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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

Eaton Corp plc Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Eaton Corp plc Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jul 31, 2026 Audio replay
Jul 31, 2026 1:06:34 51 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
1:06:34
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Eaton posted record Q2 2026 results with $8.5B in sales (up 21%, 14% organic), adjusted EPS of $3.15 (a Q2 record), and segment margins of 23.1%, all above the high end of guidance, and raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to a $13.40–$13.60 range with organic growth of 11–13%.

Data Center Demand 40 Raised Full-Year Guidance 23 Backlog and Orders / Book-to-Bill 21 800-Volt DC Architecture and Prefab/Modular 8 Pricing and Margin Recovery 5 Cash Flow and Financial Performance 3

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +85 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Adjusted EPS of $3.15 exceeded guidance by $0.10 at the midpoint, reflecting strong operating performance by our teams.”
  • “We posted record revenue of $8.5 billion with 21% total revenue growth, 14% organic growth, and 23.1% margins, all better than the high end of our guidance.”
  • “This strong first half of the year gives us confidence to raise our guidance again. Organic growth by 200 base points to a midpoint of 12%, and our adjusted EPS midpoint by $0.22 to $13.50 for the year.”
  • “I truly believe that new ETHN is taking shape as we speak towards higher growth and higher margins.”

Forward guidance

8 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $8.53B +21.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $2.11 -15.9% YoY
Net income $821.00M -16.4% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Adjusted EPS of $3.15 beat guidance by $0.10 at the midpoint and was a Q2 record; first-half adjusted EPS of $5.96 was also a first-half record.
  • Record revenue of $8.5B with 21% total growth and 14% organic growth, above the high end of guidance.
  • Electrical Americas organic growth of 18% with margins of 27.5%, up 190 bps sequentially, and 65% data center growth.
  • Strong demand signals: 12-month rolling orders up 41% in Electrical Americas, 33% in Electrical Global, 17% in Aerospace; total Electrical backlog up 43% and Aerospace backlog up 28%.
  • Operating cash flow of $1.1B and free cash flow of $874M, up 23% and 22% year-over-year, respectively.
  • Raised full-year 2026 organic growth guidance by 200 bps to a midpoint of 12% and adjusted EPS midpoint to $13.50 ($13.40–$13.60 range).

Risks & pressure points

  • Segment margins of 23.1% were down 80 bps year-over-year, with the majority of Electrical Americas margin decline driven by temporary negative price-cost, expected to be only roughly neutral in the second half.
  • Q2 segment profit beat of $0.25 was partially offset by $0.15 from a higher tax rate.
  • Electrical Global operating margin of 19.8% was down 30 bps year-over-year.
  • GAAP EPS of $2.11 was reduced by $0.50 of intangible amortization, $0.49 of acquisition/divestiture charges, and $0.05 of restructuring charges.
  • Announced separation of Mobility business via Reverse Morris Trust, not expected to close until Q1 2027, introducing execution risk.

Key moments

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Jul 31, 2026.

Metric Guided
Organic growth
full year 2026
11% – 13%
Segment margins
full year 2026
24.1% – 24.5%
Earnings per share
full year 2026
$10.36 – $10.56
Organic growth
third quarter of 2026
13.5% – 15.5%
Segment margins
third quarter of 2026
24.6% – 25%
Earnings per share
third quarter of 2026
$2.77 – $2.87
Adjusted earnings per share
third quarter of 2026
$3.46 – $3.56

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Organic growth midpoint
for the year
12%

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Electrical Americas Segment$3.95B +17.9% YoY
Electrical Global Segment$2.52B +43.6% YoY
Aerospace Segment$1.22B +13.1% YoY
Mobility Segment$841.00M -0.5% YoY

Capital returned

Dividend / share
$1.10
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