For how long has Eaton been paying dividends and how much has it paid in total?

Eaton has been paying dividends for 30 years, from 1995 to 2025. Over this period, the company has distributed a total of $45.46 per share in dividends to its shareholders, demonstrating consistent commitment to returning value to investors.

When was Eaton's last dividend payment and how much was paid per share?

Eaton's most recent dividend payment was $1.04 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 10, 2025. Investors who owned the stock before this date were entitled to receive this dividend payment.

What was Eaton's highest annual dividend payment year and what amount was paid?

Eaton's highest annual dividend was paid in 2024, when the company distributed $3.76 per share across 4 payments throughout the year. This represented the peak of the company's dividend generosity and reflects strong financial performance during that period.

How do Eaton's dividend payments in 2023 compare to 2024?

Comparing Eaton's dividend payments, the company paid $3.44 per share in 2023 versus $3.76 per share in 2024, representing an increase of $0.32. This year-over-year comparison helps investors understand the trajectory of the company's dividend policy.

How much would a 10,000 investment in Eaton have generated in dividends over the past 10 years?

Over the past 10 years, Eaton has paid a total of $28.70 per share in dividends. Based on current stock price estimates, a $10,000 investment would have generated approximately $790.87 in dividend income during this period, demonstrating the value of dividend investing for long-term investors.

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Eaton (ETN) | Dividend History & Payments | 1995 - 2025

Eaton Corporation plc | Large-cap | Industrials

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Eaton Dividend Key Statistics

Eaton has paid $2.92 per share over the last 12 months, representing a current dividend yield of 0.87%. The company's 3-year average dividend yield stands at 0.40%. Over the past 3 years, the company has distributed a total of $9.86 per share in dividends.

Last Ex-Dividend Date i Mar 10, 2025

12-Month Dividend i $2.92

12-Month Div. Yield i 0.87%

3-Year Total Dividend i $9.86

3-Year Avg Dividend i $3.29

3-Year Avg Yield i 0.40%

Last 5Y Dividend i $15.98

All Time Dividend i $45.46

Date Range May 1995 - Mar 2025

Eaton Yearly Dividend History Chart

Dividend Payment History

Ex-Date	Amount	Yield	Stock Price
Mar 10, 2025	$1.04	0.35%	$293.61
Nov 4, 2024	$0.94	0.26%	$366.67
Aug 5, 2024	$0.94	0.32%	$291.64
May 3, 2024	$0.94	0.28%	$330.57
Mar 8, 2024	$0.94	0.32%	$297.90
Nov 3, 2023	$0.86	0.39%	$221.82
Aug 4, 2023	$0.86	0.39%	$218.36
May 5, 2023	$0.86	0.51%	$168.58
Mar 3, 2023	$0.86	0.50%	$170.30
Nov 9, 2022	$0.81	0.50%	$161.60
Aug 11, 2022	$0.81	0.53%	$152.44
May 12, 2022	$0.81	0.57%	$141.33
Mar 10, 2022	$0.81	0.55%	$146.92
Nov 10, 2021	$0.76	0.44%	$171.80
Aug 12, 2021	$0.76	0.45%	$167.62
May 13, 2021	$0.76	0.51%	$148.16
Mar 15, 2021	$0.76	0.57%	$133.26
Nov 5, 2020	$0.73	0.66%	$109.96
Aug 13, 2020	$0.73	0.72%	$100.89
May 13, 2020	$0.73	0.99%	$73.71
Mar 12, 2020	$0.73	0.85%	$85.56
Oct 31, 2019	$0.71	0.80%	$88.61
Aug 1, 2019	$0.71	0.90%	$79.30
May 2, 2019	$0.71	0.86%	$82.80
Mar 7, 2019	$0.71	0.89%	$79.38

Year	Payments	Total Amount	Avg Amount	Avg Yield
2025	1	$1.04	$1.04	0.35%
2024	4	$3.76	$0.94	1.17%
2023	4	$3.44	$0.86	1.77%
2022	4	$3.24	$0.81	2.15%
2021	4	$3.04	$0.76	1.96%
2020	4	$2.92	$0.73	3.16%
2019	4	$2.84	$0.71	3.44%
2018	4	$2.64	$0.66	3.40%
2017	4	$2.40	$0.60	3.18%
2016	4	$2.28	$0.57	3.72%
2015	4	$2.20	$0.55	3.43%
2014	4	$1.96	$0.49	2.77%
2013	4	$1.68	$0.42	2.57%
2012	4	$1.52	$0.38	3.24%
2011	4	$1.36	$0.34	2.79%
2010	4	$1.08	$0.27	2.83%
2009	4	$1.00	$0.25	3.91%
2008	4	$1.00	$0.25	2.77%
2007	4	$0.84	$0.21	1.88%
2006	3	$0.57	$0.19	1.59%
2005	4	$0.60	$0.15	1.90%
2004	4	$0.49	$0.12	1.61%
2003	4	$0.46	$0.12	2.19%
2002	4	$0.44	$0.11	2.38%
2001	4	$0.44	$0.11	2.47%
2000	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.56%
1999	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.26%
1998	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.29%
1997	4	$0.39	$0.10	2.17%
1996	4	$0.36	$0.09	2.85%
1995	3	$0.27	$0.09	2.28%

Complete Dividend Payment History

Ex-Date	Amount	Yield	Stock Price
Mar 10, 2025	$1.04	0.35%	$293.61
Nov 4, 2024	$0.94	0.26%	$366.67
Aug 5, 2024	$0.94	0.32%	$291.64
May 3, 2024	$0.94	0.28%	$330.57
Mar 8, 2024	$0.94	0.32%	$297.90
Nov 3, 2023	$0.86	0.39%	$221.82
Aug 4, 2023	$0.86	0.39%	$218.36
May 5, 2023	$0.86	0.51%	$168.58
Mar 3, 2023	$0.86	0.50%	$170.30
Nov 9, 2022	$0.81	0.50%	$161.60
Aug 11, 2022	$0.81	0.53%	$152.44
May 12, 2022	$0.81	0.57%	$141.33
Mar 10, 2022	$0.81	0.55%	$146.92
Nov 10, 2021	$0.76	0.44%	$171.80
Aug 12, 2021	$0.76	0.45%	$167.62
May 13, 2021	$0.76	0.51%	$148.16
Mar 15, 2021	$0.76	0.57%	$133.26
Nov 5, 2020	$0.73	0.66%	$109.96
Aug 13, 2020	$0.73	0.72%	$100.89
May 13, 2020	$0.73	0.99%	$73.71
Mar 12, 2020	$0.73	0.85%	$85.56
Oct 31, 2019	$0.71	0.80%	$88.61
Aug 1, 2019	$0.71	0.90%	$79.30
May 2, 2019	$0.71	0.86%	$82.80
Mar 7, 2019	$0.71	0.89%	$79.38
Nov 1, 2018	$0.66	0.90%	$73.24
Aug 2, 2018	$0.66	0.81%	$81.57
May 3, 2018	$0.66	0.88%	$74.87
Mar 9, 2018	$0.66	0.82%	$80.98
Nov 2, 2017	$0.60	0.77%	$78.10
Aug 2, 2017	$0.60	0.81%	$74.53
May 3, 2017	$0.60	0.78%	$76.86
Mar 2, 2017	$0.60	0.83%	$71.93
Nov 3, 2016	$0.57	0.94%	$60.76
Aug 3, 2016	$0.57	0.87%	$65.46
May 4, 2016	$0.57	0.93%	$61.30
Mar 3, 2016	$0.57	0.98%	$57.95
Nov 5, 2015	$0.55	0.96%	$57.22
Jul 30, 2015	$0.55	0.91%	$60.58
Apr 30, 2015	$0.55	0.78%	$70.52
Mar 5, 2015	$0.55	0.81%	$68.17
Nov 12, 2014	$0.49	0.73%	$66.94
Jul 31, 2014	$0.49	0.73%	$67.18
May 1, 2014	$0.49	0.67%	$72.86
Mar 6, 2014	$0.49	0.64%	$76.15
Oct 31, 2013	$0.42	0.59%	$70.67
Aug 1, 2013	$0.42	0.64%	$66.06
May 2, 2013	$0.42	0.68%	$61.65
Mar 7, 2013	$0.42	0.66%	$63.35
Oct 4, 2012	$0.38	0.80%	$47.28
Aug 2, 2012	$0.38	0.86%	$44.23
May 3, 2012	$0.38	0.84%	$45.37
Feb 2, 2012	$0.38	0.75%	$50.93
Nov 3, 2011	$0.34	0.74%	$45.94
Aug 4, 2011	$0.34	0.80%	$42.35
May 5, 2011	$0.34	0.66%	$51.78
Feb 3, 2011	$0.34	0.62%	$54.78
Nov 4, 2010	$0.29	0.62%	$46.94
Aug 5, 2010	$0.29	0.73%	$39.58
May 6, 2010	$0.25	0.71%	$35.12
Feb 4, 2010	$0.25	0.81%	$31.00
Nov 5, 2009	$0.25	0.78%	$32.15
Jul 30, 2009	$0.25	0.96%	$25.96
Apr 30, 2009	$0.25	1.15%	$21.81
Feb 5, 2009	$0.25	1.11%	$22.43
Oct 30, 2008	$0.25	1.11%	$22.48
Jul 31, 2008	$0.25	0.72%	$34.72
May 1, 2008	$0.25	0.56%	$44.35
Jan 31, 2008	$0.25	0.58%	$43.01
Nov 1, 2007	$0.21	0.47%	$45.42
Aug 2, 2007	$0.21	0.44%	$48.37
May 3, 2007	$0.21	0.47%	$45.30
Feb 1, 2007	$0.21	0.55%	$39.31
Nov 2, 2006	$0.20	0.55%	$35.72
Aug 3, 2006	$0.20	0.60%	$32.47
May 4, 2006	$0.17	0.45%	$39.05
Nov 3, 2005	$0.15	0.52%	$29.70
Aug 4, 2005	$0.15	0.47%	$32.72
May 5, 2005	$0.15	0.52%	$29.72
Feb 3, 2005	$0.15	0.45%	$34.30
Nov 4, 2004	$0.14	0.41%	$33.06
Aug 5, 2004	$0.14	0.44%	$30.49
May 6, 2004	$0.14	0.47%	$28.95
Feb 5, 2004	$0.07	0.23%	$29.59
Oct 30, 2003	$0.12	0.48%	$25.06
Jul 31, 2003	$0.12	0.58%	$20.85
May 1, 2003	$0.11	0.54%	$20.41
Jan 30, 2003	$0.11	0.62%	$17.77
Oct 31, 2002	$0.11	0.63%	$17.39
Aug 1, 2002	$0.11	0.66%	$16.59
May 2, 2002	$0.11	0.51%	$21.56
Jan 31, 2002	$0.11	0.60%	$18.26
Nov 1, 2001	$0.11	0.66%	$16.73
Aug 2, 2001	$0.11	0.59%	$18.75
May 3, 2001	$0.11	0.59%	$18.63
Feb 1, 2001	$0.11	0.64%	$17.22
Nov 2, 2000	$0.10	0.63%	$15.16
Aug 3, 2000	$0.10	0.65%	$14.78
May 4, 2000	$0.10	0.54%	$17.79
Feb 3, 2000	$0.10	0.65%	$14.66
Nov 4, 1999	$0.10	0.62%	$15.39
Aug 5, 1999	$0.10	0.45%	$21.10
May 6, 1999	$0.10	0.48%	$19.84
Feb 4, 1999	$0.10	0.66%	$14.49
Nov 5, 1998	$0.10	0.63%	$15.16
Jul 30, 1998	$0.10	0.67%	$14.15
Apr 30, 1998	$0.10	0.47%	$20.12
Feb 5, 1998	$0.10	0.47%	$20.31
Oct 30, 1997	$0.10	0.46%	$20.96
Jul 31, 1997	$0.10	0.50%	$19.01
May 1, 1997	$0.10	0.57%	$16.68
Jan 30, 1997	$0.09	0.57%	$15.18
Oct 31, 1996	$0.09	0.67%	$12.99
Aug 1, 1996	$0.09	0.71%	$12.23
May 2, 1996	$0.09	0.67%	$12.99
Feb 1, 1996	$0.09	0.71%	$12.26
Nov 2, 1995	$0.09	0.78%	$11.17
Aug 3, 1995	$0.09	0.73%	$11.93
May 2, 1995	$0.09	0.69%	$12.50

Yearly Dividend Summary

Year	Payments	Total Amount	Average Amount	Average Yield
2025	1	$1.04	$1.04	0.35%
2024	4	$3.76	$0.94	1.17%
2023	4	$3.44	$0.86	1.77%
2022	4	$3.24	$0.81	2.15%
2021	4	$3.04	$0.76	1.96%
2020	4	$2.92	$0.73	3.16%
2019	4	$2.84	$0.71	3.44%
2018	4	$2.64	$0.66	3.40%
2017	4	$2.40	$0.60	3.18%
2016	4	$2.28	$0.57	3.72%
2015	4	$2.20	$0.55	3.43%
2014	4	$1.96	$0.49	2.77%
2013	4	$1.68	$0.42	2.57%
2012	4	$1.52	$0.38	3.24%
2011	4	$1.36	$0.34	2.79%
2010	4	$1.08	$0.27	2.83%
2009	4	$1.00	$0.25	3.91%
2008	4	$1.00	$0.25	2.77%
2007	4	$0.84	$0.21	1.88%
2006	3	$0.57	$0.19	1.59%
2005	4	$0.60	$0.15	1.90%
2004	4	$0.49	$0.12	1.61%
2003	4	$0.46	$0.12	2.19%
2002	4	$0.44	$0.11	2.38%
2001	4	$0.44	$0.11	2.47%
2000	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.56%
1999	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.26%
1998	4	$0.40	$0.10	2.29%
1997	4	$0.39	$0.10	2.17%
1996	4	$0.36	$0.09	2.85%
1995	3	$0.27	$0.09	2.28%

Eaton & Peers | Dividend Comparison

Company	Annual Amount	Current Yield	3Y Avg Yield	3Y Avg Amount	EX DIV. DATE
Cummins CMI	$5.46	1.73%	0.62%	$5.59	Feb 21, 2025
Emerson Electric EMR	$1.59	1.24%	0.53%	$1.93	Feb 14, 2025
Eaton ETN	$2.92	0.87%	0.40%	$3.29	Mar 10, 2025
GE Vernova GEV	$0.25	0.05%	0.07%	$0.08	Dec 20, 2024
Illinois Tool Works ITW	$5.90	2.44%	0.59%	$5.52	Mar 31, 2025
Parker Hannifin PH	$4.89	0.75%	0.35%	$5.43	Feb 7, 2025

Only companies with available dividend data are shown. Click on peer company names to view their detailed dividend history.

Frequently Asked Questions

For how long has Eaton been paying dividends and how much has it paid in total?: Eaton has been paying dividends for 30 years, from 1995 to 2025. Over this period, the company has distributed a total of $45.46 per share in dividends to its shareholders, demonstrating consistent commitment to returning value to investors.
When was Eaton's last dividend payment and how much was paid per share?: Eaton's most recent dividend payment was $1.04 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 10, 2025. Investors who owned the stock before this date were entitled to receive this dividend payment.
What was Eaton's highest annual dividend payment year and what amount was paid?: Eaton's highest annual dividend was paid in 2024, when the company distributed $3.76 per share across 4 payments throughout the year. This represented the peak of the company's dividend generosity and reflects strong financial performance during that period.
How do Eaton's dividend payments in 2023 compare to 2024?: Comparing Eaton's dividend payments, the company paid $3.44 per share in 2023 versus $3.76 per share in 2024, representing an increase of $0.32. This year-over-year comparison helps investors understand the trajectory of the company's dividend policy.
How much would a 10,000 investment in Eaton have generated in dividends over the past 10 years?: Over the past 10 years, Eaton has paid a total of $28.70 per share in dividends. Based on current stock price estimates, a $10,000 investment would have generated approximately $790.87 in dividend income during this period, demonstrating the value of dividend investing for long-term investors.

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