Return on equity (%)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Shares outstanding
2.31B 2.23B 2.15B 2.15B 2.14B 2.13B 2.12B 2.02B 1.91B 1.87B 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Net debt ($)
$1.92B $2.60B $3.02B $2.56B $4.61B $4.71B $2.69B $1.32B $1.83B $3.64B 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Share buybacks ($)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Return on assets (%)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Free cash flow margin (%)
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Debt / equity (×)
0.44× 0.48× 0.48× 0.46× 0.55× 0.59× 0.37× 0.34× 0.45× 0.54× 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
EPS ($)
$1.13 $0.87 $0.88 $1.03 $1.02 $0.67 $2.43 $2.25 $1.30 $2.01 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ABB LTD trades at about 52.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.7×–33.2×, median 21.1×).

11.7× 52.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.7×–33.2×); dot = today's 52.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015FY2014
Gross margin34.8%33.0%32.7%30.1%31.8%30.9%31.1%30.2%28.6%28.2%
Operating margin15.1%11.3%19.8%6.1%6.9%8.0%8.9%7.7%8.6%10.5%
Debt / equity0.54×0.45×0.34×0.37×0.59×0.55×0.46×0.48×0.48×0.44×
Current ratio1.181.181.201.251.311.191.341.391.441.60

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2023-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.