Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Eaton Corporation plc (ETN)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $343.75 in the prior trading day, Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) closed at $342.99, down -0.22%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. ETN stock price reached its highest trading level at $346.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $339.66.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ETN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 228.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 1.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Rothschild & Co Redburn on August 20, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $336.

On May 15, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $380.

KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on March 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $340.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when Johnson Gerald bought 100 shares for $361.00 per share. The transaction valued at 36,100 led to the insider holds 100 shares of the business.

LEONETTI OLIVIER sold 16,018 shares of ETN for $5,740,688 on Aug 07 ’25. The insider now owns 630 shares after completing the transaction at $358.39 per share. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, LEONETTI OLIVIER, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,018 shares for $358.39 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ETN now has a Market Capitalization of 133526003712 and an Enterprise Value of 144617013248. As of this moment, Eaton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.565 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.599.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ETN is 1.17, which has changed by 0.200441 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ETN has reached a high of $399.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $231.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.03%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 2.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1869990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 389.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 388.48M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.62% stake in the company. Shares short for ETN as of 1755216000 were 6293347 with a Short Ratio of 2.77, compared to 1752537600 on 6733903. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6293347 and a Short% of Float of 1.6199999999999999.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, ETN’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.96, compared to 4.06 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01152The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.74. The current Payout Ratio is 39.58% for ETN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-03-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 23.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.36, with high estimates of $3.44 and low estimates of $3.18.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.18 and $11.34 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.06. EPS for the following year is $13.78, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $14.46 and $13.2.

Revenue Estimates

19 analysts predict $7.08B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.25B to a low estimate of $6.99B. As of the current estimate, Eaton Corporation plc’s year-ago sales were $6.34BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.14B. There is a high estimate of $7.21B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.01B.

A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ETN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $27.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.88BBased on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $29.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.23B and the low estimate is $28.43B.

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