Eaton Corporation PLC Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.59x

Eaton Corporation PLC cash flow quality index. Eaton Corporation PLC (3EC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.59x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of €507.00 Million is below net income of €866.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See Eaton Corporation PLC free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.59x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

€507.00 Million
EUR

Net Income

€866.00 Million
EUR

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Eaton Corporation PLC (2016–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Eaton Corporation PLC from 2016 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Eaton Corporation PLC across 10 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Eaton Corporation PLC cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Eaton Corporation PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2016–2025)

Eaton Corporation PLC cash flow quality index by year from 2016 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Eaton Corporation PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see 3EC operating cash flow.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (EUR) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.09x €4.47 Billion €4.09 Billion ▼ -4.1%
2024 1.14x €4.33 Billion €3.79 Billion ▲ +4.5%
2023 1.09x €3.51 Billion €3.22 Billion ▲ +6.1%
2022 1.03x €2.53 Billion €2.46 Billion ▲ +2.0%
2021 1.01x €2.16 Billion €2.14 Billion ▼ -51.7%
2020 2.09x €2.94 Billion €1.41 Billion ▲ +33.8%
2019 1.56x €3.45 Billion €2.21 Billion ▲ +26.0%
2018 1.24x €2.66 Billion €2.15 Billion ▲ +38.7%
2017 0.89x €2.67 Billion €2.98 Billion ▼ -33.2%
2016 1.34x €2.57 Billion €1.92 Billion —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.