Financing Cash Flow
Eaton Corporation Financing Cash Flow increased by 893.2% to $10.80B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4524.6%, from -$244.00M to $10.80B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 56.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | $1.58B | -$3.29B | -$701.00M | $652.00M | -$160.00M | -$937.00M | -$895.00M | -$281.00M | $168.00M | -$394.00M | -$364.00M | -$536.00M | -$303.00M | -$1.85B | -$1.24B | -$244.00M | -$453.00M | -$1.12B | -$1.36B | $10.80B |
| QoQ Change | — | -308.3% | +78.7% | +193.0% | -124.5% | -485.6% | +4.5% | +68.6% | +159.8% | -334.5% | +7.6% | -47.3% | +43.5% | -511.6% | +32.9% | +80.4% | -85.7% | -146.1% | -22.1% | +893.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -110.1% | +71.5% | -27.7% | -143.1% | +205.0% | +58.0% | +59.3% | -90.7% | -280.4% | -370.3% | -241.8% | +54.5% | -49.5% | +39.8% | -9.4% | >999% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Eaton Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported financing cash flow of $10.80B in Q1 2026.
- How has Eaton Corporation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Eaton Corporation's financing cash flow increased by 4524.6% year-over-year, from -$244.00M to $10.80B.
- What is the long-term trend for Eaton Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Eaton Corporation's financing cash flow has grown at a 56.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$535.00M to -$3.17B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.