For the quarter ended September 2026, ABB (ABBNY Quick QuoteABBNY - Free Report) reported revenue of $9.7 billion, up 6.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.68, compared to $0.66 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0 million, representing no surprise. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -38.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.10.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how ABB performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Orders received - Motion: $2.46 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.35 billion.
• Book-to-bill - Electrification: 1.4% versus 1.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Book-to-bill - Industrial Automation: 1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.1%.
• Orders received - Industrial / Process Automation: $2.11 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.32 billion.
• Book-to-bill -Total: 1.2% versus 1.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Orders received: $12.06 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.07 billion.
• Orders received - Electrification Products: $7.67 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.75 billion.
• Book-to-bill - Motion: 1.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1%.
• Revenues- Motion: $2.32 billion compared to the $2.27 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Industrial / Process Automation: $2.13 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.13 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.1%.
• Revenues- Electrification Products: $5.42 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.15 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.6%.
• Operational EBITA- Industrial / Process Automation: $315 million versus $311.69 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of ABB have returned -10.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.