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The Eastern Company (EML) Stock Analysis

The Eastern Company (EML) is a Tools & Accessories stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

EML

$27.94

+$0.64 (+2.34%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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EML Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $27.16
Previous Close: $27.30
Day's Range: 26.94–27.95
52-Week Range: 17.61–29.91
Volume: 8.50K
Beta: 0.86

Valuation

Market Cap: $168.13M
P/E Ratio: 21.01
P/S ratio: 0.72
EPS (ttm): 1.33

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $248.97M−8.72%
Net Income (FY): $7.13M
Profit margin: 3.43%
Shares Outstanding: 6.02M
1-Year Return: +17.96%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.44+1.61%
Ex-Dividend Date: August 14, 2026
Earnings Date: November 10, 2026
Avg Volume: 30.86K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

EML Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−24.40%+43.52%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+43.52%
2025	−24.40%
2024	+22.62%
2023	+16.79%
2022	−21.55%
2021	+5.66%
2020	−19.33%
2019	+28.40%
2018	−6.06%
2017	+27.40%
2016 (partial year)	+14.57%

As of September 4, 2026.

EML Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$248.97M	$7.13M	2.9%
2024	$272.75M	−$8.53M	−3.1%
2023	$258.86M	$8.59M	3.3%
2022	$279.27M	$12.30M	4.4%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$248.97M	$56.96M	$10.67M	$7.13M	2.9%
2024	$272.75M	$67.27M	$20.15M	−$8.53M	−3.1%
2023	$258.86M	$61.77M	$17.03M	$8.59M	3.3%
2022	$279.27M	$58.62M	$14.87M	$12.30M	4.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

EML Dividend History

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$0.44+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.33	3	—
2025	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.44	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.33	3	—
2025	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2022	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2021	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2020	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2019	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2018	$0.44	4	+0.0%
2017	$0.44	4	+300.0%
2016	$0.11	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.11 per share, ex-dividend August 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

EML Valuation vs Tools & Accessories Median

Median of 12 stocks

Metric	EML	Tools & Accessories median	vs median
P/E	21.01	23.80	12% below
P/S ratio	0.72	1.79	60% below
Profit margin	3.43%	6.54%	3.1 pts below

Medians across 12 Tools & Accessories stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values The Eastern Company (EML) at $168.13M. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Tools & Accessories industry. The company reports 1,231 employees.

EML last closed at $27.94 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.64 (+2.34%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $17.61 to $29.91. The latest close sits 58.66% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, The Eastern Company reported revenue of $248.97M. That is −8.72% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $272.75M. The same year closed with net income of $7.13M. The reported profit margin is 3.43%. That is 3.1 percentage points below the Tools & Accessories median of 6.54%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.33.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $279.27M in 2022 to $248.97M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 21.01. That is 11.72% below the Tools & Accessories median of 23.8. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.72 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 59.99% below the Tools & Accessories median of 1.79. 12 Tools & Accessories companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.86. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 43.06%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +17.96%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +5.58%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 1.61% on the latest price. That is 0.1 percentage points below the Tools & Accessories median yield of 1.67%. The indicated annual rate is $0.44 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.33 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.44 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +28.40%; the weakest is 2025 at −24.40%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +43.52%.

Peer Comparison

The Eastern Company (EML) operates in the Tools & Accessories industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
The Eastern Company	EML	$168.13M	21.0
Snap-on Incorporated	SNA	$19.81B	19.6
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	$15.47B	48.6
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.	LECO	$15.07B	27.6

The Tools & Accessories industry average P/E ratio is 23.8x. The Eastern Company trades at a P/E of 21.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About The Eastern Company

The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and North America. The company offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; injection blow mold tooling products; design, develops, and manufactures 2-step stretch blow molds, and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. It also provides rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and customer applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as offers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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