Eaton (ETN) Cash from Investing Activities (2012 - 2026)

Eaton (ETN) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$11.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 1022.55% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3477.04% quarter-over-quarter from -$318.0 million in Q4 2025.

Eaton (ETN) Cash from Investing Activities (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eaton (ETN) has 15 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$11.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$11.4 billion, down 1022.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$13.7 billion (down 1575.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.1 billion, down 306.27% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities slipped to -$11.4 billion in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, from -$318.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $1.2 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$11.4 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$971.9 million and a median of -$293.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1410.0% in 2023, then jumped 3636.36% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$217.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 265.44% to -$793.0 million in 2023, then soared by 65.83% to -$271.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.34% to -$318.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 3477.04% to -$11.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ETN's Cash from Investing Activities at -$11.4 billion in Q1 2026, -$318.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$293.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn -4.29 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -11.38 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn -93.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -10.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -81.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -99.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn -234.55 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -50.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -61.66 Mn
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn -84.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -11.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -11.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -318.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -293.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -293.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -271.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -271.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 511.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 511.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -544.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -544.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -793.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -793.00 Mn