Stock Analysis on Net

Eaton Corp. plc (NYSE:ETN)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios 

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Eaton Corp. plc, solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.50 0.49 0.51 0.52 0.54
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 0.54 0.52 0.54 0.55 0.57
Debt to capital 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.35
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.36
Debt to assets 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.25
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27
Financial leverage 2.08 2.02 2.06 2.07 2.13
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 36.12 26.34 21.22 21.11 12.72
Fixed charge coverage 13.79 11.90 10.01 10.40 6.24

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to equity ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to capital ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Eaton Corp. plc debt to assets ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Eaton Corp. plc debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc financial leverage ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Eaton Corp. plc interest coverage ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Eaton Corp. plc fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Equity

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
 
Total Eaton shareholders’ equity 18,488 19,036 17,038 16,413 14,930
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.50 0.49 0.51 0.52 0.54
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc. 1.97 1.94 2.33 2.29 2.42
GE Aerospace 1.00 0.77 0.89 0.87 2.11
Honeywell International Inc. 1.67 1.29 1.17 1.06 1.28
Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.20 2.55 1.68 1.07 2.02
RTX Corp. 0.69 0.73 0.44 0.43 0.44
Debt to Equity, Sector
Capital Goods 1.54 1.54 1.33 1.26 1.75
Debt to Equity, Industry
Industrials 1.39 1.52 1.42 1.37 1.82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Eaton shareholders’ equity
= 9,152 ÷ 18,488 = 0.50

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to equity ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Other current liabilities) 163 135 127 120 116
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 669 533 459 337 326
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 9,984 9,937 9,241 9,036 8,500
 
Total Eaton shareholders’ equity 18,488 19,036 17,038 16,413 14,930
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 0.54 0.52 0.54 0.55 0.57
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc. 2.00 1.97 2.37 2.33 2.46
GE Aerospace 1.05 0.84 0.96 0.94 2.20
Honeywell International Inc. 1.73 1.36 1.23 1.11 1.32
Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.38 2.73 1.81 1.19 2.21
RTX Corp. 0.72 0.76 0.47 0.46 0.47
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Capital Goods 1.60 1.61 1.39 1.32 1.81
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 1.55 1.71 1.59 1.54 2.00

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Eaton shareholders’ equity
= 9,984 ÷ 18,488 = 0.54

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Debt to Capital

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
Total Eaton shareholders’ equity 18,488 19,036 17,038 16,413 14,930
Total capital 27,640 28,305 25,693 24,992 22,988
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.35
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 1.08 1.49 1.39 1.35 1.40
Caterpillar Inc. 0.66 0.66 0.70 0.70 0.71
GE Aerospace 0.50 0.43 0.47 0.47 0.68
Honeywell International Inc. 0.63 0.56 0.54 0.51 0.56
Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.76 0.72 0.63 0.52 0.67
RTX Corp. 0.41 0.42 0.31 0.30 0.31
Debt to Capital, Sector
Capital Goods 0.61 0.61 0.57 0.56 0.64
Debt to Capital, Industry
Industrials 0.58 0.60 0.59 0.58 0.65

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 9,152 ÷ 27,640 = 0.33

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to capital ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Other current liabilities) 163 135 127 120 116
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 669 533 459 337 326
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 9,984 9,937 9,241 9,036 8,500
Total Eaton shareholders’ equity 18,488 19,036 17,038 16,413 14,930
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 28,472 28,973 26,279 25,449 23,430
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.36
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Boeing Co. 1.08 1.47 1.37 1.34 1.39
Caterpillar Inc. 0.67 0.66 0.70 0.70 0.71
GE Aerospace 0.51 0.46 0.49 0.49 0.69
Honeywell International Inc. 0.63 0.58 0.55 0.53 0.57
Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.77 0.73 0.64 0.54 0.69
RTX Corp. 0.42 0.43 0.32 0.31 0.32
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Capital Goods 0.62 0.62 0.58 0.57 0.64
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 0.61 0.63 0.61 0.61 0.67

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 9,984 ÷ 28,472 = 0.35

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Debt to Assets

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
 
Total assets 38,381 38,432 35,014 34,027 31,824
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.25
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.34 0.38 0.42 0.42 0.42
Caterpillar Inc. 0.44 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.47
GE Aerospace 0.16 0.13 0.17 0.18 0.30
Honeywell International Inc. 0.41 0.33 0.31 0.30 0.35
Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.36 0.33 0.29 0.23 0.24
RTX Corp. 0.25 0.27 0.20 0.20 0.20
Debt to Assets, Sector
Capital Goods 0.31 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.32
Debt to Assets, Industry
Industrials 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 9,152 ÷ 38,381 = 0.24

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Eaton Corp. plc debt to assets ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Eaton Corp. plc, debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 8 324 13 1
Current portion of long-term debt 674 1,017 10 1,735 1,047
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,478 8,244 8,321 6,831 7,010
Total debt 9,152 9,269 8,655 8,579 8,058
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Other current liabilities) 163 135 127 120 116
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 669 533 459 337 326
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 9,984 9,937 9,241 9,036 8,500
 
Total assets 38,381 38,432 35,014 34,027 31,824
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.36 0.40 0.43 0.43 0.43
Caterpillar Inc. 0.44 0.44 0.46 0.46 0.48
GE Aerospace 0.17 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.31
Honeywell International Inc. 0.43 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.36
Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.39 0.36 0.32 0.26 0.26
RTX Corp. 0.27 0.28 0.21 0.21 0.21
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Capital Goods 0.32 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.33
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.36

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 9,984 ÷ 38,381 = 0.26

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Eaton Corp. plc debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Financial Leverage

Eaton Corp. plc, financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 38,381 38,432 35,014 34,027 31,824
Total Eaton shareholders’ equity 18,488 19,036 17,038 16,413 14,930
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.08 2.02 2.06 2.07 2.13
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc. 4.50 4.49 5.16 5.02 5.11
GE Aerospace 6.37 5.96 5.16 4.93 7.13
Honeywell International Inc. 4.04 3.88 3.73 3.47 3.68
Lockheed Martin Corp. 8.78 7.67 5.71 4.64 8.43
RTX Corp. 2.71 2.71 2.19 2.21 2.25
Financial Leverage, Sector
Capital Goods 5.05 5.35 4.71 4.55 5.54
Financial Leverage, Industry
Industrials 4.49 4.94 4.65 4.52 5.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Eaton shareholders’ equity
= 38,381 ÷ 18,488 = 2.08

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Eaton Corp. plc financial leverage ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Interest Coverage

Eaton Corp. plc, interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Eaton ordinary shareholders 3,794 3,218 2,462 2,144 1,410
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 4 5 4 2 5
Add: Income tax expense 768 604 445 750 331
Add: Interest expense, net 130 151 144 144 149
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 4,696 3,978 3,055 3,040 1,895
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 36.12 26.34 21.22 21.11 12.72
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Boeing Co. -3.48 0.18 -0.98 -0.88 -5.71
Caterpillar Inc. 27.21 26.66 20.80 17.88 8.80
GE Aerospace 8.73 10.12 1.88 -0.96 2.59
Honeywell International Inc. 7.82 10.36 16.41 22.09 17.75
Lockheed Martin Corp. 7.00 9.84 11.72 14.27 14.93
RTX Corp. 4.14 3.32 5.64 4.71 -0.65
Interest Coverage, Sector
Capital Goods 4.92 6.84 4.84 3.98 1.99
Interest Coverage, Industry
Industrials 5.79 6.64 4.98 5.14 1.25

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 4,696 ÷ 130 = 36.12

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Eaton Corp. plc interest coverage ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Eaton Corp. plc, fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Eaton ordinary shareholders 3,794 3,218 2,462 2,144 1,410
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 4 5 4 2 5
Add: Income tax expense 768 604 445 750 331
Add: Interest expense, net 130 151 144 144 149
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 4,696 3,978 3,055 3,040 1,895
Add: Operating lease cost 227 200 179 164 184
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 4,923 4,178 3,234 3,204 2,079
 
Interest expense, net 130 151 144 144 149
Operating lease cost 227 200 179 164 184
Fixed charges 357 351 323 308 333
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 13.79 11.90 10.01 10.40 6.24
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Boeing Co. -2.69 0.31 -0.70 -0.64 -4.75
Caterpillar Inc. 20.25 19.73 14.92 12.73 6.58
GE Aerospace 6.19 5.25 1.35 -0.22 1.93
Honeywell International Inc. 6.44 8.13 11.00 13.67 11.49
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.80 7.81 8.44 9.95 11.12
RTX Corp. 3.59 2.81 4.40 3.66 -0.22
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Capital Goods 4.03 5.14 3.61 3.06 1.66
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Industrials 3.96 4.32 3.30 3.44 1.12

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 4,923 ÷ 357 = 13.79

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Eaton Corp. plc fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.