Eaton (ETN) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

Eaton (ETN) reported Free Cash Flow of $314.0 million for Q1 2026, up 245.05% year-over-year from $91.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 80.04% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Eaton (ETN) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eaton (ETN) has 15 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $314.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $314.0 million, up 245.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.8 billion (up 13.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.6 billion, up 0.97% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $314.0 million in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $716.9 million and a median of $759.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow tumbled 151.77% in 2022, 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 sank by 80.04% to $314.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ETN's Free Cash Flow at $314.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 4.79 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 314.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 881.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 120.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 694.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 528.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 426.05 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 274.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 131.19 Mn
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 163.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 314.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 314.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 716.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 716.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 759.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 759.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 292.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 292.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.06 Bn