Eaton corporation plc (ETN)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10
Operating activities
Net income

2,213

2,146

2,986

1,919

1,974

1,803

1,873

1,220

1,352

937

Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization

884

903

914

929

925

983

997

598

556

551

Deferred income taxes

71

115

206

83

105

382

311

155

113

-26

Pension and other postretirement benefits expense

157

159

208

235

323

293

384

335

295

179

Contributions to pension plans

119

126

473

262

330

362

341

413

372

403

Contributions to other postretirement benefits plans

15

25

20

30

31

40

59

43

223

82

Gain on sale of business

-66

0

843

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

20

32

21

57

0

Gain on sale of businesses

-

-

-

-

0

68

2

-1

-

-

Changes in working capital
Accounts receivable - net

-200

123

231

170

-5

205

231

-108

219

305

Inventory

60

242

202

-34

8

152

92

-166

113

219

Accounts payable

147

23

388

0

-120

49

86

-220

92

322

Accrued compensation

-23

23

59

20

-28

-32

0

-52

-38

203

Accrued income and other taxes

-49

-31

-4

30

-9

-73

1

-86

123

-11

Other current assets

94

-71

-2

21

-7

-73

42

-117

-11

46

Other current liabilities

-57

144

-203

-44

-38

8

-46

30

-30

22

Changes in working capital

-272

149

-291

-13

156

-3

-100

-79

16

-108

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,451

2,658

2,666

2,570

2,409

1,878

2,285

1,664

1,248

1,282

Investing activities
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment

587

565

520

497

506

632

614

593

568

394

Proceeds from sale of business

-

-

-

0

1

282

777

3

15

-

Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

1,180

0

0

-

72

-2

9

6,936

325

222

Proceeds from (payments for) sales of businesses

-36

0

607

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales of short-term investments - net

70

-355

298

40

-37

-522

288

-603

-103

392

Proceeds (payments) for settlement of currency exchange contracts not designated as hedges - net

-54

110

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other - net

47

78

6

-8

35

31

68

49

25

4

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-1,866

-398

-217

-529

-575

143

-202

-6,972

-800

-1,012

Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings

1,232

410

1,000

631

425

0

9

7,156

381

55

Payments on borrowings

507

574

1,554

653

1,027

582

1,096

1,324

78

102

Payments of financing costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

117

3

0

Cash dividends paid

1,201

1,149

1,068

1,037

1,026

929

796

512

462

363

Exercise of employee stock options

66

29

66

74

52

54

121

95

71

157

Repurchase of shares

1,029

1,271

850

730

682

650

0

-159

343

0

Employee taxes paid from shares withheld

46

24

22

18

38

20

32

21

57

0

Other - net

-9

-2

-14

-5

-9

-43

-6

2

-4

-8

Net cash used in financing activities

-1,494

-2,581

-2,442

-1,738

-2,305

-2,130

-1,736

5,480

-381

-261

Effect of currency on cash

-4

43

11

-28

-42

-25

-9

20

-15

-16

Increase (decrease) in cash

87

-278

18

275

-513

-134

338

192

52

-7