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ABB LTD

ABB LTD is a switchgear and switchboard apparatus company, listed on OTC (ABLZF).1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$32.2BRevenue, fiscal 20232
$3.8BNet income, fiscal 20232

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  • TickerABLZF on OTC1
  • IndustrySwitchgear & Switchboard Apparatus1
  • Business addressPo Box 8131, Ch 8050, Zurich Switzerland, V8 9999999993
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

34.8%Gross margin2
15.1%Operating margin2
11.9%Net margin2
9.5%Revenue growth, 20232
28.5%Return on equity2
0.39×Debt to equity2

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue64¢$21.0B
  • Research and development4¢$1.3B
  • Selling, general and admin17¢$5.5B
  • Income tax3¢$930.0M
  • Profit12¢$3.8B

Out of $32.2B in revenue.2

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

  • Dividends paid40¢$1.7B
  • Share buybacks29¢$1.3B
  • Kept or used elsewhere31¢$1.3B

Out of $4.3B of cash from operations.2

Financial statements

Revenue456782$32.2B in 2023+29% since 2016
0$10.0B$20.0B$30.0B$40.0B2016: $24.9B$24.9B20162017: $25.2B$25.2B2017+1%2018: $27.7B$27.7B2018+10%2019: $28.0B$28.0B2019+1%2020: $26.1B$26.1B2020−7%2021: $28.9B$28.9B2021+11%2022: $29.4B$29.4B2022+2%2023: $32.2B$32.2B2023+9%
Gross profit456782$11.2B in 2023+49% since 2016
0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B2016: $7.5B$7.5B20162017: $7.8B$7.8B2017+4%2018: $8.5B$8.5B2018+9%2019: $8.9B$8.9B2019+4%2020: $7.9B$7.9B2020−12%2021: $9.5B$9.5B2021+20%2022: $9.7B$9.7B2022+3%2023: $11.2B$11.2B2023+15%
Operating income456782$4.9B in 2023+153% since 2016
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2016: $1.9B$1.9B20162017: $2.2B$2.2B2017+16%2018: $2.2B$2.2B2018−0%2019: $1.9B$1.9B2019−13%2020: $1.6B$1.6B2020−18%2021: $5.7B$5.7B2021+259%2022: $3.3B$3.3B2022−42%2023: $4.9B$4.9B2023+46%
Net income456782$3.8B in 2023+88% since 2016
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2016: $2.0B$2.0B20162017: $2.4B$2.4B2017+16%2018: $2.3B$2.3B2018−3%2019: $1.5B$1.5B2019−34%2020: $5.2B$5.2B2020+241%2021: $4.7B$4.7B2021−11%2022: $2.6B$2.6B2022−44%2023: $3.8B$3.8B2023+47%
Fiscal year20162017201820192020202120222023
Revenue$24.9B4$25.2B5$27.7B6$28.0B7$26.1B8$28.9B2$29.4B2$32.2B2
Cost of revenue$17.4B4$17.4B5$19.1B6$19.1B7$18.3B8$19.5B2$19.7B2$21.0B2
Gross profit$7.5B4$7.8B5$8.5B6$8.9B7$7.9B8$9.5B2$9.7B2$11.2B2
Research and development$967.0M4$1.0B5$1.1B6$1.2B7$1.1B8$1.2B2$1.2B2$1.3B2
Selling, general and admin$4.5B4$4.8B5$5.3B6$5.4B7$4.9B8$5.2B2$5.1B2$5.5B2
Operating income$1.9B4$2.2B5$2.2B6$1.9B7$1.6B8$5.7B2$3.3B2$4.9B2
Income before tax$5.8B2$3.4B2$4.8B2
Income tax$526.0M4$583.0M5$544.0M6$772.0M7$496.0M8$1.1B2$757.0M2$930.0M2
Net income$2.0B4$2.4B5$2.3B6$1.5B7$5.2B8$4.7B2$2.6B2$3.8B2
Earnings per share$0.884$1.045$1.026$0.677$2.448$2.272$1.302$2.022
Earnings per share (diluted)$0.884$1.035$1.026$0.677$2.438$2.252$1.302$2.012
Shares (weighted, basic)2.0B shares21.9B shares21.9B shares2
Shares (weighted, diluted)2.0B shares21.9B shares21.9B shares2

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Corporate structure

ABB LTD sits at the top of its group. 1 entity on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of ABB LTD

  • BlackRock Filed SC 13G/A on ABB LTD, latest Feb 6, 2024 (4 filings since Feb 4, 2022)
  • Capital International Investors Filed SC 13G/A on ABB LTD, latest Feb 13, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
  • Investor Filed SC 13D/A on ABB LTD, latest Jun 27, 2022
  • ABB LTD

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What ABB LTD reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$10.4B2 Dec 31, 2023$9.7B2 Dec 31, 2022+7.0%
Accumulated depreciation$6.2B2 Dec 31, 2023$5.8B2 Dec 31, 2022+7.7%
Property and equipment, net$4.1B2 Dec 31, 2023$3.9B2 Dec 31, 2022+5.9%
Finance-lease assets$166.0M2 Dec 31, 2023$178.0M2 Dec 31, 2022−6.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$893.0M2 Dec 31, 2023$841.0M2 Dec 31, 2022+6.2%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$3.9B2 Dec 31, 2023$4.2B2 Dec 31, 2022−6.4%
Marketable securities, current$1.9B2 Dec 31, 2023$725.0M2 Dec 31, 2022+165.9%
Debt securities available for sale$183.0M2 Dec 31, 2023$370.0M8 Dec 31, 2022−50.5%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$187.0M2 Dec 31, 2023$130.0M2 Dec 31, 2022+43.8%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$10.6B2 Dec 31, 2023$10.5B2 Dec 31, 2022+0.5%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$1.2B2 Dec 31, 2023$1.4B2 Dec 31, 2022−13.0%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$4.2B2 Dec 31, 2023$4.1B2 Dec 31, 2022+0.8%
Accumulated amortization$3.0B2 Dec 31, 2023$2.7B2 Dec 31, 2022+7.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$1.2B2 Dec 31, 2023$1.4B2 Dec 31, 2022−13.0%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$6.1B2 Dec 31, 2023$6.0B2 Dec 31, 2022+2.0%
Raw materials$2.5B2 Dec 31, 2023$2.6B2 Dec 31, 2022−3.0%
Work in process$1.3B2 Dec 31, 2023$1.2B2 Dec 31, 2022+8.0%
Finished goods$2.1B2 Dec 31, 2023$2.0B2 Dec 31, 2022+2.8%

Filings

47 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 7 large holders, 37 other. The latest 20:

  1. Nov 20, 2025F-6 POS EDGAR
  2. Jul 1, 2024EFFECT EDGAR
  3. Jun 21, 2024F-6 REGISTRATION STATEMENT EDGAR
  4. Jun 10, 202415F-12B 15-12G EDGAR
  5. May 29, 2024SD EDGAR
  6. May 23, 20246-K EDGAR
  7. Apr 18, 20246-K EDGAR
  8. Mar 28, 20246-K EDGAR
  9. Mar 22, 20246-K EDGAR
  10. Feb 23, 20246-K EDGAR
  11. Feb 23, 202420-F EDGAR
  12. Feb 6, 2024SC 13G/A EDGAR
  13. Feb 1, 20246-K EDGAR
  14. Dec 1, 20236-K EDGAR
  15. Oct 30, 20236-K EDGAR
  16. Oct 18, 20236-K EDGAR
  17. Jul 20, 20236-K EDGAR
  18. Jun 2, 20236-K EDGAR
  19. May 25, 2023SD EDGAR
  20. May 12, 202325 EDGAR

The 47 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How ABB LTD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARABB LTD1
  • CIK0001091587
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)3613 Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Manufacturing, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressPo Box 8131, Ch 8050, Zurich Switzerland, V8 9999999991
  • Shares outstanding1,841,507,246 as of Dec 31, 20232
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 3, 20011
  • Filings448 in all: 6-K (280), 20-F (23), UPLOAD (19), SC 13D/A (18), CORRESP (12), SD (11), SC TO-T/A (9), SC 13G (7)1
    All 36 form types

    SC 13G/A (7), S-8 (6), SC TO-C (6), 20-F/A (5), FWP (4), SC 13D (4), 424B3 (3), 424B5 (3), 6-K/A (3), ARS (3), 3 (2), 4 (2), EFFECT (2), F-3ASR (2), F-6 (2), IRANNOTICE (2), SC TO-I/A (2), 15F-12B (1), 20FR12B (1), 25 (1), 3/A (1), 424B2 (1), F-4 (1), F-6 POS (1), F-6EF (1), S-8 POS (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-T (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Feb 23, 2024

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