stockrowEaton Corporation, PLC
ETN Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Eaton Corporation, PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $27.4 billion, up 10.3% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +28.0%
- EPS
- +6.79%
- Free cash flow
- −11.0%
- Total debt
- +87.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Eaton Corporation, PLC (ETN) Return on equity
Eaton Corporation, PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.5%, down 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (21.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.07% (fiscal 2020) to 21.5% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.7% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 21.5% | 1.33 |
| FY2024 | 20.2% | 2.37 |
| FY2023 | 17.8% | 3.12 |
| FY2022 | 14.7% | 1.04 |
| FY2021 | 13.7% | 4.58 |
| FY2020 | 9.07% | (4.63) |
| FY2019 | 13.7% | 0.87 |
| FY2018 | 12.8% | (5.66) |
| FY2017 | 18.5% | 5.81 |
| FY2016 | 12.7% | (0.01) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. compare | 101.7% |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. compare | 93.1% |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. compare | 33.7% |
| EMR Emerson Electric Co. compare | 26.4% |
| PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation compare | 25.0% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. compare | 24.2% |
| ETN Eaton Corporation, PLC | 19.5% |
| AME AMETEK, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 13.3% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.7% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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