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ABB (OSTO:ABB) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 40.13 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is ABB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-05), ABB's current share price is kr552.20. ABB's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was kr13.76. ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 40.13.

The historical rank and industry rank for ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:ABB' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.04   Med: 20.07   Max: 45.76
Current: 38.96

During the past years, ABB's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 45.76. The lowest was 13.04. And the median was 20.07.

OSTO:ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
54.46% of 1043 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 33.68 vs OSTO:ABB: 38.96

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

ABB's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was kr2.691. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is kr13.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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ABB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ABB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

ABB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.63 31.07 27.18 33.53 41.72

ABB Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.18 42.32 41.33 41.72 37.31

Competitive Comparison of ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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ABB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=552.20/13.76
=40.13

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ABB's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, ABB's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.691/107.7224*107.7224
=2.691

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 107.7224.

ABB Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.536 100.464 1.647
201509 3.703 99.785 3.998
201512 6.420 99.386 6.958
201603 0.313 99.475 0.339
201606 3.485 100.088 3.751
201609 3.578 99.604 3.870
201612 5.716 99.380 6.196
201703 1.316 100.040 1.417
201706 0.976 100.285 1.048
201709 2.808 100.254 3.017
201712 6.777 100.213 7.285
201803 -2.724 100.836 -2.910
201806 3.524 101.435 3.742
201809 1.560 101.246 1.660
201812 6.900 100.906 7.366
201903 -2.016 101.571 -2.138
201906 -0.746 102.044 -0.788
201909 2.356 101.396 2.503
201912 7.399 101.063 7.887
202003 -3.407 101.048 -3.632
202006 2.353 100.743 2.516
202009 1.166 100.585 1.249
202012 3.715 100.241 3.992
202103 1.684 100.800 1.800
202106 2.117 101.352 2.250
202109 4.016 101.533 4.261
202112 3.007 101.776 3.183
202203 -3.722 103.205 -3.885
202206 1.209 104.783 1.243
202209 3.616 104.835 3.716
202212 2.363 104.666 2.432
202303 0.732 106.245 0.742
202306 3.335 106.576 3.371
202309 6.990 106.570 7.066
202312 9.030 106.461 9.137
202403 3.064 107.355 3.074
202406 4.986 107.991 4.974
202409 6.350 107.468 6.365
202412 7.466 107.128 7.507
202503 2.691 107.722 2.691

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


ABB  (OSTO:ABB) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


ABB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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ABB Business Description

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Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich, CHE, 8050
ABB is a supplier of electrical equipment and automation products. Founded in the late 19th century, the company was created out of the merger of two old industrial companies: ASEA and BBC. Its products include electrical equipment, industrial robots, and equipment used for industrial automation that are sold via approximately 19 business divisions. ABB is the number one or two supplier in two thirds of its product segments.

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