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Eaton (ETN) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.62 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Eaton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Eaton's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-147.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $238.00 Mil.

Hence, Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.62.


Eaton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Eaton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Eaton Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.27 0.24 0.21 0.19

Eaton Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.20 0.14 0.16 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Eaton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-808) / 4327
=0.19

Eaton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-147) / 238
=0.62

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Eaton  (NYSE:ETN) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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Eaton Business Description

Address
30 Pembroke Road, Eaton House, Dublin, IRL, D04 Y0C2
Founded in 1911 by Joseph Eaton, the eponymous company began by selling truck axles in New Jersey. Eaton has since become an industrial powerhouse largely through acquisitions in various end markets. Eaton's portfolio can broadly be divided into two parts: its electrical and industrial businesses. Its electrical portfolio (representing around 70% of company revenue) sells components within data centers, utilities, and commercial and residential buildings, while its industrial business (30% of revenue) sells components within commercial and passenger vehicles and aircraft. Eaton receives favorable tax treatment as a domiciliary of Ireland, but it generates over half of its revenue within the US.
Executives
Dorothy C Thompson director 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Heath B. Monesmith officer: See Remarks below. 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Craig Arnold director, officer: See Remarks below. EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Marshall Ernest W Jr officer: See Remarks below. 1000 EATON BLVD, CLEVELAND OH 44122
Peter Denk officer: See remarks below C/O EATON CORPORATION PLC, 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Michael Yelton officer: See remarks below C/O EATON CORPORATION PLC, 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Gregory R Page director EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Szmagala Taras G. Jr. officer: See remarks below C/O EATON CORPORATION PLC, 1000 EATON BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44122
Olivier Leonetti director 5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, P.O. BOX 591, MILWAUKEE WI 53201
Sternadt Paulo Ruiz officer: See remarks below 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Thomas B Okray officer: See Remarks below. 5008 AIRPORT ROAD NW, ROANOKE VA 24012
Nandakumar Cheruvatath officer: See Remarks below 1000EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Joao V Faria officer: See Remarks below. 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Daniel Roy Hopgood officer: See Remarks below. 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Brian S Brickhouse officer: See Remarks below. 1000 EATON BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122