Eaton (ETN) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Eaton (ETN) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.09% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.09%, down 241.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.09% (down 241.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.95%, up 179.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed eased to 14.09% in Q1 2026 per ETN's latest filing, from 16.35% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.5% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 9.55% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 13.16% and a median of 13.24% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 326 bps in 2025, then plunged 241 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.57% in 2022, then grew by 22 bps to 12.9% in 2023, then grew by 16 bps to 14.97% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 16.35% in 2025, then dropped by 14 bps to 14.09% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows ETN's Return on Capital Employed at 14.09% in Q1 2026, 16.35% in Q4 2025, and 16.23% in Q3 2025.