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Eaton Corp PLC · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Eaton reported record second quarter earnings in 2024, driven by strong orders and backlog growth.

Eaton reported a record second quarter in 2024, with earnings per share of $2.48, up 33% over 2023, and adjusted earnings per share of $2.73, up 24% over 2023. Sales were $6.4 billion, up 8% from the second quarter of 2023. The company raised its full year 2024 guidance for organic sales, segment margin, earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share and cash flow.

  • Record second quarter earnings per share of $2.48, up 33% over 2023, and record quarterly adjusted earnings per share of $2.73, up 24% over 2023
  • Record segment margins of 23.7%, 210 basis points above the second quarter of 2023
  • 9% organic sales growth, above the high end of guidance, and strong backlog growth of 27% in Electrical and 14% in Aerospace
  • Raised full year 2024 organic sales, segment margin, earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share and cash flow guidance

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.35B

Previous: $5.87B+8.3%
EPS (adj)

$2.73

Previous: $2.21+23.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$370M

Previous: -$286M-29.4%
Free Cash Flow

$623M

Previous: $458M+36.0%
Net Income

$993M

Previous: $744M+33.5%
Operating Income

-$5.28B

Previous: -$5.06B-4.3%
Gross Profit

$2.41B

Previous: $2.12B+13.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$540M

Previous: $353M+53.0%
Total Assets

$39.4B

Previous: $36.8B+7.1%
R&D Expense

$196M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Eaton · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.35B

Q2 2024+8.3%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Eaton · $5.88B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Electrical Americas
    $2.59B+19.0%
  • Electrical Global
    $1.5B+1.1%
  • Aerospace
    $867M+12.9%
  • Vehicle
    $753M+1.2%
  • eMobility
    $163M+19.0%

Forward guidance

The company is raising the following guidance for the full year 2024:

Tailwinds

  • Organic growth from 7-9% to 8-9%
  • Segment margins from 22.8-23.2% to 23.3-23.7%
  • Earnings per share to between $9.38 and $9.48, up 18% at the midpoint over the prior year
  • Adjusted earnings per share to between $10.65 and $10.75, up 17% at the midpoint over the prior year
  • Operating cash flow raised $100 million and narrowed to between $4.2 billion to $4.4 billion, and free cash flow raised $100 million and narrowed to between $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

40 / 65 earnings

Positive

+10.9%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-8.9%

Q2 2014

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%-5.2%-1.3%
Q4 2025+0.6%+4.0%-1.3%
Q3 2025-2.3%-3.3%-12.3%
Q2 2025-7.4%-5.7%-9.5%
Q1 2025-0.8%+0.2%+6.1%
Q4 2024-0.2%-3.6%-10.3%
Q3 2024-2.3%-1.6%+9.5%
Q2 2024-8.0%-8.9%+0.7%
Q1 2024-4.4%-1.8%+2.4%
Q4 2023+9.8%+10.2%+19.4%
Q3 2023+8.6%+8.6%+15.1%
Q2 2023+6.6%+5.2%+12.2%
Q1 2023+2.1%+1.3%+6.1%
Q4 2022+1.7%+6.0%+3.5%
Q3 2022+0.4%+5.7%+8.9%
Q2 2022+0.8%+0.8%-5.9%
Q1 2022+2.3%+0.5%-3.9%
Q4 2021-4.3%+0.0%-4.5%
Q3 2021+3.1%+4.2%+1.4%
Q2 2021+3.4%+4.1%+7.4%
Q1 2021+0.8%+2.2%+1.4%
Q4 2020-1.6%+0.3%+10.6%
Q3 2020-1.3%+2.4%+8.7%
Q2 2020+1.2%+1.6%+10.9%
Q1 2020-4.3%-5.8%-1.0%
Q4 2019+7.2%-2.4%-0.3%
Q3 2019+1.2%+1.6%+6.6%
Q2 2019+1.4%-2.2%-1.8%
Q1 2019-2.5%-1.4%-9.7%
Q4 2018+4.9%+5.9%+10.1%
Q3 2018+0.9%+3.1%+7.0%
Q2 2018+3.1%+2.1%+3.7%
Q1 2018-2.9%-0.2%+2.1%
Q4 2017+1.3%-1.5%-5.1%
Q3 2017+2.9%-1.4%-1.8%
Q2 2017-5.3%-4.8%-8.3%
Q1 2017+0.3%+1.0%+2.6%
Q4 2016-1.5%-1.5%+0.9%
Q3 2016-4.5%-4.7%+6.1%
Q2 2016+0.5%+2.4%+4.7%
Q1 2016+0.4%
Q4 2015+10.9%
Q3 2015+4.4%
Q2 2015-0.7%
Q1 2015+0.2%
Q4 2014+6.3%
Q3 2014+3.1%
Q2 2014-8.9%
Q1 2014-2.5%
Q4 2013-1.7%
Q3 2013+3.0%
Q2 2013-5.1%
Q1 2012+4.4%
Q1 2013+4.7%
Q4 2010+1.6%
Q4 2011+1.6%
Q4 2012+5.4%
Q3 2012+9.9%
Q2 2012+5.0%
Q3 2011-7.2%
Q2 2011+5.0%
Q1 2011+2.0%
Q3 2010-0.2%
Q2 2010-2.2%
Q1 2010-0.5%

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