Eaton Corp PLC operates within the Switchgear and switchboard apparatus sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Eaton Corp PLC with three other power transmission equipment manufacturers in North America: ABB Limited (2018 sales of $27.73 billion of which 40% was Electrification Products), Gates Industrial Corp PLC ($3.35 billion of which 63% was Power Transmission), and Smiths Group PLC ($4.34 billion of which 28% was Smith Medical).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2018, sales at Eaton Corp PLC were $21.61 billion. This is an increase of 5.9% versus 2017, when the company's sales were $20.40 billion. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Eaton Corp PLC had sales of $22.05 billion. Sales of Hydraulics saw an increase of 11.7% in 2018, from $2.47 billion to $2.76 billion. Not all segments of Eaton Corp PLC experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Electrical Products fell 1.0% to $7.12 billion.