Growth Metrics

Eaton (ETN) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Eaton has reported Retained Earnings over the past 16 years, most recently at -$4.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 142.18% to -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$4.2 billion through Mar 2026, down 142.18% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$4.1 billion for FY2025, 5.16% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$4.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Eaton, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$3.8 billion (2023), against an average of $1.5 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings crashed 161.03% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 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 tumbled 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, the three most recent readings for ETN's Retained Earnings are -$4.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$4.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $10.2 billion (Q3 2025).