ETN
Eaton Corporation plc
ETN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 20%, but its operating margin fell 3 points to 15%. At 36x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 33x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ETN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
ETN's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ETN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $359 | — |
| Cheap | 26x | $261 | -27% |
| Fair | 33x | $327 | -8.8% |
| Current | 36x | $359 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $388 | +8% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ETN's PE is in its expensive range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ETN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ETN, with profitability improving.
ETN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.98 | +60% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.00 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.82 | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.22 | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.45 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.00 | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.94 | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.91 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.50 | +18% |
ETN earned $10.00 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
ETN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9B | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.5B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.5B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.1B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $7B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.4B | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.2B | +4.6% |
ETN's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $8.9B last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +0.5 points |
ETN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, down 2.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ETN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $874M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $314M | +245% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $716M | -5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $91M | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +27% |
ETN generated $3.8B in free cash flow over the past year, up 14% from the year before.
ETN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -500K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -12M shares |
| 5 years | -3.1% | -12.3M shares |
| Available history | -7.4% | -31.2M shares |
ETN has 390M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $193M |
| Q3 2025 | $362M |
| Q2 2025 | $692M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $877M |
ETN spent $193M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 92% from the year before.
ETN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
ETN's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.8 years a year ago.
ETN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.6 | Oversold |
ETN's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
ETN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ETN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 49% above |
| PE % | 66 | 58 | 8 pts above |
ETN is trading at 36x earnings, a 49% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ETN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $391.7 | 8.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $407.1 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $385.7 | 6.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $360.6 | 0.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $307.9 | 17% above |
ETN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 17% above its 200-week average.
ETN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $95.0 | $118.1 | +24% |
| 2021 | $118.1 | $168.0 | +42% |
| 2022 | $168.0 | $156.8 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $156.8 | $240.8 | +54% |
| 2024 | $240.8 | $334.6 | +39% |
| 2025 | $334.6 | $322.2 | -3.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $322.2 | $359.0 | +11% |
ETN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 11% so far in 2026.