Eaton Corp (NYSE:ETN) reported quarterly earnings of $3.15 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.07 by 2.61 percent. This is a 6.78 percent increase over earnings of $2.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.531 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.133 billion by 4.89 percent. This is a 21.39 percent increase over sales of $7.028 billion the same period last year.