Eastern Co (EML) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $185.40MP/E 17.0Yield 1.43%
Eastern Co saw revenue fall 0.6% to $254.01M over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026. Operating income fell 3.5% to $10.70M, moving the operating margin from 4.3% to 4.2%. Free cash flow was $8.03M, down 34.9% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $185.40M, 17.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Oct 3, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $185.40M
- P/E ratio
- 17.0
- Price to sales
- 0.73
- Price to book
- 1.40
- Dividend yield
- 1.43%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.33%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $254.01M
- Net income
- $10.91M
- EPS, diluted
- $1.81
- Free cash flow
- $8.03M
- Book value per share
- $22.01
- Diluted shares
- 6M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Mar 2, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $31.42
- Open
- $31.52
- Day's range
- $30.28 – $31.91
- Volume
- 17,414
- Average volume (20 days)
- 13,930
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.92
- 52-week range
- $17.61 – $33.86
- RSI (14 days)
- 71.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 40.3%
- Relative volume
- 3.27×
- WACC
- 8.6%
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2012, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | EML | S&P 500 | Difference | EML per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +25.6% | -2.7% | +28.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | +20.6% | -1.7% | +22.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +58.9% | +11.9% | +47.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +59.6% | +12.0% | +47.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +78.3% | +78.2% | +0.1 pts | +21.3% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +32.1% | +73.2% | −41.1 pts | +5.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +85.8% | +309.6% | −223.9 pts | +6.4% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Eastern filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Results
- Update
- Results
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- Results
About Eastern
Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and markets custom and standard engineered solutions for industrial applications. Operating through a single reportable segment, Engineered Solutions, the firm provides vehicular and industrial hardware, returnable transport packaging, blow mold tools, access and security components such as latches and locks, and proprietary vision systems including mirrors and mirror-cameras. Its customer base includes original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket clients across commercial transportation, logistics, durable goods, heavy-duty trucking, automotive, packaging, food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical markets.
Company profile, executives and historyEastern stock: common questions
What is Eastern's stock price?
EML closed at $30.81 on Nov 12, 2026, down 1.94% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $17.61 and $33.86.
What is Eastern's market cap?
Eastern was worth $185.40M at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is EML's P/E ratio?
EML trades at 17.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $1.81 over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026.
How much revenue does Eastern make?
Eastern reported revenue of $254.01M for the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, down 0.6% from a year earlier.
Does Eastern pay a dividend?
Yes. Eastern paid $0.44 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.43% at the latest price.
When does Eastern report earnings next?
Eastern is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Mar 2, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has EML stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, EML returned +59.6% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many EML shares are sold short?
0M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 2.79% of the float, or 11.4 days of average trading volume.
Who are Eastern's competitors?
Companies most similar to Eastern by business, industry and size include ACU, CIX, LCUT, SSD, HLMN.
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