NASA’s launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on 30 August 2026, featuring high precision imaging electronics from ABB (SWX:ABBN), has drawn fresh attention to the company’s role in specialized space technology.
ABB’s CHF80.10 share price has moved higher in the very short term, with a 1-day share price return of 1.03% and 7-day share price return of 2.46%, while the 90-day share price return is down 6.97%. The 1-year total shareholder return of 51.26% and 3-year total shareholder return of 153.88% show that long term holders have already seen very strong gains. The Roman telescope milestone therefore arrives at a time when momentum has been robust overall rather than just a short term reaction to the latest news.
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ABB’s share price has already moved on the Roman telescope story, so the choice now is whether to accept today’s CHF80.10 entry or wait for a pullback. How does that stack up against the current valuation?
Most Popular Narrative: 10% Overvalued
ABB’s most followed valuation narrative puts fair value at CHF80.04, almost exactly in line with the current CHF80.10 share price, but with a slight premium implied.
Record-high order backlog ($25 billion), broad-based order growth across regions, and multi-year service contracts in process automation provide strong forward earnings visibility and support for sustained revenue and margin expansion over the medium to long term.
Want to see what sits behind that backlog and earnings confidence? The narrative leans on specific revenue growth, margin expansion and valuation multiples that are not obvious from the headline numbers.
Result: Fair Value of CHF80.04 (OVERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
However, ABB’s story can change quickly if end markets like China’s residential construction or machine automation stay weak and squeeze growth against today’s rich P/E assumptions.
Find out about the key risks to this ABB narrative.
Next Steps
With ABB’s mix of optimism and caution in this article, it makes sense to review the full picture promptly and reach your own conclusion using the 2 key rewards and 1 important warning sign.
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