ABB India Posts Strong Q1; Orders Up 39%, PAT at Rs 4.74 Bn

14 May 2025 CW Team

ABB India Reports Robust Q1 FY2025 with Rs 4.74 Billion PAT

Strong Order Momentum and Sustainability Milestone Highlight Quarter

ABB India Limited has reported a solid performance for Q1 CY2025 (January–March), with total orders surging 39 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 37.51 billion, marking the highest first-quarter order intake in five years. The profit after tax stood at Rs 4.74 billion, up from Rs 4.6 billion in the same period last year.

Revenue for the quarter reached Rs 31.6 billion, supported by strong execution across electrification, robotics, motion, and service-driven business lines. The company’s order backlog stood at Rs 99.58 billion at the end of March, ensuring healthy revenue visibility.

Major orders during the quarter came from sectors including railways, electronics, data centres, energy, and infrastructure. Notably, ABB secured contracts for ambient lighting and industrial automation, power distribution systems, and SCADA-based solutions.

Marking its 75th year of manufacturing in India, ABB also received the “Best Sustainability and CSR Practices” award from the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance. The company reported an 87 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared to its 2019 baseline and confirmed that 50 per cent of its manufacturing units are now zero-waste to landfill and water positive.

Managing Director Sanjeev Sharma highlighted that ABB’s local-for-local strategy, coupled with India's infrastructure push and demand from new-age sectors, continues to drive its multi-division portfolio forward.

Looking ahead, ABB remains optimistic with a focus on emerging areas like renewable energy, green hydrogen, and AI infrastructure despite global uncertainties.

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