Eaton (ETN) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026)
Eaton (ETN) posted Short-term Investments of $290 million for Q3 2026, up 22.4% from $237 million a year earlier and up 36.8% from the prior quarter.
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Eaton (ETN) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Eaton's Short-term Investments came in at $181 million, down 88.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Eaton's Short-term Investments was $1.53 billion in FY2024 (-28.1%), $2.12 billion in FY2023 (+712.6%), $261 million in FY2022 (-3.7%) and $271 million in FY2021 (-59.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 41.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 712.6%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 91.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $212 million (Q2 2026), $186 million (Q1 2026) and $181 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 290.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 212.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 186.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 237.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 162.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 977.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 287.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 259.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 268.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 271.00 Mn |
API Access
Eaton Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=ETN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();