ABB

Company Overview

ABB Ltd. is a technology, electrification, and automation company. It is organized into the following segments based on products and services: electrification, motion, process automation, robotics, and discrete automation. The remaining operations are included in the corporate and other categories.

ABB’s robotics and discrete automation business offers microfactories, robotics, machine automation, and factory automation solutions. It operates in approximately 100 countries across three regions. As of December 2023, ABB had a portfolio of roughly 26,000 pending patent applications and granted patents, of which approximately 5,700 are pending. The portfolio includes approximately 3,600 utility models and design rights, of which 170 are pending applications.

ABB plans to spin off its robotics division in its entirety. It is planning to propose this to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting in 2026. If approved, the robotics business will become an independent, publicly traded company in the second quarter of 2026.

Financial Highlights (FY 2025)

Company's Business Segments

• Electrification : Electrification provides leading Electrical Distribution, Management Technologies, Solutions, Services to electrify the customers. The portfolio includes Medium-Voltage, Low-Voltage Electrical Components, Switchgear, Digital Devices, Enclosures, Circuit Breakers, among others.
• Motion : The Motion Business area provides Pioneering Technology, Products, Solutions, Related services to industrial customers to increase Energy efficiency, improve Safety and Reliability, Maintain Precise Control over processes. The portfolio includes Motors, Generators, Drives for a wide range of applications in all industrial sectors.
• Process Automation : This segment provides a comprehensive range of industry-specific, integrated automation, electrification and digital solutions, as well as lifecycle services for the process, hybrid and marine industries.
• Corporate and Other : Corporate and Other includes core Headquarter Functions, Real Estate Activities, Corporate Treasury, Functional Shared Services for Human Resources, Finance Services, Information Services, Other Minor Business Activities.