Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 15 years, most recently at 1.32 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 69.71% to 1.32 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.44 through Mar 2026, down 5.52% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.46 for FY2025, 7.36% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 1.32 for Q1 2026 at Eaton, up from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 4.36 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 4.38 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.39 (2022), against an average of 0.59.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio crashed 306.03% in 2022 and then soared 246.17% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.33 in 2022, then dropped by 1.07% to 0.33 in 2023, then dropped by 15.44% to 0.28 in 2024, then fell by 6.85% to 0.26 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 414.6% to 1.32 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's FCF Payout Ratio are 1.32 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.34 (Q3 2025).