ETN vs POWL vs TRTN-PA Stock Comparison

Eaton, Powell Industries and Triton International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$326.63 -26.6% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$132.82B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.98B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$125.06 -38.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triton International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Triton International 5, Eaton 4, Powell Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNPOWLTRTN-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.82B $4.85B $1.35B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.1x 25.4x 3.5x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 24.2x — ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +7.0% +36.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 16.5% 528.7% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — 7.7% ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 5.6x ETN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.3% -5.2% -3.9% TRTN-PA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +68.3%/yr -2.7%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 66.9% 8.3% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 72/100 43/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

ETNPOWLTRTN-PA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Valuation 17 #169 of 204 54 #94 of 204 89 #24 of 204
Growth 72 #55 of 191 91 #19 of 191 22 #150 of 191
Profitability 72 #53 of 189 97 #6 of 189 63 #70 of 189
Financial Health 20 #177 of 221 75 #57 of 221 8 #204 of 221
Shareholder Returns 38 #99 of 159 46 #87 of 159 34 #105 of 159
Overall 44 72 43
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodETNPOWLTRTN-PASPY
1 month -26.6%-38.9%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months -27.1%-39.7%-6.7% -4.6%
6 months -18.2%-59.1%-6.0% +0.2%
Year to date +2.5%+17.7%-4.6% +7.5%
1 year -15.3%-5.2%-3.9% +8.2%
3 years +50.9%+365.8%-4.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.7%+67.1%-1.4% +19.0%
5 years +90.7%+1,247.6%-12.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.8%+68.3%-2.7% +9.4%
10 years +437.6%+949.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.3%+26.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureETNPOWLTRTN-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%66.9%8.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%72.8%10.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.772.410.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.08-0.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-61.2%-15.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-61.2%-7.5% -5.9%
52-week high $459.94$322.05$26.42 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$94.02$24.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleETNPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 23.4x 23.9xmedian 23.4x 3.5xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 34.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 13.4x 16.6xmedian 13.4x 7.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.9x 18.7xmedian 21.9x 4.9xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.16median 1.02 0.33median 1.02 -0.25median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue $31.98B $1.16B $72.04M
Gross profit $11.21B $348.18M $1.86M
Operating income $5.54B $227.67M $754.49M
Net income $3.90B $190.86M $837.82M
Free cash flow $3.80B $243.96M $499.45M
R&D $879.00M $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $10.00 $5.21 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $528.00M $633.56M $62.50M
Total debt $20.11B – $6.35B
Shares (diluted) 389.60M 36.60M 55.10M
Enterprise value $129.76B $2.70B $1.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricETNPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E 32.6x 23.9x 3.5x
P/FCF 33.4x 18.7x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 17.8x 2.7x
P/S 4.0x 3.9x 34.3x
P/B 6.0x 6.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 6.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.1x 16.6x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 17.2x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.4x 121.6x
EV/FCF 38.5x 16.1x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 15.3x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.16 0.33 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 7.0% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 21.0% -13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.9% -44.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 39.2% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 8.0% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 74.2% -7.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 8.8% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 73.1% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 8.6% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 72.8% -13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 153.9% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 25.5% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 201.1% 17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 25.0% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Gross margin 35.0% 30.1% 2.6%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 20.4% 1,563%
Operating margin 17.3% 19.7% 1,047%
Pretax margin 15.4% 21.2% 677.9%
Net margin 12.2% 16.5% 528.7%
FCF margin 11.9% 21.1% 693.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 22.1% 1,252%
Return on equity 18.9% 26.1% 31.1%
Return on assets 6.9% 14.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Debt / assets 35.0% – 65.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 5.6x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.4% 46.2% 71.8%
Equity / assets 36.6% 53.8% 28.2%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.33 6.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -6.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.2% -6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 87.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -31.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.96FY2026 $5.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.12BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.8% +26.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNPOWLTRTN-PA
Held by institutions 84.7% 75.0% –
Institutions holding 2,647 583 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 1,402 320 –
Institutions selling 893 215 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.49 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ETNPOWLTRTN-PA
ETN 1.00 0.72 0.02
POWL 0.72 1.00 0.08
TRTN-PA 0.02 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $132.82B, Powell Industries (POWL) $4.85B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 34.1x, Powell Industries (POWL) 25.4x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 23.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Triton International (TRTN-PA) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) -15.3%, Powell Industries (POWL) -5.2%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.9%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +13.8%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +68.3%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -0.03%. Eaton (ETN) and Triton International (TRTN-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 43.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) 66.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, POWL and TRTN-PA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Triton International (TRTN-PA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.