ETN · 8-K · 20261103PR000037

Operating Expense Trends

Eaton Corp plc · 2026-11-03 · Importance 29 · Surprise 22

Third-quarter selling and administrative expense was $1.278 billion, compared with $1.105 billion a year earlier, an increase of about 16%. Research and development expense was $238 million, versus $203 million, up about 17%. Nine-month selling and administrative expense increased to $3.784 billion from $3.302 billion, while nine-month research and development expense rose to $676 million from $594 million. The release does not quantify specific drivers for these year-over-year expense increases.