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Eastman Chemical Company
EMN Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$66.97
▲ +0.78 (+1.2%)
| 52w hi | $78.50 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $53.69 |
| Vol | 993.50K |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score -0.14
| Short | -0.19 |
|---|---|
| Medium | -0.19 |
| Long | +0.06 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Eastman Chemical Company
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
| Market cap | $7.66B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $12.51B |
| Trailing P/E | 17.44x |
| Forward P/E | 9.68x |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.98x |
| P / S (ttm) | 0.86x |
| Profit margin | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth | +9.9% |
| Earnings growth | +32.5% |
| Debt / equity | 88.52 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.30 | |
| Sector | -0.02 | |
| Technical | -0.17 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids. It serves transportation, personal care, wellness, food, feed, agriculture, building and construction, water treatment, energy, consumables, durables, and electronics markets. Its Advanced Materials segment provides copolyesters, cellulosic biopolymers, polyvinyl butyral sheets, polyester films and window and protective films for value-added end uses in the transportation, durables, electronics, building and construction, medical and pharma, and consumables end-markets. The company's Chemical Intermediates segment offers olefin and acetyl derivatives, methylamines and salts, higher amines and solvents, ethylene, and commodity solvents; and primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers, and niche non-phthalate plasticizers for industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and food and feed. Its Fibers segment provides cellulose acetate tow, triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, acetic acid, and acetic anhydride for use in filtration media primarily cigarette filters; natural and solution dyed acetate yarns, and staple fiber for use in consumables, and health and wellness markets; and wet-laid nonwoven media, specialty and engineered papers, and cellulose acetate fibers for transportation, industrial, agriculture and mining, and aerospace markets. Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.11 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.49 |
| Annual vol | 35.9% |
| Annual ret | -16.7% |
| Sharpe | -0.46 |
| Max DD | -50.5% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $84.20 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $100.00 / $74.00 |
| Median | $83.00 |
| Analysts | 15 |
| Strong Buy | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 6 | |
| Hold | 6 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-05 | RBC Capital | → Sector Perform |
| 2026-05-05 | Morgan Stanley | → Overweight |
| 2026-05-04 | Wells Fargo | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-05-04 | JP Morgan | → Overweight |
| 2026-05-04 | Citigroup | → Buy |
| 2026-04-16 | Citigroup | → Buy |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-12 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-04-30 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-20 | Material Agreement, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2026-01-29 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-03 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-09 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2025-07-31 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-06-27 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-05-06 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2025-05-05 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2025-04-24 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Holt Adrian James | SVP, Chf HR Ofcr | Sell | 3.28K | $234.11K |
| 2026-06-01 | Holt Adrian James | SVP, Chf HR Ofcr | Grant | 4.34K | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Holt Adrian James | SVP, Chf HR Ofcr | Withheld for tax | 1.06K | $79.87K |
| 2026-05-07 | SLAGER DONALD W | Grant | 1.63K | — | |
| 2026-05-07 | Holder Julie Fasone | Grant | 1.63K | — | |
| 2026-05-07 | HORNBAKER RENEE J | Grant | 1.63K | — | |
| 2026-05-07 | OBRIEN JAMES J /KY | Grant | 1.63K | — | |
| 2026-05-07 | BUTLER ERIC L | Grant | 1.63K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$234.11K |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 1 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 1 |
| Top-5 share | 100.0% |
| HHI | 10,000 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Ark Invest | $74.62K | 1.17K |
As of 2025-12-31
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 2.51% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $1.68 |
| 5y CAGR | +4.5% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $2.83 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3.07 |
| 2023 | $3.18 |
| 2024 | $3.26 |
| 2025 | $3.33 |
| 2026 | $0.84 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2010–2025 · 16 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.38B | +3.1% | |
| Gross profit | $2.29B | +3.0% | |
| Operating income | $1.38B | +7.0% | |
| Net income | $474.00M | +2.1% | |
| Cash from ops | $1.37B | +5.1% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $66.44 | $66.99 | $66.22 | $66.97 | 993.50K |
| Sep 24 | $66.63 | $66.93 | $65.35 | $66.19 | 1.50M |
| Sep 23 | $66.76 | $67.59 | $66.50 | $66.80 | 798.20K |
| Sep 22 | $65.94 | $67.62 | $65.82 | $67.07 | 1.10M |
| Sep 21 | $66.17 | $66.17 | $65.01 | $65.09 | 1.10M |
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