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The primary upside opportunity is an accelerated expansion of hyperscale artificial intelligence data center buildouts paired with fast-tracked utility grid interconnections.
Electrical Americas organic revenue growth decelerating below 5.0% YoY over an 18-month horizon.
We initiate coverage on Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) with a Sell rating and a fundamental fair value midpoint of USD 264.77, representing a 39.8% discount to the share price of USD 439.98 as of September 25, 2026.4
Eaton Corporation plc is executing well across critical power management and electrification end-markets, benefiting from unprecedented demand in artificial intelligence data center infrastructure and electric utility grid modernization. In FY2025, Electrical Americas delivered $13.28 billion in revenue and $3.97 billion in operating income, achieving a 29.9% operating margin. Recent commercial momentum remains strong, with total backlog increasing 103% (54% organically) and rolling 12-month orders advancing 41%. Management raised full-year FY2026 organic revenue growth guidance to 11% to 13%, underpinned by a 15% growth target for Electrical Americas.58
Despite these strong operational achievements, the market price of USD 439.98 values Eaton at a forward P/E multiple of 27.62x, creating an unsustainable disconnect from intrinsic cash generation. The current share price implies an ambitious 16.3% 10-year free cash flow compound annual growth rate, far outstripping consensus expectations of 12.2% and discounting perfection across complex long-cycle manufacturing operations.14
Sustaining high-teens growth requires substantial capital deployment, evidenced by a 24% net operating profit reinvestment rate in FY2026 to add factory capacity and relieve equipment bottlenecks. Meanwhile, mature compounder peers trade at significantly lower multiples: Emerson Electric (EMR) trades at 21.83x forward P/E with a 26.92% operating margin, and Siemens (SIE.DE) trades at 21.35x forward P/E. Eaton's valuation premium is vulnerable to multiple compression toward peer medians near 21.0x once initial data center acceleration normalizes.357
Portfolio mix outside North American electrical equipment also presents cyclical friction. International sales represent 37.6% of group revenue ($10.33 billion), including $5.08 billion in Europe where broader industrial growth remains subdued. Simultaneously, the legacy Vehicle business generated $2.51 billion in revenue at a 16.7% margin. Given the 39.8% downside to fundamental fair value, we advise capital preservation and recommend selling the shares.8
Electrical Americas generated $13.28 billion in FY2025 revenue at a 29.9% margin, supported by 103% total backlog expansion and an operating margin target of 32% by 2030.58
Electrical Global organic growth guidance was raised to 12% in FY2026, benefiting from global renewable interconnections and grid investments across Europe ($5.08B) and Asia Pacific ($2.70B).58
Sell. While Eaton is executing well operationally with 54% organic backlog growth, the market has priced in sustained peak-cycle expansion. At 27.62x forward earnings compared to peer compounders at 21.0x, shares trade at a 66.2% premium over our USD 264.77 fair value midpoint. The risk/reward profile is heavily asymmetric to the downside.345
Eaton provides differentiated technologies that improve safety, efficiency, and performance for customers in the automotive, commercial vehicle, aftermarket and off-road segments. The company is committed to enabling the transition to electrified vehicles (EVs) while also continuing to provide innovative and efficient internal combustion engine (ICE) solutions. Principal methods of competition in this segment are total cost of ownership, product and system performance, quality, design engineering capabilities, and timely delivery. Eaton has a strong competitive position in this segment and, with respect to many products and platforms, is considered among the market leaders. In 2025, 20% of this segment's sales were made to three large original equipment manufacturers of aircraft.
The following table provides disaggregated sales by lines of businesses, geographic destination, market channel or end market, as applicable, for the Company's operating segments: Eaton has approximately 97,000 employees globally. The number of persons employed by its reportable segments and corporate at December 31, 2025 are as follows:
In a severe cyclical downturn, compounding bottlenecks across utility grid interconnections and hyperscale data center construction coincide with persistent price/cost inflation and broad industrial deceleration across Europe and commercial vehicles. If Electrical Americas organic revenue growth slows from the guided 15% midpoint to 5% and second-half margin expansion fails to deliver the guided 450 to 500 bps uplift, consolidated operating margin drops to 17.5%. Under these conditions, five-year EPS growth decelerates to 7.5% CAGR, and Eaton's forward P/E multiple compresses from its premium 27.62x toward peer levels of 17.0x, driving the equity toward the downside fair value boundary of USD 212.14.
Eaton Corporation plc's competitive moat is evaluated as Narrow, underpinned by strong customer switching costs, extensive proprietary electrical engineering specifications, and a broad global distribution network. In mission-critical environments such as hyperscale data centers, utility substations, and industrial manufacturing plants, electrical distribution equipment constitutes a modest share of overall project capital expenditure but presents severe failure costs. As a result, commercial customers rarely substitute specified Eaton switchgear, transformers, and circuit protection systems for unproven alternatives, granting Eaton pricing resilience and recurring replacement revenue.
The company's primary competitive advantage is centered in its Electrical Americas franchise, which generated $13.28B in revenue and $3.97B in operating profit (29.9% margin) in FY2025. Recent strategic acquisitions of Fibrebond and Boyd have expanded Eaton's intellectual property into modular prefabricated assemblies and advanced liquid cooling for high-density AI architectures, further deepening integration with hyperscale clients. International diversification across Electrical Global ($6.82B revenue in FY2025) provides complementary scale across European and Asian grid modernization programs.
The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($264.77). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.
Free cash flow to the firm stays positive in the first projected year at $4.1B after modeled reinvestment of $1.3B, with terminal value at 77.8% of enterprise value. A sudden drop in free cash flow is not projected unless capital spending relative to , reinvestment, or resets materially.
Even in an operational beat driven by Electrical Americas volume, valuation at 27.62x forward earnings already prices in aggressive compounding, leaving the stock 66.17% above fair value.
The electrical equipment industry is in an expansionary capital cycle phase, evidenced by an industry capex-to-revenue benchmark of 4.10% and capex-to-depreciation ratio of 0.68. Eaton is executing a 24.0% net reinvestment rate in FY2026 following $919M in FY2025 capital expenditures to expand factory capacity and engineering resources.57
Peak cyclical momentum is currently supported by an unprecedented confluence of hyperscale AI data center investments and utility grid modernization, driving a 103% total backlog expansion (54% organic backlog growth) and rolling 12-month order growth of 41%. In a sustained bull cycle, high operating leverage on factory additions enables Electrical Americas to achieve its 32% margin target ahead of 2030.
Under our house Sell rating, no portfolio weight is warranted. Investors should reduce or fully exit existing equity holdings given that the September 25, 2026 share price of $439.98 represents a 66.17% premium over our synthesized fair value of $264.77.4
Managing risk in an overvalued compounder requires rigorous capital preservation discipline. With Eaton trading at 27.62x forward P/E and a 66.17% premium to intrinsic value, the equity behaves with asymmetric downside volatility if quarterly growth or margin guidance decelerates. Institutional portfolios should avoid adding capital, utilize call option overwriting or direct equity liquidation to exit, and systematically redirect proceeds to opportunities with positive margins of safety. For mandates restricted from immediate total exit, tight 5% trailing stops must be enforced.
Trading at a 66.2% premium to fundamental fair value of USD 264.77 and an elevated 27.62x forward earnings multiple, the stock offers negative margin of safety. Reinvestment commitments of 24% of NOPAT compress free cash flow yields.47
While top-line momentum remains strong with 103% total backlog growth and FY2026 organic revenue guidance of 11% to 13%, is capped by historical industrial peer ceilings. Momentum holders should enforce strict trailing stops.
We recommend selling Eaton Corporation plc shares. Despite admirable commercial execution with 54% organic backlog expansion, the stock trades at USD 439.98, representing a 66.2% premium over our fundamental fair value midpoint of USD 264.77. The equity fully prices in multi-year super-cycle acceleration while ignoring multiple compression risks toward peer averages of 21.0x.345
Our valuation incorporates rigorous multi-year cash flow projections discounted at an authenticated 9.10% WACC and forward earnings capitalization at a normalized 21.0x terminal multiple. At a of 27.62x, Eaton is priced for flawless execution. Any grid interconnection delays or factory ramp frictions create substantial downside risk.
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Switching costs and proprietary power management architectures defend pricing power, enabling 450 to 500 basis points of guided second-half margin expansion in Electrical Americas.5
In the downside scenario, fair value falls to USD 212.14. Power grid interconnection bottlenecks constrain data center deliveries, customer backlogs unwind, and manufacturing ramp inefficiencies compress consolidated operating margins below 17.5%. As earnings growth slows and market sentiment cools, Eaton's forward valuation multiple de-rates toward historical industrial compounder levels of 17.0x.
Hyperscale AI data center buildouts experience power grid interconnection bottlenecks and capex digestion, causing Electrical Americas revenue growth to fall below 5.0% YoY and unwinding equipment backlogs. This revenue growth reduction of 500 bps over five years triggers an immediate 21.4% reduction in fundamental value.5
Prolonged negative price/cost lag and escalating manufacturing ramp costs compress consolidated operating margin below 17.5%, reversing post-2024 margin gains. A 300 bps structural decline in operating margin results in a 19.8% contraction in fundamental fair value.45
Market de-rates Eaton from current premium forward multiple of 27.62x to 17.0x as AI power infrastructure growth normalizes toward mature industrial compounder averages. A 20% contraction in terminal multiple produces a 24.6% reduction in intrinsic equity value.34
The five developments that would weaken our investment case.
Deceleration below 10.0% indicates power grid interconnection bottlenecks or capex digestion in hyperscale AI data centers, triggering a 400 bps reduction in FY2026-FY2028 revenue growth assumptions and capping segment operating margin at 29%.
Current:15.0% guided midpoint for FY2026
Alert if< 10.0% YoY for two consecutive quarters
An operating margin below 17.5% reveals persistent negative price/cost lag and plant ramp cost inefficiencies, reversing post-2024 operating leverage and invalidating the multi-year path toward 20.5%.
Current:19.05% in FY2025 ($5.23B operating profit on $27.45B revenue)
Alert if< 17.5% of revenue
Slowing international organic growth below 5.0% exposes vulnerability to industrial stagnation in Europe ($5.08B revenue in FY2025) and trims 100-200 bps from consolidated top-line growth.
Current:12.0% guided midpoint for FY2026
Alert if< 5.0% YoY for a full fiscal year
Gross margin compression below 36.0% signals market share losses and price erosion against diversified peers such as Emerson Electric (gross margin 53.16%), forcing terminal multiple contraction toward 18.0x.
Current:37.59% in FY2025 ($10.32B gross profit on $27.45B revenue)
Alert if< 36.0% in annual reporting
Conversion falling below 75% indicates working capital inflation or capex overruns amidst ongoing factory capacity expansions.
Current:86.9% in FY2025 ($3.55B free cash flow on $4.09B GAAP net income)
Eaton generates robust economic profits, demonstrated by a return on invested capital of 15.17% in FY2025 exceeding its computed weighted average cost of capital of 9.10% by 607 basis points. In FY2025, operating profit reached $5.23B on $27.45B of revenue, generating $3.55B in free cash flow. This economic profit spread demonstrates that Eaton's pricing power and operational discipline compound capital above its cost of funding, though current market pricing leaves zero margin of safety.2467
Each lens answers a different valuation question. Only included lenses set Fair value; floors and diagnostics provide context.
Project EPS through the explicit advantage period, fade growth as competition catches up, and discount the full stream at cost of equity.
Apply a terminal P/E to the dated forward EPS path, then discount that future share value back to the analysis date.
Convert the revenue and margin path into after-tax free cash flow, discount the annual per-share amounts and at , then adjust for signed per current share.
Add depreciation to net income, subtract maintenance capex, divide by diluted shares, and apply a normalized valuation multiple.
Multiply the peer median PEG by this stock's forecast growth to derive an implied forward P/E, then apply it to forward EPS.
Value each distinct segment, subtract corporate overhead and net debt, add probability-weighted optionality, and divide by diluted shares.
Solve for the growth rate that makes the model value equal the report-date share price.
The base case represents the modal expected compounding path, yielding a synthesized fair value midpoint of USD 264.77. Eaton delivers strong operational performance, expanding revenue by 16.3% in FY2026 and 11.9% in FY2027, with Electrical Americas benefiting from AI power infrastructure demand. Second-half margins expand as negative price/cost reverses. However, discounting explicit five-year cash flows at a 9.10% WACC and applying a normalized terminal multiple of 21.0x establishes that current trading levels ($439.98) represent a 66.17% premium to fair value.45
In the upside scenario, fair value reaches USD 325.92. Hyperscale data center construction accelerates further, and grid upgrade mandates expand order backlogs beyond current record levels. Electrical Americas achieves its 32% margin target ahead of schedule through aggressive price realization and operating leverage. However, even in this scenario, $439.98 exceeds upside intrinsic value, highlighting extreme market pricing.45
Meeting consensus expectations corroborates full-year EPS guidance of $13.40 to $13.60, but does not justify the massive multiple premium over peer averages.
Any execution stumble or margin contraction below guided targets validates bear concerns regarding price/cost lag and extended lead-time pushouts.
Eaton demonstrates solid GAAP earnings quality supported by disciplined cash conversion. In FY2025, GAAP net income of $4.09B generated $4.47B in operating cash flow and $3.55B in free cash flow after $919M in capital expenditures. In Q2 2026, operational beats have been clean with negligible one-off items; management noted tariff refund impacts were less than $0.01 per share. However, earnings quality is partially offset by rising acquisition intangibles and integration requirements from Boyd ($1.8B revenue target) and Fibrebond.567
Management has committed to 450 to 500 basis points of margin expansion in H2 2026, with 300 bps from price/cost actions.5
Extended lead times on transformers and switchgear risk customer project pushouts or share losses to competitors.5
| $19.63B |
| $20.75B |
| $23.20B |
| $24.88B |
| $27.45B |
| +8.7% |
| Gross profit | $6.32B | $6.91B | $23.20B | $9.50B | $10.32B | +13.1% |
| Operating income | $3.04B | $3.00B | $3.82B | $4.71B | $5.20B | +14.3% |
| Net income | $2.14B | $2.46B | $3.22B | $3.79B | $4.09B | +17.5% |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.34 | $6.14 | $8.02 | $9.50 | $10.45 | +18.3% |
| EBITDA | $3.96B | $3.95B | $3.82B | $5.63B | $5.95B | +10.7% |
| R&D | $616.0M | $665.0M | $754.0M | $794.0M | $797.0M | +6.7% |
| SG&A | $3.26B | $3.23B | $3.80B | $4.08B | $4.31B | +7.3% |
Eaton exhibits strong operating cash flow generation, driven by high working capital turns and expanding operating margins. In FY2025, cash from operations was $4.47B, supporting $919M in capital expenditures and yielding $3.55B in free cash flow. Free cash flow conversion stood at 86.9% of GAAP net income ($4.09B). Over the forecast schedule, net reinvestment remains robust at 24.0% of NOPAT in FY2026 and 23.0% in FY2027 before moderating toward 20.0% by FY2030, generating projected FCFF of $4.08B in FY2026 and $4.83B in FY2027. While cash conversion is healthy, the high reinvestment rate leaves less cash available for debt paydown amidst total debt of $21.33B.467
Eaton maintains a disciplined capital allocation policy, balancing organic capacity investments, bolt-on acquisitions, debt management, and share repurchases. Capital expenditures reached $919M in FY2025 and are programmed at an elevated 24.0% net reinvestment rate in FY2026 to debottleneck manufacturing plants. Inorganic investments focus on high-synergy technologies, including Boyd ($1.8B revenue target) and Fibrebond. Total debt stood at $21.33B as of September 2026, balanced against $4.47B in operating cash flow. Diluted shares outstanding decreased from 401.1M in FY2023 to 391.2M in FY2025 and 388.4M currently, demonstrating consistent anti-dilutive share buybacks.
Eaton's ROIC of 15.17% exceeds its computed WACC of 9.10% by 607 basis points, demonstrating durable economic profit creation supported by high pricing power and operating margins of 19.05% in FY2025. Maintaining this economic return requires an elevated 24.0% reinvestment rate in FY2026 to debottleneck production facilities, leaving zero safety margin at prevailing stock prices.
ROIC of 15.17% generates a 607 bps spread over computed WACC of 9.10%.
Electrical Americas generated $13.28B in revenue (48.4% of total) and $3.97B in operating profit (59.2% of segment total) with a 29.9% margin in FY2025.
Eaton is heavily dependent on a single segment; any deceleration in hyperscale data center construction would disproportionately impair group earnings and cash flow compounding.
In FY2025, operating cash flow reached $4.47B and free cash flow was $3.55B on net income of $4.09B with $919M in capex.
Strong operational cash conversion provides self-funding capacity for factory expansions and strategic bolt-on acquisitions without equity dilution.
Eaton trades at a forward P/E of 27.62x and market price of $439.98, representing a 66.17% premium over synthesized fair value of $264.77.
Even with robust consensus FY2027 EPS of $16.13, the equity is priced for perfection, leaving severe downside vulnerability if valuation multiples de-rate toward mature peer levels like Emerson Electric at 21.83x.
| Revenue | $27,448,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost of revenue | $17,131,000,000 |
| Gross profit | $10,317,000,000 |
| Operating expenses | $5,088,000,000 |
| Operating income | $5,229,000,000 |
| Non-operating items and tax | -$1,142,000,000 |
| Net income | $4,087,000,000 |
| Total assets | $41,251,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cash | $622,000,000 |
| Current assets | $12,355,000,000 |
| Total liabilities | $21,782,000,000 |
| Current liabilities | $9,370,000,000 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $19,469,000,000 |
| Net income | $4,087,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Operating inflow | $5,143,000,000 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1,006,000,000 |
| Stock-based compensation | $50,000,000 |
| Operating cash flow | $4,472,000,000 |
| Operating outflow | $671,000,000 |
| Cash available | $5,027,000,000 |
| Beginning cash | $555,000,000 |
| Investing outflow | $1,101,000,000 |
| Capex | $919,000,000 |
| Other investing activities | $182,000,000 |
| Financing outflow | $3,173,000,000 |
| Net debt issuance | $342,000,000 |
| Share repurchases | $1,862,000,000 |
| Dividends paid | $1,626,000,000 |
| Other financing activities | $27,000,000 |
| Exchange-rate effect | $131,000,000 |
| Ending cash | $622,000,000 |
| Investing cash flow | -$1,101,000,000 |
| Financing cash flow | -$3,173,000,000 |
Source: SEC EDGAR · Filed 2026-02-26 · SEC EDGAR
| Revenue by operating segment | Revenue | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Americas | $13.3B | 48.4% | 16.1% |
| Electrical Global | $6.8B | 24.8% | 9.1% |
| Aerospace | $4.2B | 15.5% | 13.5% |
| Vehicle | $2.5B | 9.1% | -10.2% |
| EMobility | $604M | 2.2% | -8.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR · Filed 2026-02-26 · SEC EDGAR
| Revenue by geography | Revenue | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $17.1B | 62.4% | 13% |
| Europe | $5.1B | 18.5% | 12.1% |
| Asia Pacific | $2.7B | 9.9% | 10% |
| Latin America | $1.5B | 5.3% | -13% |
| Canada | $1.1B | 3.9% | 2.4% |
Point-in-time financial data used in the 2026-09-27 analysis.
| Period | Revenue | EBITDA | Net income | Operating cash flow | Free cash flow | Capex | Depreciation and amortization | Stock-based compensation | Share repurchases | Dividends paid | Net debt issuance | Investing cash flow | Financing cash flow | Beginning cash | Ending cash | Cash and investments | Total debt | Operating margin | ROIC | WACC | ROIC − WACC spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $19.7B | $3.3B | $1.9B | $2.6B | $2.1B | $497M | $929M | -$1M | $730M | $1B | — | -$529M | -$1.7B | — | $543M | $746M | $8.3B | 15.0% | — | 6.2% | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $20.4B | $4.5B | $3B | $2.7B | $2.1B | $520M | $914M | $99M | $850M | $1.1B | — | -$217M | -$2.4B | $543M | $561M | $1.1B | $7.7B | 15.8% | — | 6.2% | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $21.6B | $3.6B | $2.1B | $2.7B | $2.1B | $565M | $903M | $98M | $1.3B | $1.1B | — | -$398M | -$2.6B | $561M | $283M | $440M | $7.1B | 16.8% | — | 6.8% | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $21.4B | $3.7B | $2.2B | $3.5B | $2.9B | $587M | $884M | $223M | $1B | $1.2B | — | -$1.9B | -$1.5B | $283M | $370M | $591M | $8.1B | 17.2% | — | 6.4% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $17.9B | $2.8B | $1.4B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $389M | $811M | $119M | $1.6B | $1.2B | — | $397M | -$3.3B | $370M | $438M | $1.1B | $8.1B | 13.0% | — | 4.8% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $19.6B | $4B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $1.6B | $575M | $922M | -$144M | $122M | $1.2B | — | -$1.8B | -$535M | $438M | $297M | $568M | $8.6B | 14.6% | — | 5.5% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $20.8B | $4B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $1.9B | $598M | $954M | -$16M | $286M | $1.3B | $300M | -$1.2B | -$1.3B | $297M | $294M | $555M | $8.3B | 15.6% | — | 7.8% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $23.2B | $3.8B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $2.9B | $757M | $926M | $197M | $0 | $1.4B | $488M | -$2.6B | -$871M | $294M | $488M | $2.6B | $9.3B | 16.5% | — | 7.8% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $24.9B | $5.6B | $3.8B | $4.3B | $3.5B | $808M | $921M | $21M | $2.5B | $1.5B | $61M | -$271M | -$3.9B | $488M | $555M | $2.1B | $9.2B | 19.6% | — | 8.6% | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $27.4B | $5.9B | $4.1B | $4.5B | $3.6B | $919M | $1B | -$50M | $1.9B | $1.6B | $342M | -$1.1B | -$3.2B | $555M | $622M | $803M | $9.9B | 19.1% | — | 8.7% | — |
Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) trades at 27.6x forward earnings against a peer median of 23.3x. Its EV/EBITDA of 28.9x compares with a peer median of 22.1x. The comparison uses 4 peers: GE Vernova Inc., Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and Emerson Electric Co., as of 2026-09-27.
A downcycle scenario would materialize if data center power interconnection delays cause customers to push out orders, while prolonged economic weakness in Europe ($5.08B revenue in FY2025) and commercial vehicle downturns depress volume. Furthermore, broad industry capacity additions would normalize equipment availability, eroding pricing power and compressing operating margins back toward the industry average of 16.10%.
Eaton occupies an advantaged tier-1 position in North American electrical distribution, commanding a 29.9% operating margin in Electrical Americas in FY2025. However, extended lead times on critical switchgear and power transformers create delivery vulnerabilities. Competitors such as Emerson Electric (operating margin 26.92%) and GE Vernova (revenue growth 21.90%) maintain strong balance sheets and aggressive capacity programs, requiring flawless operational execution by Eaton to maintain its market share.358
| Level | Action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Share price as of September 25, 2026 ($439.98) | Liquidate existing long positions or initiate risk-reducing trims | Shares trade at an unsustainable 27.62x forward P/E multiple, offering an immediate window to lock in gains before anticipated valuation normalization. |
| Secondary re-evaluation threshold ($264.77) | Re-evaluate fundamental risk profile at house fair value midpoint | No buying is permitted; reassess operational execution, backlog duration, and order momentum before considering a rating revision. |
| Re-underwrite intrinsic cash flows at downside fair value boundary | Only at or below this level would valuation reflect an adequate margin of safety against potential price/cost lags and capacity digestion risks. |
Eaton allocates substantial capital toward factory expansions and share repurchases ($1.86B in FY2025) rather than prioritizing dividend yields, while carrying USD 21.33 billion in total debt. Better risk-adjusted yield is available in defensive industrials.47
Not every cited input appears here: internal calculations and intermediate model outputs have no external record, and some citations could not be matched to one.
Alert if< 75.0% of net income
| Parker-Hannifin Corporation |
| $123.4B |
| 24.8x |
| 5.7x |
| 23.2x |
| 25.1% |
| 23.5% |
| SIE.DE | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | $217.1B | 21.4x | 2.7x | 20.9x | 12.5% | 14.9% |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | $88.6B | 21.8x | 4.8x | 16.5x | 12.8% | 26.9% |
