Eaton Corp (NYSE: ETN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.72 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.71 by 0.37 percent. This is a 13.33 percent increase over earnings of $2.40 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.38 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.26 billion by 1.93 percent. This is a 7.30 percent increase over sales of $5.94 billion the same period last year.