| Standard & Poor's (changed on June 8, 2010) | |
| Long-term Corporate Credit Rating | A |
| Senior Unsecured debt | A |
| Short-term Corporate Credit Rating | A-1 |
| Outlook | Stable |
| Moody's (changed on June 1, 2011) |
Long-term Senior Unsecured Rating
("Issuer Rating") | A2 |
| Short-term Debt rating | Prime-1* |
| Outlook | Stable |
* ABB Ltd's financing subsidiaries have also a Prime-1 rating, with the exception of ABB Capital B.V. which has a Prime-2 rating.
Moody's
January 21, 2008
Long-term Senior Unsecured Rating ("Issuer rating"): A3
Short-term debt rating: Prime-2
Outlook: Stable
December 19, 2006
Long-term Senior Unsecured Rating ("Issuer Rating"): Baa1
Short-term debt rating: Prime-2
Outlook: Stable
April 12, 2006
Long-term Senior Implied Ratings: withdrawn due to investment grade upgrade
Long-term Senior Unsecured Rating: Baa3
US$ 1 billion multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility Rating: Baa3
Positive outlook
Standard & Poor's
April 23, 2007
Long-term Senior Unsecured debt: A-
Short-term Corporate Credit Rating: A-2
Stable Outlook
May 15, 2006
Long-term Corporate Credit Rating: BBB+
Long-term Senior Unsecured debt: BBB
US$ 2 billion multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility Rating: BBB+
Short-term Corporate Credit Rating: A-2
Stable Outlook
April 3, 2006
Long-term Corporate Credit Rating: BBB-
Long-term Senior Unsecured debt: BB+
US$ 2 billion multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility Rating: BBB-
Short-term Corporate Credit Rating: A-3
Positive Outlook