ABB(US:ABBNY)2025-04-17 06:16Financial Performance - Order growth increased by 5% year-over-year, and revenue growth increased by 3% year-over-year[11] - Operational EBITA margin reached 20.2%, including a ~170 bps impact from real estate gain[11] - Free cash flow was $652 million, an increase of $101 million year-over-year, supported by proceeds from the sale of real estate of approximately $100 million[11] - A new share buyback program of up to $1.5 billion was initiated, with 16,715,684 shares repurchased for approximately $0.9 billion under the previous program[9] Sustainability Highlights - Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduced by 78% compared to the 2019 baseline[13] - Scope 3 CO₂e emissions reduced by 8% compared to the 2022 baseline, with a target to reduce by 25% by 2030[13] - Customer GHG emissions avoided amounted to 66 million metric tons throughout the lifetime of products sold in 2024[13] Regional Performance - The Americas saw an order increase of 11%, with the USA up by 9%, Canada by 20%, and Brazil by 82%[23] - Europe experienced an order increase of 1%, with Germany down by 4% and Italy up by 47%, and the United Kingdom up by 27%[23] - AMEA saw an order increase of 4%, with China up by 13% and the United Arab Emirates up by 29%[23] Electrification Segment - Orders for Electrification reached $4,394 million, with revenues at $3,825 million[32] - Operational EBITA for Electrification was $886 million, a 7% year-over-year increase[32] - The Electrification backlog was $8.2 billion[34] Robotics Division Spin-Off - The Robotics division, with approximately $2.3 billion in revenues, is planned to be spun off as a separately listed company in the second quarter of 2026[66, 65]