Eaton Corp plc · Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment

ETN

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 21% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 10% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (1361 bought, 1017 sold)
Held by Philippe Laffont (Coatue)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$371.88+1.6% that day

Company value: $144.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 37.8x; You pay about $38 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 4.8x; Company value is 4.8 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 7%; Debt as a share of company value

From ETN's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$8.5B+21% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $30.0B, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 9.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ETN. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+16% a yearRecently: +16% a yearProfit margin13%Last 12 months: 12.8%P/E at the end38xToday: 37.8x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$63.1B

Profit in 5 years$8.2B

Price these guesses point to$843.42+127% vs $371.88 todayAbout +18% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 13% margin and a 38x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.5% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.21.6%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.51x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.14.9%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$3.6B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-2.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $27.4B; +10.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +9.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $9.9B; 0.51x equity
Current ratio: 1.32x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.