Eaton (ETN) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)

Eaton (ETN) reported Retained Earnings of -$4.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 142.18% year-over-year from $10.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.84% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$4.2 billion, down 142.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$4.2 billion (down 142.18% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$4.1 billion, up 5.16% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings fell to -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, from -$4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $10.6 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$4.5 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of -$3.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings tumbled 161.03% in 2022, then jumped 357.61% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $8.5 billion in 2022, then increased by 21.69% to $10.3 billion in 2023, then plunged by 142.13% to -$4.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 5.16% to -$4.1 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.84% to -$4.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ETN's Retained Earnings at -$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 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn -1.57 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -4.24 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 23.65 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -2.38 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -861.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -1.80 Bn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 12.57 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -639.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 3.24 Bn

Historic Data

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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 10.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 8.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.89 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