Posted May 1, 2018
Eaton sales rise 8 percent
Eaton Corporation reported that sales in the first quarter of 2018 were $5.3 billion, up 8 percent over the same period in 2017.
Net income of $488 million, or $1.10 per share, compared to $435 million, or 96 cents, the the first quarter of 2017.
Hydraulics segment sales were $710 million, up 21 percent over the first quarter of 2017. Organic sales were up 16 percent and currency translation was positive 5 percent.
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