Eaton (ETN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Eaton's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.89% for Q2 2026, down 2.97 percentage points from 9.86% a year earlier and down 1.40 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points.
- 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 8.29% (Q1 2026), 9.99% (Q4 2025) and 9.68% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.14 Bn | 68.27 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 8.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.84% |
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();