Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported Gross Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 35.59% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 278.0% to 35.59% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 36.78% through Mar 2026, down 166.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 37.48% for FY2025, 72.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 35.59% for Q1 2026 at Eaton, down from 36.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 38.93% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 32.5% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 36.95% (2025), against an average of 36.25%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin surged 407bps in 2023 and then crashed -278bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 34.14% in 2022, then increased by 10bps to 37.46% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 38.93% in 2024, then fell by -7bps to 36.39% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 35.59% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's Gross Margin are 35.59% (Q1 2026), 36.39% (Q4 2025), and 38.28% (Q3 2025).