Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Eaton (ETN) has disclosed Research & Development for 14 consecutive years, with $204.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 1.49% to $204.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $815.0 million, a 2.77% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $797.0 million, changed 0.38% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development was $204.0 million for Q4 2025 at Eaton, roughly flat from $203.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $207.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $148.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $179.7 million and a median of $183.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: fell 3.27% in 2021, then grew 20.36% in 2023.
  • Eaton's Research & Development stood at $162.0 million in 2021, then grew by 3.09% to $167.0 million in 2022, then rose by 20.36% to $201.0 million in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $201.0 million in 2024, then grew by 1.49% to $204.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ETN's Research & Development are $204.0 million (Q4 2025), $203.0 million (Q3 2025), and $201.0 million (Q4 2024).