ABB India Limited Earnings Summary — Q1 FY2027
ABB India Reports Consistent Revenue Growth Amidst Robotics Business Divestment and Strong Electrification Demand
Quarterly Business Intelligence
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Computed deterministically from the last 10 reported quarters.
Quarterly Business Momentum
- Revenue grew 11.8% sequentially in Q1 FY2027.
- Revenue of ₹3,559 Cr is 21.0% higher year-on-year.
- Revenue has compounded at 29.9% annualised over the last 10 quarters.
- Revenue is at its highest level in 10 quarters.
- Net profit of ₹362 Cr is 3.0% above the same quarter last year.
- Profit growth is trailing revenue growth this quarter.
- Net profit has compounded at 96.1% annualised across the period.
- Operating margin stands at 12.6% in Q1 FY2027.
- Operating margin compressed by 108 bps year-on-year.
- Over the last two years operating margin has expanded by 304 bps.
- PBT margin is 13.8%.
- Expenses grew 22.5% against revenue growth of 21.0%.
- Operating profit of ₹447 Cr is 11.4% higher year-on-year.
- Operating leverage has been under pressure recently.
- 6 of the last 6 measured quarters delivered year-on-year revenue growth.
- Overall quarterly business momentum scores 66/100 (Healthy) on the latest 10 quarters.
- Business momentum remains positive heading into the next quarter.
Quarterly Financials
Last 10 Reported Quarters • All figures in ₹ Crore • Margins in %
| Metric | Trend | Latest Q1 FY2027 | Q4 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q1 FY2026 | Q4 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q2 FY2025 | Q1 FY2023 | Q4 FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Improving | 3,559 | 3,184 | 3,423 | 3,311 | 2,940 | 3,010 | 3,365 | 2,912 | 2,098 | 1,975 |
| Expenses | Improving | 3,112 | 2,776 | 2,896 | 2,810 | 2,539 | 2,450 | 2,708 | 2,372 | 1,898 | 1,787 |
| Operating Profit | Volatile | 447 | 408 | 527 | 500 | 401 | 560 | 657 | 540 | 200 | 188 |
| Operating Margin | Improving | 12.6% | 12.8% | 15.4% | 15.1% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Other Income | Volatile | 85 | 1,541 | 89 | 84 | 109 | 110 | 83 | 93 | 25 | 41 |
| Interest | Improving | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Depreciation | Improving | 39 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 26 |
| Profit Before Tax | Volatile | 491 | 1,904 | 571 | 542 | 471 | 631 | 702 | 597 | 196 | 201 |
| Tax | Volatile | 129 | 120 | 139 | 133 | 119 | 156 | 173 | 157 | 51 | 121 |
| Net Profit | Volatile | 362 | 1,784 | 433 | 409 | 352 | 475 | 528 | 440 | 146 | 80 |
| Net Margin | Volatile | 10.2% | 56.0% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 6.9% | 4.0% |
Key Takeaways
- Revenue from continuing operations grew by 21% year-on-year, driven primarily by the Electrification and Motion segments.
- The Electrification segment remains the largest contributor, generating ₹1,804.35 Cr in revenue with a segment result of ₹267.27 Cr.
- A massive sequential dip in net profit is attributed to a one-time gain of ₹1,658.48 Cr from the sale of the Robotics business recorded in the preceding quarter (Q1 2026).
- The company declared a substantial special dividend of ₹90 per equity share during the quarter, reflecting strong cash position post-divestment.
- Balance sheet remains robust with cash and bank balances totaling approximately ₹7,335.52 Cr (including liquid deposits).
- The Automation segment (formerly Process Automation) showed stable performance with revenues of ₹524.07 Cr.
- The Robotics & Discrete Automation business has been successfully transferred to a separate entity, now reflected under discontinued operations.
Management Guidance
Management focus remains on high-growth areas like data centers and energy efficiency, leveraging the parent company's R&D while maintaining a debt-free fortress balance sheet.
Sentiment Shift
Stable
Core operational growth remains strong despite the optics of the sequential profit drop caused by the prior quarter's divestment gain.
Outlook
The outlook remains healthy driven by infrastructure spend in India, with high visibility in the order backlog for Electrification and Motion sectors.
From the Annual Report (Key Quotes)
“The Board of Directors of the Company have declared a special dividend of ₹90.00 per equity share of face value of ₹2 each.”
“The Company executed the business transfer arrangement on March 1, 2026, with ABB Robotics India and sold the Robotics business... recorded a profit on sale of ₹1,658.48 Crores.”
“Effective January 01, 2026, Erstwhile Process Automation segment has been renamed as Automation.”
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