# Eaton Corporation PLC (ETN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $410.85, market value $159.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 41.8×** (5-yr avg 29.6×, 3-yr avg 31.2×). Eaton Corporation PLC trades at 41.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 29.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 25.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.55**. A PEG of 2.55 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 5.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.3×.
- **Price / book: 7.9×**. The shares trade at 7.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.5%** (5-yr avg 2.9%). Free cash flow equals 2.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.9%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 14.9%**. 14.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 21.0%**. 21.0% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 9.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.3%** (3-yr 9.8%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue grew 10.3% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 10.0%** (3-yr 19.4%/yr, 5-yr 24.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 10.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.51**. Debt is 0.51 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.07%** ($4.28 per share, trailing). Eaton Corporation PLC yields 1.07%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 40%** (42% of free cash flow). 40% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 16.9%/yr** (1-yr 31.4%). The dividend has compounded at 16.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover Eaton Corporation PLC; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $475.57 (+16% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 19.0%** (YTD 29.8%, 3-mo 3.8%). The shares are up 19.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.0%** (31.7% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.72** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.72 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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