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Eaton vs nVent Electric

On overall TruNorth grade, nVent Electric scores higher (Eaton: C, nVent Electric: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Eaton
49.2/100
C
nVent Electric
51.5/100

Political donations

Eaton

FEC: $29K PAC donations; 96% to Republican, 4% to Democratic committees.

nVent Electric

FEC: $127K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 8 executive donors.

Environment

Eaton

hazardous waste violation: $538K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

nVent Electric

environmental violation: $31K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Eaton

67 federal penalties totaling $2.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

nVent Electric

12 federal penalties totaling $196K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Eaton

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 25,839 US employees — 26.5% women, 31% racial/ethnic minorities; management 25.2% women, 19.3% minorities.

nVent Electric

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 2,666 US employees — 25.3% women, 30.3% racial/ethnic minorities; management 30.9% women, 16.2% minorities.

Charity

Eaton

$18M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.08% of revenue) via Eaton Charitable Fund.

nVent Electric

No public record found.

Animal testing

Eaton

No public record found.

nVent Electric

No public record found.

Firearms

Eaton

No public record found.

nVent Electric

No public record found.

Privacy

Eaton

No public record found.

nVent Electric

No public record found.

Executive pay

Eaton

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 128:1 (median employee pay $61,945) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

nVent Electric

No public record found.

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