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Total Revenue: Record $8.9 billion, up 28% year-over-year; 8 points from acquisitions.
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Organic Growth: 19% for the quarter (21% excluding Mobility).
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Adjusted EPS: Record $3.68, up 20% year-over-year; $0.12 above high end of guidance.
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Segment Margins: All-time record 25.3%.
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Incremental Margins: 26%, up from 19% last quarter; $0.32 segment profit beat versus guidance.
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Electrical Americas Organic Sales: Up 22%; data centers up 54%; margins 29.8%, up 230 bps from Q2 and more than 400 bps since Q1.
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Electrical Americas Orders: Record orders over $5 billion; rolling 12-month orders up 39%; book-to-bill 1.3; negotiations pipeline up 55% year-to-date; backlog up 33%.
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Electrical Global Total Growth: 58%, including 27% organic and 31% from Boyd acquisition; APAC organic up nearly 50%.
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Electrical Global Margins: 21.1%, up 200 bps year-over-year.
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Electrical Global Orders: Record orders; rolling 12-month orders up 51%.
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Combined Electrical Segment: Organic growth 24%, total growth 34%; margins 26.4%, up 190 bps from Q2; rolling 12-month orders up 43%; book-to-bill 1.2; backlog over $20 billion, up 46%.
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Aerospace Organic Sales: Up 6%; Ulta PCS added 5 points of growth; margins 24.9%, up more than 200 bps from Q2 but down 100 bps year-over-year on mix; book-to-bill 1.2.
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Mobility Sales: Up 10% (9% organic, 1 point currency); margins 17.2%, up 370 bps, highest since 2018; incremental margins over 50%.
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Boyd Thermal: Nearly triple-digit year-over-year growth; sales up 24% from Q2; backlog nearly tripled year-over-year; full-year revenue outlook raised to $1.9 billion (third increase this year), with $1.6 billion in Eaton’s books for the year.
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Full-Year 2026 Organic Growth Guidance: Raised to 13%15% (midpoint up 200 bps); Electrical Americas midpoint 19%, Electrical Global midpoint 16%.
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Full-Year 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance: Raised to $13.70$13.80 ($13.75 midpoint), up 14% from 2025.
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Full-Year 2026 Segment Margin Guidance: Maintained at 24.1%24.5%.
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Cash Flow: Full-year expectations reaffirmed.
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2027 End-Market Outlook: ~11% growth across end markets; no end markets expected to decline; data centers/distributed IT and commercial aerospace expected to grow strong double-digits (~one-third of sales).
Release Date: November 03, 2026
For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.
Positive Points
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Eaton Corp PLC (NYSE:ETN) exceeded the high end of guidance on every key metric in Q3 2026, with record organic growth of 19%, record adjusted EPS of $3.68, and record revenue of $8.9 billion, up 28%.
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Electrical Americas organic growth accelerated to 22% with margins reaching 29.8%, up 230 basis points sequentially, demonstrating successful capacity investments and execution.
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Electrical Global delivered 27% organic growth with strength across all regions and end markets, and margins expanded 200 basis points year-over-year, positioning it as a new high-growth platform.
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Demand is accelerating and broadening beyond data centers, with Electrical orders up 43% and backlog up 46% to a record $20 billion, providing strong visibility into future growth.
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Eaton Corp PLC (NYSE:ETN) raised its full-year 2026 organic growth and adjusted EPS guidance for the third time, reflecting confidence in near-term outlook and long-term commitments.
Negative Points
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Eaton Corp PLC (NYSE:ETN) faced temporary commodity cost headwinds that contributed to a year-over-year margin decline in Electrical Americas, despite sequential improvement.
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Aerospace segment experienced supply chain issues and specific supplier problems, which may delay backlog conversion and revenue growth.
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Mobility segment, while returning to growth, is expected to contribute only about $800 million in revenue in 2027 due to the Dana transaction closing, down from prior levels.
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The transition from AC to DC architectures in data centers has timing uncertainty, which could impact the pace of adoption for Eaton Corp PLC (NYSE:ETN)’s solid-state transformers and related products.
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Eaton Corp PLC (NYSE:ETN) faces a high inflationary environment, requiring ongoing pricing actions and cost management to maintain margins.
Q & A Highlights
Q: Nigel Coe of Wolfe Research asked about Eaton’s progress on next-generation DC power solutions, including sidecar rack-based solutions, facility-level DC power orders, and the commercialization timeline for solid-state transformers.A: CEO Paulo Ruiz said Eaton remains a leading player in solid-state transformers. In October, its 15 kV 2 MW medium-voltage unit passed all UL tests, making it the first multi-megawatt unit to clear the new standard. The system is liquid-cooled, multi-port, and outdoor-ready. Eaton’s indoor unit also passed TUV testing in Europe and Asia. Ruiz noted the AC-to-DC transition is real due to power savings, but timing is not under Eaton’s control. Eaton is architecture-agnostic and leads in all four key building blocks: solid-state transformers, DC breakers, power quality/UPS, and advanced cooling
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