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Eaton Corporation ETN Return on invested capital

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19.2%+0.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.5B+16.8%
Gross profit$2.7B+8.4%
Net income$866.0M-10.2%
EPS (diluted)$2.22-9.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$565.0M-68.2%
Total debt$3.2B-64.6%
Total equity$19.7B+6.6%
Total assets$55.1B+40.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$507.0M+113%
CapEx$193.0M+31.3%
Free cash flow$314.0M+245%

Valuation

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Market cap$159.06B+30.3%
Enterprise value$161.71B+24.3%
P/E39.9×+8.9×
P/S5.6×+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.9%-1.6pp
Net margin14%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.9%0.0pp
Debt / equity0.2×-0.3×
Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Eaton Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Eaton Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Eaton Corporation's return on invested capital?
Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported return on invested capital of 17.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Eaton Corporation's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Eaton Corporation's return on invested capital increased by 16.4% year-over-year, from 15.2% to 17.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Eaton Corporation's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Eaton Corporation's return on invested capital has grown at a 18.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 30.2% to 59.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.