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A powertrain power-up
Dana Incorporated says it’s combining with Eaton’s Mobility business in a Reverse Morris Trust deal valued at about $5.1 billion. Translation: two big industrial names are stitching together their drivetrain and powertrain businesses to create a broader platform for commercial and light vehicles.
Why this matters for your portfolio
This isn’t just a logo swap. Dana says the combined company should hit around $11 billion in sales and roughly $1.7 billion in adjusted EBITDA on a fully synergized 2026 pro forma basis, with about $250 million in run-rate synergies expected within 24 months after closing. That’s the kind of math that makes dealmakers grin and investors start side-eyeing the integration checklist.
The fine print is doing a lot of heavy lifting
The transaction values Eaton Mobility at roughly $5.1 billion and leaves Eaton shareholders owning at least 50.1% of the combined company, with Dana holders at about 49.9%. Dana also says the deal expands its 2030 targets to $14 billion–$15 billion in sales, about an 18% adjusted EBITDA margin, and an 8%–9% adjusted free cash flow margin.
Big picture
For Dana, this is a bet that bigger really is better: more scale, more customer reach, and a cleaner end-market mix. For investors, the upside is obvious on the slide deck—but the real story will be whether management can actually squeeze out those synergies without turning the merger into a very expensive game of corporate Jenga.