Eaton (ETN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Eaton's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.87% for Q3 2026, down 2.81 percentage points from 9.68% a year earlier and down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Eaton (ETN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eaton's Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.27%, up 0.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +5.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.89% in FY2024 (+1.11 pp), 8.78% in FY2023 (+1.64 pp), 7.14% in FY2022 (+0.62 pp) and 6.52% in FY2021 (+2.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.06 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 2.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ETN's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.89% (Q2 2026), 8.29% (Q1 2026) and 9.99% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 272.33 Bn | 243.63 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 188.84 Bn | 183.54 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.40 Bn | 149.50 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 135.80 Bn | 132.74 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.78 Bn | 117.67 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.07 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.37 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 6.41% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 82.00 Bn | 78.67 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 76.89 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Tenaris | 64.51 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 9.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.30% |
API Access
Eaton Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ETN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();