Eaton (ETN) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)

Eaton's (ETN) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from -$4.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.84% on a QoQ basis from -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Eaton (ETN) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eaton (ETN) has 16 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings changed 0.35% year-over-year to -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$4.2 billion, a 0.35% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$4.1 billion, up 5.16% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$4.2 billion, down from -$4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for ETN reached as high as $10.6 billion in Q2 2024 and fell as low as -$4.5 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $2.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$3.5 billion in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 161.03% in 2022 and surged 348.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $8.5 billion in 2022, then advanced by 21.69% to $10.3 billion in 2023, then sank by 142.13% to -$4.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 5.16% to -$4.1 billion in 2025, then dropped by 2.84% to -$4.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026, -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $10.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 11.30 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn -4.24 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -980.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 22.99 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 64.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 30.45 Bn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -432.50 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 5.77 Bn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -189.70 Mn
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn -229.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 10.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 10.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 9.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 8.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -3.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -3.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -4.03 Bn