ABB to Spin Off Robotics Unit for 2026 Stock-Market Listing (4)

ABB Ltd. plans to spin off and list its robotics unit next year as the Swiss manufacturer aims to improve its least profitable division as a standalone company.

The business, which makes industrial robots and related software, is to start trading in the second quarter of 2026. Likely listing venues are Switzerland and Sweden, Chief Financial Officer Timo Ihamuotila said Thursday.

ABB cited limited synergies with its other units and improved capital allocation for the plan. The robotics division “would benefit from being measured more directly against its peers,” the Zurich-based manufacturer said.

The move will allow ABB to focus ...