Eaton (ETN) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Eaton's Cash & Current Investments was $818 million in Q3 2026, up 44.8% from $565 million a year earlier and up 17.7% from the prior quarter.
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Eaton (ETN) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Current Investments at Eaton came in at $803 million, down 61.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Current Investments was $2.08 billion in FY2024 (-20.3%), $2.61 billion in FY2023 (+370.1%), $555 million in FY2022 (-2.3%) and $568 million in FY2021 (-48.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Current Investments was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 31.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 370.1%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 79.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, ETN's Cash & Current Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $695 million (Q2 2026), $751 million (Q1 2026) and $803 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 7.93 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 5.30 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 818.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 711.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 5.15 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 809.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 3.71 Bn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 9.55 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 818.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 695.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 751.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 803.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 565.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 584.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 524.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 555.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 518.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 623.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 505.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 568.00 Mn |
API Access
Eaton Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "ETN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();