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The Eastern Company

EML

NASDAQIndustrialsManufacturing - Tools & Accessories

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$25.10

−$0.08 · -0.32%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Hold

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Valuation

74

Undervalued

Momentum

63

Gaining

Sentiment

66

Bullish

Risk resilience

50

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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.

Industry
Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
Ryan Schroeder
Listed since
Mar 17, 1980
Employees
1,239

Market position

Day range

Current $25.10

52-week range

Current $25.10

Open
$24.91
Previous close
$25.18
Volume
12.13K
0.45× average
Average volume
26.92K
Average daily volume
Market cap
151.37M USD
Beta
0.85
Market reference 1
50-day average
$24.8002
+1.21% above average
200-day average
$21.1941
+18.43% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
165.7M USD
EV / EBITDA
11.96×
Earnings yield
4.29%
Free cash flow yield
4.11%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
4.10%
Return on assets
2.36%
Return on invested capital
4.16%

Financial health

Current ratio
3.59×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends27%16%5%-6%Gross margin, FY2021: 23.03%Gross margin, FY2022: 20.99%Gross margin, FY2023: 23.86%Gross margin, FY2024: 24.66%Gross margin, FY2025: 22.65%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.08%Operating margin, FY2022: 5.07%Operating margin, FY2023: 6.58%Operating margin, FY2024: 7.39%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.06%Net margin, FY2021: 3.79%Net margin, FY2022: 4.41%Net margin, FY2023: 3.32%Net margin, FY2024: -3.13%Net margin, FY2025: 2.05%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 23.03%. Gross margin FY2022 20.99%. Gross margin FY2023 23.86%. Gross margin FY2024 24.66%. Gross margin FY2025 22.65%. Operating margin FY2021 7.08%. Operating margin FY2022 5.07%. Operating margin FY2023 6.58%. Operating margin FY2024 7.39%. Operating margin FY2025 4.06%. Net margin FY2021 3.79%. Net margin FY2022 4.41%. Net margin FY2023 3.32%. Net margin FY2024 -3.13%. Net margin FY2025 2.05%.

Income trends

Revenue

248.97M USD-8.72%

Operating income

10.1M USD-49.86%

Net income

5.12M USD+13.65M USD
Income trends across reported periods308.04M USD192.93M USD77.81M USD−37.31M USDRevenue, FY2021: 246.52M USDRevenue, FY2022: 279.27M USDRevenue, FY2023: 258.86M USDRevenue, FY2024: 272.75M USDRevenue, FY2025: 248.97M USDOperating income, FY2021: 17.45M USDOperating income, FY2022: 14.17M USDOperating income, FY2023: 17.03M USDOperating income, FY2024: 20.15M USDOperating income, FY2025: 10.1M USDNet income, FY2021: 9.35M USDNet income, FY2022: 12.3M USDNet income, FY2023: 8.59M USDNet income, FY2024: −8.53M USDNet income, FY2025: 5.12M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 246.52M USD. Revenue FY2022 279.27M USD. Revenue FY2023 258.86M USD. Revenue FY2024 272.75M USD. Revenue FY2025 248.97M USD. Operating income FY2021 17.45M USD. Operating income FY2022 14.17M USD. Operating income FY2023 17.03M USD. Operating income FY2024 20.15M USD. Operating income FY2025 10.1M USD. Net income FY2021 9.35M USD. Net income FY2022 12.3M USD. Net income FY2023 8.59M USD. Net income FY2024 −8.53M USD. Net income FY2025 5.12M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue248.97M USD272.75M USD258.86M USD279.27M USD246.52M USD
Cost of goods sold192.58M USD205.48M USD197.09M USD220.65M USD189.76M USD
Gross profit56.39M USD67.27M USD61.77M USD58.62M USD56.77M USD
Research and development4.06M USD4.89M USD5.59M USD4.24M USD4.1M USD
Selling, general, and administrative42.22M USD42.23M USD39.15M USD39.51M USD35.22M USD
Operating expenses46.29M USD47.12M USD44.74M USD44.45M USD39.32M USD
Interest expense2.68M USD2.72M USD2.81M USD2.28M USD1.75M USD
Depreciation and amortization3.69M USD5.89M USD5.37M USD7.24M USD7.24M USD
Operating income10.1M USD20.15M USD17.03M USD14.17M USD17.45M USD
Net income5.12M USD−8.53M USD8.59M USD12.3M USD9.35M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.44

2025 complete year0.0% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.33

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 14, 2026

$0.11

Quarterly

Record Aug 14, 2026 · Payment Sep 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 15, 2026

$0.11

Quarterly

Record May 15, 2026 · Payment Jun 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 13, 2026

$0.11

Quarterly

Record Feb 13, 2026 · Payment Mar 13, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 14, 2025

$0.11

Quarterly

Record Nov 14, 2025 · Payment Dec 15, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 15, 2025

$0.11

Quarterly

Record Aug 15, 2025 · Payment Sep 15, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 15, 2025

$0.11

Quarterly

Record May 15, 2025 · Payment Jun 16, 2025

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