Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported FCF Margin over the past 15 years, most recently at 4.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 279.0% to 4.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.26% through Mar 2026, up 15.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 12.97% for FY2025, 118.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 4.21% for Q1 2026 at Eaton, down from 22.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 22.45% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 1.51% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 11.95% (2024), against an average of 11.53%.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 890bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -542bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 18.15% in 2022, then decreased by -3bps to 17.68% in 2023, then rose by 22bps to 21.51% in 2024, then grew by 4bps to 22.45% in 2025, then plummeted by -81bps to 4.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's FCF Margin are 4.21% (Q1 2026), 22.45% (Q4 2025), and 16.79% (Q3 2025).