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Eaton Corporation plc (ETN)
Power management maker, counted by segment. Read October 1, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-26. Ranked 9 of the 28 Industrials companies read so far, by the share within reach now: the sector.
The filing counts its employees by segment, 35,000 and 26,000 electrical, 14,000 aerospace, 12,000 vehicle and 10,000 corporate, so the patterns follow those counts (a).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 17% now, 31% at the end of 2027, 37% at the end of 2028, 40% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 40% desk work, 16% people work and 44% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 58% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 33% becomes checking a model's work and 5% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
97,303 employees as of 2025-12-31 (stated). The filing's table counts 30,002 U.S. employees of 97,303, excluding Puerto Rico.
The filing: “At December 31, 2025, Eaton's workforce distribution is as follows: All employees 97,303, U.S. total 30,002.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 64% | By stated counts (a): the filing counts 35,000 employees in Electrical Americas and 26,000 in Electrical Global, 61,000 of about 97,000. |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 14% | By stated counts (a): the filing counts 14,000 employees in its Aerospace segment. |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 12% | By stated counts (a): the filing counts 12,000 employees in its Vehicle segment; eMobility shows no count of its own. |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 10% | By stated counts (a): the filing counts 10,000 employees under Corporate, a stated corporate headcount that takes its own share under rule 6. |
What the filing says about the workforce: By segment: Electrical Americas 35,000, Electrical Global 26,000, Aerospace 14,000, Vehicle 12,000, Corporate 10,000; 8,983 managers and 718 executives; women 33.8% of all employees; 30,002 in the U.S.; 2024 total recordable case rate 0.39.
What the filing says about AI
9 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 9 sentences, as risk and opportunity: AI and machine learning presenting chances to drive internal efficiencies, and the risk of falling behind competitors that use AI more effectively.
- “Risks and uncertainties related to the development and use of artificial intelligence may present business, compliance and reputational risks.”
- “Recent technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning technology have presented opportunities for us to drive internal efficiencies in our business operations, but they also pose risks to us.”
- “If we fail to keep pace with rapidly evolving technological developments in AI, our competitive position and business results may suffer, particularly if our competitors more effectively use AI to drive their business efficiencies or create new or enhanced products or services that we are unable to compete against on cost, quality or other attributes.”
- “However, the introduction of AI technologies, particularly generative AI, into internal processes and/or new and existing offerings may result in new or expanded risks and liabilities, including due to enhanced governmental or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, compliance issues, ethical concerns, confidentiality or security risks, as well as other factors that could adversely affect our business...”
- “Furthermore, any confidential information that is disclosed to a third-party generative AI platform could be leaked or disclosed to others, which could result in loss or theft of intellectual property, as well as subject us to risks related to intellectual property infringement or misappropriation, data privacy and cybersecurity.”
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 97,000 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K |
| 2024-12-31 | 94,000 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K |
| 2023-12-31 | 94,000 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K |
| 2022-12-31 | 92,000 | 2023-02-23 | 10-K |
| 2021-12-31 | 86,000 | 2022-02-23 | 10-K |
| 2020-12-31 | 92,000 | 2021-02-24 | 10-K |
| 2019-12-31 | 101,000 | 2020-02-26 | 10-K |
| 2018-12-31 | 99,000 | 2019-02-27 | 10-K |
| 2017-12-31 | 96,000 | 2018-02-28 | 10-K |
| 2016-12-31 | 95,000 | 2017-02-22 | 10-K |
| 2015-12-31 | 97,000 | 2016-02-24 | 10-K |
| 2014-12-31 | 102,000 | 2015-02-26 | 10-K |
| 2013-12-31 | 102,000 | 2014-02-26 | 10-K |
| 2012-12-31 | 103,000 | 2013-02-28 | 10-K |
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001551182-26-000007, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Eaton Corporation plc's working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 17% now and 37% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Eaton Corporation plc's own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Eaton Corporation plc employ?
- 97,303 as of December 31, 2025, as its annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025 states. About 31% in the U.S.
- What kinds of work make up Eaton Corporation plc's workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 4 industry staffing patterns, the largest Electrical Equipment Manufacturing; by those patterns the work is about 40% desk work, 16% people work and 44% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Eaton Corporation plc's annual report say about AI?
- 9 sentences in the filing name AI. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 1, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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