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Eaton Corp. plc
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
1/2
Revenue growth at 10.3% year over year outpaces the sector median of 4.3% by +141%, and the current ratio of 1.32 sits +10% above the sector median — two signals that point in the same direction. The valuation picture cuts the other way: the P/E of 41.8× runs +42% above the sector median of 29.5×, and EV/EBITDA of 37.8× exceeds the sector median of 18.4× by +106%, making the multiple load heavy relative to peers. An F-Score of 6/9 reflects a mixed read — full marks on profitability, but the liquidity and efficiency sub-scores pull the total down. On the forward axis, consensus and the realized three-year EPS CAGR from SEC filings are broadly aligned, which removes one common source of concern; the beat rate over eight quarters, however, is weak, so the market's confidence in that path rests on a thin execution record.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | Boeing | 6/9 | 289% | +34% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When Eaton reports on 2 Nov 2026, track whether revenue growth holds above the sector median pace of roughly 4.3% year over year. Also check whether the F-Score profitability block, currently a clean 4/4, stays intact — any slip in return on assets or operating cash flow would matter at a P/E of 29.5×, already 42% above the sector median.
Pull Eaton's most recent 10-K on SEC EDGAR and focus on management's discussion of capital allocation and debt structure — the Leverage and Liquidity sub-score of 1/3 flags pressure there. Cross-reference any commentary on working-capital targets against the current ratio of 1.20, which sits only 10% above the sector median.
From the alphabetical same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one valuation metric — EV/EBITDA is a useful starting point given Eaton's reading of 18.4×, which is 2.1× the sector median. No company in the table is ranked; the exercise is to place Eaton's multiple in context rather than to draw a verdict.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +22%+48%+23%+1%
Over 4 years: 3.292.562.122.21
Over 4 years: +6%+12%+7%+10%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 8 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 5% |
| CAT | Caterpillar | 6/9 | 44% | +4% | 16% |
| CSX | CSX | 4/9 | 23% | -3% | 32% |
| DE | Deere | 5/9 | 21% | -12% | — |
| EMR | Emerson Electric | 7/9 | 11% | +3% | — |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. plc | 6/9 | 22% | +10% | — |
| GD | General Dynamics | 8/9 | 18% | +10% | 10% |
| GE | GE Aerospace | 5/9 | 46% | +18% | — |
| HON | Honeywell | 6/9 | 29% | +8% | 22% |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works | 6/9 | 94% | +1% | 26% |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | 6/9 | 77% | +6% | 10% |
| MMM | 3M | 5/9 | 76% | +2% | 19% |
| RTX | RTX | 7/9 | 11% | +10% | 10% |
| UNP | Union Pacific | 7/9 | 40% | +1% | 40% |
| UPS | UPS | 4/9 | 34% | -3% | 9% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.