EML Financials EASTERN CO

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated 34 d ago Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 4.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (5.7% vs 4.7% per year).
Operating margin has contracted, at 4.3% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 16.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt ($34M) exceeds cash ($7M); net debt is $26M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-17.5% vs 4.7% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 4.0× in the latest year, down from 6.6× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 2.0× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 2 consecutive years, consuming 37.6% of earnings and 54.8% of free cash flow.
The dividend has declined 1.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2026	$249M	$7M	22.9%	4.3%	5.7%	3.3%	$5M	$34M	$7M
2024	$273M	-$9M	24.7%	7.4%	-7.1%	-3.6%	$10M	$42M	$14M
2023	—	$9M	—	—	6.5%	—	—	—	—
2023	$259M	$9M	23.9%	6.6%	6.5%	3.4%	$20M	$44M	$8M
2022	$279M	$12M	21.0%	5.1%	9.7%	4.7%	$4M	$64M	$10M
2022	$247M	$9M	23.0%	7.1%	8.2%	3.5%	-$11M	$71M	$6M
2021	$247M	—	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	$71M	—
2021	$198M	$5M	24.3%	6.8%	5.2%	2.0%	$12M	$89M	$15M
2019	$252M	$13M	24.6%	6.9%	12.6%	4.7%	$18M	$99M	$18M
2018	$234M	$15M	25.1%	7.6%	15.0%	8.0%	$9M	$29M	$14M
2017	$204M	$5M	24.4%	5.9%	5.8%	2.9%	$8M	$35M	$22M
2016	—	$8M	—	—	9.4%	6.3%	$10M	$2M	$23M
2016	—	$6M	—	—	7.2%	4.7%	$7M	$3M	$18M
2015	—	$8M	—	—	10.2%	6.3%	—	$4M	$16M
2013	—	$7M	—	—	8.5%	6.1%	$6M	$6M	$20M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jul '26	$62M	$6M	20.6%	2.7%	4.3%	2.3%	$8M	$42M	$15M
Apr '26	$60M	$640130	20.0%	2.2%	0.5%	0.3%	$3M	$33M	$8M
Sep '25	$55M	$578936	22.3%	3.1%	0.5%	0.3%	$3M	$35M	$9M
Jun '25	$70M	$3M	23.3%	4.5%	2.8%	1.5%	$3M	$36M	$9M
Mar '25	$63M	$2M	22.4%	5.1%	1.6%	0.8%	-$3M	$42M	$8M
Dec '24	$67M	$1M	23.0%	4.5%	1.1%	0.6%	$9M	$42M	$14M
Sep '24	$71M	-$15M	25.5%	9.5%	-12.8%	-6.3%	-$8M	$45M	$8M
Jun '24	$73M	$4M	25.4%	8.3%	2.6%	1.4%	$7M	$42M	—
Mar '24	$65M	$2M	23.9%	5.3%	1.4%	0.8%	$1M	$43M	—
Dec '23	$64M	$4M	26.8%	8.9%	2.7%	1.4%	$6M	$44M	$8M
Sep '23	$66M	$3M	24.9%	8.0%	2.4%	1.2%	$2M	$49M	—
Sep '23	$62M	$3M	24.9%	9.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Jul '23	$68M	$1M	22.2%	3.6%	1.1%	0.5%	$6M	$54M	$13M
Apr '23	$72M	$607313	21.4%	3.0%	0.5%	0.2%	$6M	$59M	$13M
Dec '22	$69M	$376286	16.6%	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	$6M	$64M	$10M
Oct '22	$72M	$5M	23.1%	7.6%	3.9%	1.8%	$2M	$75M	$5M
Jul '22	$70M	$4M	23.0%	7.0%	3.4%	1.5%	$484934	$78M	$7M
Apr '22	$69M	$3M	21.1%	5.1%	2.6%	1.1%	-$4M	$74M	$5M
Oct '21	—	$6M	—	—	5.3%	2.1%	—	—	$10M
Jul '21	—	-$4M	—	—	-4.2%	-1.6%	$2M	—	$19M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced EML against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 9.5× (Mar '23) to 23.2× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.4× (Mar '23) to 0.7× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 1.7% (Dec '24) to 1.6% (Sep '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is EML growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, EASTERN CO's revenue has grown 4.7% per year, and net income grown 5.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does EML have?

As of FY2026, EASTERN CO reported $34M of total debt against $7M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 4.0×.

What is EML's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 22.9%, operating margin 4.3%, and net margin 2.9%.

What is EML's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, EASTERN CO traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 23.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.