In the first quarter of 2026, the revenues of the Swiss group ABB, net of those generated by the robotics division which is was recently sold to SoftBank Group and was classified as an asset for disposal ( of 8 October 2025), amounted to $8.73 billion, with a significant increase of +18% over the same period of the last year year, of which 4.61 billion generated in the sector electrification (+21%), €2.14 billion in the Motion segment (+16%) and €2.15 billion in the automation sector (+18%). The profit amounted to $1.78 billion (+21%) and net profit at €133 billion (+19%).

In the first three months of this year, the group has collected new Total order intake of $11.30 billion (+32%) and as of March 31st, the value of the orderbook was equal to 27.51 billion (+27%). ABB has announced that in the transport sector alone Demand continued to be high in the segments maritime and port sectors, while in the railway sector orders are even if the sector continues to show solidity.

CEO Morten Wierod pointed out that in the In the first quarter of 2026, the group recorded "a orders/sales of 1.29 with strong comparable growth in orders of 9% and 5% respectively in the Motion and Automation, while electrification has seen a surge in 44%. The momentum of the market - he specified - remains more in the data center segment, but it is also positive for investments in electricity grids. Other sectors in Growth include electrical upgrades to infrastructure maritime transport, automation HVAC and construction. Similar to previous quarters - he specified - the activity of customers is more contained in some areas related to the process industry".