ABB Q3 2025 Results: Strong Orders, Margin Expansion, and Strategic Robotics Deal

ABB Q3 2025: Strong orders and cash generation amid strategic reshaping

Key highlights

ABB reported robust Q3 2025 results with broad-based demand for electrification and automation solutions. Orders reached $9.143B (up 12% YoY; +9% organically). Sales were $9.083B (up 11%; +9% organically). Operating profit was $1.662B, and EBITDA was $1.738B with an EBITDA margin of 19.2%.

• EPS: $0.66, +29% YoY
• Operating cash flow: $1.777B, +32% YoY; Free cash flow: $1.552B, +32% YoY
• Return on capital employed (ROCE): 23.3%
• Orders-to-sales ratio (book-to-bill): 1.01

Strategic moves & outlook

ABB announced a deal to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank at a $53.75B enterprise valuation. The robotics business will be classified as a discontinued operation while the company refocuses its reporting into three divisions. ABB expects Q4 sales to grow in the mid-single digits (organic) and anticipates a sequential dip in EBITDA margin of ~150 bps versus Q3. For full-year 2025, ABB expects organic sales mid-single-digit growth and EBITDA margin near the high end of the 16%–19% target range.

Market drivers include strong data-center demand and resilient infrastructure investment. ABB emphasizes local investments, including $210M in North America to boost R&D and manufacturing capacity for power and AI-driven electrification needs.

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