Eaton Corporation, PLC ETN

439.98 (0.02) 0.00% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$172.5B
P/E
44.6×
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Eaton Corporation, PLC (ETN) Return on equity

Eaton Corporation, PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 19.7%, down 1.8 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 11.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 9.07% High 21.5%
Ten-year median 13.7%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. compare 104.6%
GEV GE Vernova Inc. compare 82.6%
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. compare 33.7%
PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation compare 25.1%
CMI Cummins Inc. compare 20.3%
ETN Eaton Corporation, PLC 19.7%
AME AMETEK, Inc. compare 14.6%
EMR Emerson Electric Co. compare 12.8%
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare 9.40%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 11.1%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

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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