EASTERN CO
EMLNasdaq
$25.53
↓ -4.0%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +12.0%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$154.4M
Enterprise Value
$179.7M
P/E
26.6
P/S
0.6
P/B
1.2
EV/EBITDA
11.6
PEG
—
FCF Yield
6.6%
Dividend Yield
1.7%
Revenue (TTM)
$245.3M
Net Income (TTM)
$5.8M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$10.2M
Gross Margin
22.3%
Operating Margin
3.6%
Net Margin
2.4%
ROE
4.7%
ROIC
4.7%
Debt / Equity
0.3
Net Cash
-$25.3M
Return 1Y
+12.9%
Company profile
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It offers returnable packaging solutions that are used in the assembly process of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods. It also supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industry. Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
- CEO
- August M. Vlak
- Sector
- Construction
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- Employees
- 1,190
- Headquarters
- Connecticut
- Website
- easterncompany.com
Management & directors
- Vlahos Nicholas AlecChief Financial Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
EML Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-04-04
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$59.7M↓ -5.7%
Diluted EPS$0.11↓ -65.6%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $197.6M | $246.5M | $246.5M | $279.3M | $258.9M | — | $272.8M | $249.0M |
| Gross profit | $48.1M | — | $56.8M | $58.6M | $61.8M | — | $67.3M | $57.0M |
| Operating income | $13.5M | — | $17.4M | $14.2M | $17.0M | — | $20.1M | $10.7M |
| Net income | $5.4M | — | $9.3M | $12.3M | $8.6M | $8.6M | -$8.5M | $7.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.76 | — | $1.49 | $1.97 | $1.37 | — | -$1.37 | $1.17 |
| Operating cash flow | $14.6M | — | -$7.8M | $7.5M | $25.5M | — | $19.4M | $8.9M |
| Free cash flow | $12.2M | — | -$11.5M | $4.1M | $20.0M | — | $9.7M | $4.9M |
| Gross margin | 24.3% | — | 23.0% | 21.0% | 23.9% | — | 24.7% | 22.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | — | 7.1% | 5.1% | 6.6% | — | 7.4% | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | — | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | — | -3.1% | 2.9% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '26 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $72.6M | $71.3M | $64.3M | $63.3M | $70.2M | $55.3M | $60.2M | $59.7M |
| Gross profit | $18.5M | $18.2M | $15.2M | $14.2M | $16.4M | $12.4M | $14.0M | $11.9M |
| Operating income | $6.0M | $6.8M | $3.9M | $3.2M | $3.1M | $1.7M | $2.6M | $1.3M |
| Net income | $3.5M | -$15.3M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $3.4M | $578,936.00 | $1.2M | $640,130.00 |
| Diluted EPS | $0.56 | -$2.46 | $0.22 | $0.32 | $0.56 | $0.10 | $0.19 | $0.11 |
| Operating cash flow | $8.4M | -$2.9M | $11.0M | -$1.8M | $3.8M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.5M |
| Free cash flow | $7.3M | -$7.7M | $9.0M | -$2.7M | $3.0M | $3.1M | $1.5M | $2.6M |
| Gross margin | 25.4% | 25.5% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 22.3% | 23.3% | 20.0% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 9.5% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | 4.8% | -21.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
Company news
May 13, 2026
- 67d agoThe Eastern Co (EML) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic Optimismfinance.yahoo.com
- 68d agoEastern (EML) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptfool.com
- 68d agoEastern Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com
- 68d agoEastern Q1 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcriptfinance.yahoo.com
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 1,679 | $21.40 | $35,930.60 | filing |
| 2026-06-16 | EVERETS JOHN | Buy | 1,310 | $21.40 | $28,034.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-16 | Scott Peggy | Buy | 1,176 | $21.40 | $25,166.40 | filing |
| 2026-06-16 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 1,000 | $21.25 | $21,250.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-16 | Galbato Chan | Buy | 940 | $21.40 | $20,116.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Award | 1,068 | $21.40 | $22,855.20 | filing |
| 2026-06-12 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 1,000 | $20.96 | $20,960.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-11 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 1,000 | $21.25 | $21,250.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 3,736 | $21.73 | $81,170.58 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 288 | $21.50 | $6,192.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-04 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 1,922 | $21.58 | $41,470.80 | filing |
| 2026-06-04 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 213 | $21.50 | $4,579.50 | filing |
| 2026-03-18 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 2,000 | $20.11 | $40,217.40 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 1,717 | $20.93 | $35,936.81 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | EVERETS JOHN | Buy | 1,339 | $20.93 | $28,025.27 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | MARDY MICHAEL J | Buy | 1,099 | $20.93 | $23,002.07 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Award | 1,065 | $20.93 | $22,290.45 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | Scott Peggy | Buy | 1,064 | $20.93 | $22,269.52 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | HENRY CHARLES W | Buy | 989 | $20.93 | $20,699.77 | filing |
| 2026-03-16 | Galbato Chan | Buy | 962 | $20.93 | $20,134.66 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 101 | $18.99 | $1,917.99 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 2,342 | $18.74 | $43,895.17 | filing |
| 2026-03-06 | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Buy | 5,067 | $18.29 | $92,658.71 | filing |
| 2026-03-06 | DiSanto Frederick D. | Buy | 1,000 | $18.39 | $18,390.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-01 | Vlahos Nicholas Alec· Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 907 | — | — | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.