Eaton (ETN) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026)
Eaton (ETN) posted Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $443 million for Q2 2026, up 5.2% from $421 million a year earlier and up 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Eaton (ETN) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at Eaton was $1.67 billion, up 6.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.63 billion, up 8.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Eaton's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $1.5 billion in FY2024 (+8.8%), $1.38 billion in FY2023 (+6.2%), $1.3 billion in FY2022 (+6.6%) and $1.22 billion in FY2021 (+3.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased in each of the last 22 quarters, with growth averaging 7.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged between 3.8% (Q3 2021) and 10.2% (Q1 2024) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd for the three prior quarters was $415 million (Q1 2026), $404 million (Q4 2025) and $404 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 307.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 253.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.90 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.19 Bn | 68.32 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 443.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 415.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 404.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 404.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 421.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 397.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 370.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 374.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 388.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 344.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 343.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 358.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 334.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 322.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 323.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 320.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
API Access
Eaton Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();