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Eaton return on equity (ROE)

Eaton's return on equity is 18.60%: net income of 3.90B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 20.98B USD.

Today
18.60%
Average, 5 years
17.57%
Low, 5 years
13.08%
High, 5 years
21.30%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 3.90B ÷ 20.98B = 18.60%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Eaton's return on equity so high?

Net margin
14.9%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.67×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.12×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
21.1%
FY2025
  • FY202514.9% × 0.67 × 2.12 = 21.1%
  • FY202415.3% × 0.65 × 2.08 = 20.5%
  • FY202313.9% × 0.60 × 2.02 = 16.9%
  • FY202211.9% × 0.59 × 2.06 = 14.5%
  • FY202110.9% × 0.58 × 2.07 = 13.1%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today18.60%3.90B20.98B
FY202531 Dec 202521.06%4.09B19.43B
FY202431 Dec 202420.54%3.80B18.49B
FY202331 Dec 202316.90%3.22B19.04B
FY202231 Dec 202214.47%2.47B17.04B
FY202131 Dec 202113.08%2.15B16.41B
FY202031 Dec 20209.44%1.41B14.93B
FY201931 Dec 201913.76%2.21B16.08B
FY201831 Dec 201813.32%2.15B16.11B
FY201731 Dec 201717.31%2.99B17.25B
FY201631 Dec 201612.92%1.93B14.90B
FY201531 Dec 201513.04%1.98B15.19B
FY201431 Dec 201411.36%1.79B15.79B
FY201331 Dec 201311.08%1.86B16.79B
FY201231 Dec 20128.07%1.22B15.11B
FY201131 Dec 201118.10%1.35B7.47B
FY201031 Dec 201012.73%937.00M7.36B
FY200931 Dec 20095.68%385.00M6.78B
FY200831 Dec 200816.75%1.06B6.32B
FY200731 Dec 200719.22%994.00M5.17B
FY200631 Dec 200623.14%950.00M4.11B
FY200531 Dec 200521.31%805.00M3.78B
FY200431 Dec 200417.97%648.00M3.61B
FY200331 Dec 200312.38%386.00M3.12B
FY200231 Dec 200212.21%281.00M2.30B
FY200131 Dec 20016.83%169.00M2.48B
FY200031 Dec 200018.80%453.00M2.41B
FY199931 Dec 199923.51%617.00M2.62B
FY199831 Dec 199816.97%349.00M2.06B
FY199731 Dec 199722.40%464.00M2.07B
FY199631 Dec 199616.16%349.00M2.16B
FY199531 Dec 199520.20%399.00M1.98B
FY199431 Dec 199419.82%333.00M1.68B
FY199331 Dec 199316.29%180.00M1.11B
FY199231 Dec 199214.77%140.00M948.00M
FY199131 Dec 19916.42%74.00M1.15B
FY199031 Dec 199015.70%179.00M1.14B
FY198931 Dec 198919.65%224.90M1.14B
FY198831 Dec 198819.85%230.00M1.16B
FY198731 Dec 198718.70%201.20M1.08B
FY198631 Dec 198610.96%137.60M1.26B
FY198531 Dec 198516.55%230.90M1.40B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Eaton's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings