What is “SAB”?
SAB stands for Sociedad anónima bursátil (Spanish), a public limited liability company used primarily in Mexico. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is eligible for public listing.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Sociedad anónima bursátil, a Spanish-language term. It translates literally as “Stock market listed anonymous society.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as sab de cv, sociedad anonima bursatil.
Where it's used
SAB appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to SAB in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “SAB” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme SAB” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme SAB", "country": "mx"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme sab",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"sab"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does SAB stand for?
SAB stands for Sociedad anónima bursátil (Spanish), which translates as "Stock market listed anonymous society".
Is a SAB public or private?
A SAB is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a SAB?
Owners of a SAB have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use SAB?
SAB is used in Mexico.
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