Eaton (ETN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Eaton (ETN) reported Operating Margin of 15.73% for Q1 2026, down 310.0% year-over-year from 7.49% in Q1 2025, and down 17.63% quarter-over-quarter from 19.1% in Q4 2025.
Eaton (ETN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Eaton (ETN) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.73% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 15.73%, down 310.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.03% (down 105.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.84%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 15.73% in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, from 19.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 19.63% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 12.78% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 17.05% and a median of 17.87% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 316 bps in 2023, then slumped 310 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 16.25% in 2022, then advanced by 11 bps to 18.07% in 2023, then advanced by 9 bps to 19.63% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 19.1% in 2025, then fell by 18 bps to 15.73% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ETN's Operating Margin at 15.73% in Q1 2026, 19.1% in Q4 2025, and 19.56% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.92% |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 15.73% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 20.65% |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 11.30% |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 24.24% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 25.40% |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 26.70% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 20.86% |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 14.90% |
| 10 | Ingersoll Rand | 28.28 Bn | 27.07 Bn | 792.40 Mn | 15.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.27% |