ABB India shares extend fall for 4th day despite strong Q4; here’s why

Shares of ABB India extended downtrend for the fourth straight session on Tuesday even after the engineering services company reported strong earnings in December quarter of the current fiscal. The share price of ABB India has fallen 6% in four trading days amid broad based weakness in the broader market. The equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty have plunged over 3% in nine out of the last 10 sessions.

On Tuesday, ABB India shares opened higher by 4.3% at ₹5,470 after ending 0.34% lower in the previous session. In the early trade, the largecap stock surged as much as 5.1% to hit a high of ₹5,511 but soon lost momentum and slipped into negative terrain. The ABB India share price slipped 2% to touch a low of ₹5,133.60, falling as much as 6.8% from the day’s high level.

At the time of reporting, ABB India share price was quoting at ₹5,172.45, down 1.3% with a market capitalisation of ₹1.09 lakh crore. The counter is down 44% from its 52-week high of ₹9,200 touched on June 18, 2024, while it has rebounded 17% from its 52-week low of ₹4,449.60 hit on February 19, 2024.

In the last one year, ABB India shares delivered a positive return of 16%, while it corrected over 33% in the past six months. In the calendar year 2025, the counter lost 25%, while it dropped over 20% in a month.

ABB India shares witnessed trend reversal in early trade as investors reacted to its robust Q3 results. The electrification and automation company logged a 50% jump in its profit after tax (PAT) at ₹1,875 crore in the calendar year 2024, as compared to ₹1,248 crore in CY23. For Q4 CY24, the profit hit 5-year high of ₹532 crore, up 54% from ₹345 crore in the same quarter of the previous calendar year.

For C24, the company reported highest ever orders worth ₹13,079 crore and revenue of ₹12,188 crore, which boosted profitability. For December quarter of 2024, revenue from operations increased 22% YoY to ₹3,364.9 crore, as against ₹2,757.5 crore in Q4 CY24.

The board of the company also announced a final dividend of ₹33.5 per equity share, subject to shareholders’ approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). 

Post Q4 results, brokerage firm Motilal Oswal Financial Services recommended ‘Buy’ call on ABB India, saying that quarterly results was better than expectations. “All business areas posted healthy double-digit growth, driven by better price realisation, leverage of higher volumes, and operational efficiencies supported by a favourable mix of revenue and market segments,” it said in a note.

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