Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 15 years, most recently at $314.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 245.05% to $314.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.8 billion through Mar 2026, up 13.8% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.6 billion for FY2025, 0.97% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $314.0 million for Q1 2026 at Eaton, down from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.6 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$73.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $759.0 million (2024), against an average of $716.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 151.77% in 2022 and then soared 386.3% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $977.0 million in 2022, then rose by 7.98% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 27.2% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 17.21% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then crashed by 80.04% to $314.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's Free Cash Flow are $314.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025).