Eaton (ETN) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Eaton (ETN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.32 for Q1 2026, down 69.71% year-over-year from 4.36 in Q1 2025, and up 414.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025.

Eaton (ETN) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eaton (ETN) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.32 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.32, down 69.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44 (down 5.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.46, up 7.36% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 1.32 in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.59 and a median of 0.39 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 306.03% in 2022, then soared 246.17% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.33 in 2022, then retreated 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 jumped by 414.6% to 1.32 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ETN's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.32 in Q1 2026, 0.26 in Q4 2025, and 0.34 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.26
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 0.54
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 0.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.32
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.34
Jun 30, 2025 0.59
Mar 31, 2025 4.36
Dec 31, 2024 0.28
Sep 30, 2024 0.33
Jun 30, 2024 0.51
Mar 31, 2024 1.26
Dec 31, 2023 0.33
Sep 30, 2023 0.38
Jun 30, 2023 0.52
Mar 31, 2023 1.60
Dec 31, 2022 0.33
Sep 30, 2022 0.39
Jun 30, 2022 1.66
Mar 31, 2022 -4.38
Dec 31, 2021 0.48
Sep 30, 2021 0.92
Jun 30, 2021 0.65