Eaton Corporation

Summary

Eaton Corporation is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eaton Corporation received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].
• Eaton Corporation is in the country of United States^[4].
• Eaton Corporation is in the country of Ireland^[5].
• Eaton Corporation is in the country of IE^[6].
• Eaton Corporation's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Eaton Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[8].
• Eaton Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• Eaton Corporation's founder is recorded as Joseph Eaton^[10].
• Eaton Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland^[11].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton (United Kingdom)^[12].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton (Austria)^[13].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton (Switzerland)^[14].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton (Taiwan)^[15].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton Industries^[16].
• Eaton Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eaton Elektrotechnika^[17].
• Eaton Corporation is part of S&P 500^[18].
• Eaton Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Eaton Corporation^[19].
• Eaton Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[20].
• Eaton Corporation's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing^[21].
• January 1, 1911 marks the founding of Eaton Corporation^[22].
• 2012-05-10 marks the founding of Eaton Corporation^[23].
• Eaton Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us.html^[24].
• Eaton Corporation's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/eaton-corporation-history/^[25].
• Eaton Corporation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+92000'}^[26].
• Eaton Corporation's replaces is recorded as Cooper Industries^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71^[28]

• Registered legal name: Eaton Corporation Public Limited Company^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: IE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): VYAX^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2012-05-10^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-30^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-08^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-14^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000402^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 512978^[41]

• Other names: Abeiron Limited, Eaton Corporation Limited^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Eaton Corporation's founder is recorded as Joseph Eaton^[10]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1911^[22] and 2012-05-10^[23].

Identity

Eaton Corporation is part of S&P 500^[18].

Operations

Eaton Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland^[11]. Subsidiaries include Eaton (United Kingdom)^[12]; Eaton (Austria)^[13]; Eaton (Switzerland)^[14]; Eaton (Taiwan)^[15], a business^[44], in Taiwan^[45], founded in 1911^[46], headquartered in Taipei^[47]; Eaton Industries^[16], a business^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1899^[50], headquartered in Bonn^[51]; and Eaton Elektrotechnika^[17], a business^[52], in Czech Republic^[53], founded in 1993^[54], headquartered in Prague^[55].

Industry

Eaton Corporation's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing^[21].

Ownership

Eaton Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[20].

Recognition

Eaton Corporation received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].

Why It Matters

Eaton Corporation ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

What awards did Eaton Corporation receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award^[3].