Eaton (ETN) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Eaton (ETN) reported Invested Capital of $41.13 billion for Q3 2026, up 39.2% from $29.54 billion a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Eaton (ETN) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eaton posted Invested Capital of $29.36 billion, up 6.1% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Invested Capital came in at $27.68 billion in FY2024 (-2.3%), $28.34 billion in FY2023 (+10.1%), $25.73 billion in FY2022 (+2.8%) and $25.03 billion in FY2021 (+8.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2011.
- Year over year, Invested Capital has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 16.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Invested Capital in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 42.9%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 5.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $40.91 billion (Q2 2026), $40.89 billion (Q1 2026) and $29.36 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 253.27 Bn | 224.57 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 66.68 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 178.91 Bn | 187.67 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 85.74 Bn |
| 3 | Amphenol | 176.82 Bn | 171.66 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 35.13 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 126.90 Bn | 123.88 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 41.13 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.58 Bn | 110.57 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 33.55 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.01 Bn | 79.42 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 19.17 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.65 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 33.51 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.12 Bn | 77.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 12.51 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 68.02 Bn | 56.87 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 8.43 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 61.39 Bn | 58.22 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 21.52 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 41.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.03 Bn |
API Access
Eaton Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "ETN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();