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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001551182-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETN"
cik: "0001551182"
company_name: "Eaton Corp plc"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:21:28.943487+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eaton Q1 beats: Record sales $7.5B, adj EPS $2.81; FY organic growth guidance raised to 10%

## Summary
- Quarterly sales $7.5B (+17% YoY); organic growth 10% above guidance; adj EPS $2.81 record; GAAP EPS $2.22.
- 12-month rolling orders up 42% in Electrical Americas; backlog up 44-73% across segments.
- Closed $11B in acquisitions (Boyd Thermal, Ultra PCS); Mobility spin-off on track for Q1 2027.
- FY2026 guidance: organic growth 9-11%; adj EPS $13.05-$13.50 (up 10% midpoint); Q2 adj EPS $3.00-$3.10.
- Segment margins: Electrical Americas 25.6%, Electrical Global 19.2%, Aerospace record 26.7%, Mobility 11.7%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001551182-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETN
- cik: 0001551182
- company_name: Eaton Corp plc
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000155118226000010/0001551182-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000155118226000010/etn-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: c24bed2f9168e9624e9e292ff1ac11b709fe7eb2
  claim: Eaton Corp plc reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $7.5 billion, EPS $2.22. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE:ETN) today announced that first quarter 2026 earnings per share were $2.22. Excluding charges of $0.29 per share related to intangible amortization, $0.22 per share related to acquisitions and divestitures, and $0.08 per share related to a multi-year restructuring program, adjusted earnings per share were $2.81, a first quarter record. Sales in the quarter were $7.5 billion, a record and up 17% from the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000155118226000010/0001551182-26-000010-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.