Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Eaton (ETN) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 14 consecutive years, with 0.26 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.85% to 0.26 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.46 through Dec 2025, up 7.36% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.46 for FY2025, 7.36% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.26 at Eaton, down from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 4.36 in Q1 2025, with the low at 4.38 in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.65, with a median of 0.5 recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio plummeted 306.03% in 2022, then skyrocketed 246.17% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2021, then plummeted by 31.26% to 0.33 in 2022, then fell by 1.07% to 0.33 in 2023, then fell by 15.44% to 0.28 in 2024, then decreased by 6.85% to 0.26 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.26, 0.34, and 0.59 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.