Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Eaton Corporation Pre-Tax Income decreased by 14.5% to $1.11B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.9%, from $1.18B to $1.11B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 14.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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income_before_taxHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $620.00M | $1.11B | $625.00M | $619.00M | $720.00M | $720.00M | $852.00M | $762.00M | $898.00M | $1.08B | $1.09B | $1.00B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.17B | $1.18B | $1.19B | $1.28B | $1.29B | $1.11B |
| QoQ Change | — | +79.5% | -43.8% | -1.0% | +16.3% | +0.0% | +18.3% | -10.6% | +17.8% | +20.2% | +0.8% | -8.0% | +19.4% | +0.8% | -3.2% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +7.5% | +1.5% | -14.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.1% | -35.3% | +36.3% | +23.1% | +24.7% | +49.9% | +27.7% | +31.4% | +33.1% | +11.6% | +7.2% | +17.6% | -0.8% | +5.9% | +11.0% | -5.9% |
Range$619.00M – $1.29B
CAGR+13.0%
Avg YoY Growth+15.8%
Median YoY Growth+16.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Eaton Corporation's pre-tax income?
- Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported pre-tax income of $1.11B in Q1 2026.
- How has Eaton Corporation's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Eaton Corporation's pre-tax income decreased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $1.18B to $1.11B.
- What is the long-term trend for Eaton Corporation's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Eaton Corporation's pre-tax income has grown at a 14.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.90B to $4.93B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.