Update date
23 Feb 2024
ABB LTD financial metrics
Period Q4 2023 · Filed 23 Feb 2024
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |
1,841,507,246
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-1.3% |
Supporting Metrics
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent |
$813,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-37% |
| Accrued Liabilities, Current |
$788,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-9.6% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
-$5,070,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-11% |
| Additional Paid in Capital |
$7,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-95% |
| Assets |
$40,940,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+4.6% |
| Assets, Current |
$21,277,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+8.7% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
$3,891,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-6.4% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |
$3,909,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-6.3% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |
0.12
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized |
2,383,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-3.5% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
1,882,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-4.2% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current |
$2,844,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+28% |
| Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net |
$1,381,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-1.1% |
| Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net |
$669,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-8.2% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Gross |
$3,280,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+5% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance |
$2,210,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+4% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance |
$1,070,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+7% |
| Employee-related Liabilities, Current |
$1,566,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+5.1% |
| Goodwill |
$10,561,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+0.48% |
| Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) |
$1,223,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-13% |
| Inventory, Net |
$6,149,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+2% |
| Liabilities |
$26,794,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+3.5% |
| Liabilities and Equity |
$40,940,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+4.6% |
| Liabilities, Current |
$18,004,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+8.9% |
| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
$5,221,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+1.5% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Current |
$249,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+13% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |
$666,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+2.3% |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |
$893,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+6.2% |
| Other Assets, Current |
$520,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-13% |
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
$496,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+6.2% |
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
$1,548,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-26% |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross |
$10,378,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+7% |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
$4,142,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+5.9% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
$19,724,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-1.8% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
$13,410,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+5% |
| Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
$14,057,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+6.6% |
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
$943,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-19% |
Comparisons, sources and research notes
Sources and sharing
ABLZF - ABB LTD Financial Facts
- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q4 2023
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Tracking and update notes
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- Current latest metrics period: Q4 2023.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Dec 2023.
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Latest financial period: Q4 2023. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
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Latest period
Q4 2023
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 23 Feb 2024.
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Key facts
- ABLZF - ABB LTD financial facts use SEC filings; any third-party reference is labeled separately.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2023.
- Headline metric summary will appear when SEC facts are available.
Change
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Evidence
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Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
USD inputs only. Cash and complete debt must share the latest balance date. Missing balances are unknown, never zero; equity value and market EV remain unavailable until both are verified.
DCF estimate is unavailable because required valuation inputs are missing.
Missing: Free cash flow.
Input periods, units and SEC sources
Equity value = DCF enterprise value + cash − debt. Cash flow uses matching annual or trailing-12-month periods.
- Operating cash flow: 4,290,000,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 · reported annual SEC source
- Capital expenditures: unavailable on a verified comparable basis
- Cash and equivalents: 3,891,000,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 SEC source
- Debt: 7,828,000,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 · Reported debt including lease obligations SEC source
Data confidence notes
- Free cash flow unavailable: matching usd annual or trailing-12-month operating cash flow and cash capex are required
- Market price unavailable
- Valuation unavailable: free cash flow is missing
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
n/a
Insufficient Data Confidence low
Financial Health
Calculation methodology and other links
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- Operating Income / Revenues using matching TTM or quarter periods; basis shown per metric
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- Revenues YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
- Net Income YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
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