EATON CORPORATION plc vs GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ETN and GE diverge most: on debt / equity, ETN reads 1.07 and GE reads 0.11; on p/b, ETN reads 8.02 and GE reads 20.70. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ETN's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What GE's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ETN | GE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $407.11 | $359.28 |
| Market cap | $158.4B | $378.7B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 39.8 | 44.3 |
| P/B | 8.02 | 20.70 |
| P/S | 5.56 | 7.84 |
| EV/EBITDA | 171.1 | — |
| Revenue growth | +12.7% | +21.8% |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.2% | 47.2% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.07 | 0.11 |
| Current ratio | 1.19 | 1.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.85 | 3.41 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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