Eaton Corp plcETN
Market cap
$129.8B
P/E ratio
| Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| Net income | 1,220 | 1,873 | 1,803 | 1,981 | 1,925 | 2,986 | 2,146 | 2,213 | 1,415 | 2,146 | 2,465 | 3,223 | 3,798 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 598 | 997 | 983 | 925 | 929 | 914 | 903 | 884 | 811 | 922 | 954 | 926 | 921 |
| Deferred income taxes | 155 | 311 | 382 | 100 | 80 | 206 | 115 | 71 | 86 | 111 | 128 | 182 | 154 |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 210 | 53 | 54 | 15 | 24 |
| Contributions to pension plans | 413 | 341 | 362 | 330 | 262 | 473 | 126 | 119 | 122 | 343 | 116 | 113 | 110 |
| Contributions to other postretirement benefits plans | 43 | 59 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Gain on sale of business | - | - | - | - | - | -843 | - | -66 | 91 | 197 | 24 | - | - |
| Accounts receivable - net | -108 | 231 | 205 | -5 | 170 | 231 | 123 | -200 | -219 | 271 | 743 | 341 | 215 |
| Inventory | -166 | 92 | 152 | 20 | -25 | 202 | 242 | 60 | -371 | 629 | 490 | 282 | 566 |
| Accounts payable | -220 | 86 | 49 | -120 | - | 388 | 23 | 147 | 76 | 832 | 334 | 256 | 399 |
| Accrued compensation | -52 | - | -32 | -28 | 20 | 59 | 23 | -23 | -65 | 154 | -16 | 197 | 21 |
| Accrued income and other taxes | -86 | 1 | -73 | -9 | 30 | -4 | -31 | -49 | -95 | -317 | 170 | 61 | 142 |
| Other current assets | -117 | 42 | -73 | -7 | 21 | -2 | -71 | 94 | 67 | 116 | 179 | 112 | 79 |
| Other current liabilities | 30 | -46 | 8 | -76 | -62 | -203 | 144 | -57 | 196 | 38 | 236 | 72 | 79 |
| Other - net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -76 | 85 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,664 | 2,285 | 1,878 | 2,371 | 2,552 | 2,666 | 2,658 | 3,451 | 2,944 | 2,163 | 2,533 | 3,624 | 4,327 |
| Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment | 593 | 614 | 632 | 506 | 497 | 520 | 565 | 587 | 389 | 575 | 598 | 757 | 808 |
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 76 | 85 |
| Cash paid for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | 6,936 | 9 | -2 | 72 | -1 | - | - | 1,180 | 200 | 4,500 | 610 | - | 50 |
| Proceeds from (payments for) sale of business, net of cash sold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2 | - |
| Investments in associate companies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124 | 42 | 68 | 70 |
| Return of investment from associate companies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Sales (purchases) of short-term investments - net | -603 | 288 | -522 | -37 | 40 | 298 | -355 | 70 | 441 | -379 | 19 | 1,861 | -575 |
| Proceeds from (payments for) settlement of currency exchange contracts not designated as hedges - net | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | -54 | -94 | 27 | 47 | -92 | 3 |
| Other - net | 46 | 68 | 31 | 35 | -7 | 6 | 78 | 47 | 75 | 46 | 79 | 54 | 32 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -6,972 | -202 | 143 | -575 | -529 | -217 | -398 | -1,866 | 397 | -1,764 | -1,200 | -2,575 | -271 |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 7,156 | 9 | - | 425 | 631 | 1,000 | 410 | 1,232 | 1 | 1,798 | 1,995 | 818 | 1,084 |
| Payments on borrowings | 1,324 | 1,096 | 582 | 1,027 | 653 | 1,554 | 574 | 507 | 504 | 1,013 | 2,012 | 19 | 1,015 |
| Short-term debt, net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 317 | -311 | -8 |
| Cash dividends paid | 512 | 796 | 929 | 1,026 | 1,037 | 1,068 | 1,149 | 1,201 | 1,175 | 1,219 | 1,299 | 1,379 | 1,500 |
| Exercise of employee stock options | 95 | 121 | 54 | 52 | 74 | 66 | 29 | 66 | 71 | 63 | 28 | 78 | 69 |
| Repurchase of shares | -159 | - | 650 | 682 | 730 | 850 | 1,271 | 1,029 | 1,608 | 122 | 286 | - | 2,492 |
| Employee taxes paid from shares withheld | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 46 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 49 | 70 |
| Other - net | 2 | -6 | -43 | -10 | -6 | -14 | -2 | -9 | -6 | -15 | -23 | -9 | -4 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | 5,480 | -1,736 | -2,130 | -2,267 | -1,720 | -2,442 | -2,581 | -1,494 | -3,258 | -535 | -1,340 | -871 | -3,936 |
| Effect of currency on cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -15 | -5 | 4 | 16 | -52 |
| Total increase (decrease) in cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | -141 | -3 | 194 | 67 |