Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported Operating Expenses over the past 15 years, most recently at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 18.78% to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.3 billion through Mar 2026, up 8.96% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.1 billion for FY2025, 4.87% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Eaton, up from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $955.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.2 billion (2024), against an average of $1.2 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses decreased 3.3% in 2022 and then rose 20.15% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $963.0 million in 2022, then rose by 20.15% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 4.06% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.66% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then increased by 22.11% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's Operating Expenses are $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025).