Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 29.95 | 7.74 | 46.98 | 25.83 | 64.55 | 10.43 | 20.35 | 31.63 | — | 11.37 | 27.49 | 9.82 | 9.26 | 20.56 | 48.70 | 79.93 | 5.56 | 7.84 | 12.11 | 19.59 | 6.62 |
| — | -25.8% | +130.8% | -18.3% | — | -8.3% | -26.0% | +222.1% | — | -44.7% | -43.5% | -87.7% | +66.5% | +162.1% | +302.2% | +308.1% | -15.9% | — | +69.4% | -25.2% | -36.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.62 |
| — | +39.3% | -15.7% | -15.3% | -5.7% | -7.2% | -24.3% | +19.1% | +65.1% | +32.5% | +97.0% | +18.1% | +15.1% | -9.3% | -20.6% | -33.9% | -38.9% | -42.0% | -22.0% | +5.4% | +11.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.71 | 1.17 | 1.59 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.40 |
| — | +17.5% | -22.8% | -29.2% | -29.7% | -1.6% | -17.5% | +30.2% | +93.5% | +30.1% | +65.5% | +9.5% | +1.7% | -15.1% | -22.4% | -30.7% | -37.9% | -41.5% | -18.1% | -5.4% | +20.5% | |
| P/FCF | 30.99 | 5.53 | 12.03 | 19.66 | 12.19 | 13.65 | — | 4.20 | — | 6.12 | 28.44 | 6.24 | 9.65 | 4.83 | 5.32 | 3.08 | 15.96 | 193.62 | — | — | — |
| — | -59.5% | — | +367.7% | — | +123.0% | — | -32.7% | — | +26.9% | +434.9% | +102.8% | -39.5% | -97.5% | — | — | — | +817.7% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.37 | 17.26 | 12.19 | 31.54 | 12.39 | 9.46 | 6.05 | 11.15 | 8.87 | 6.56 | 12.60 | 6.43 | 5.98 | 10.16 | 11.32 | 21.53 | 6.61 | 7.87 | 10.59 | 10.38 | 9.47 |
| — | +82.5% | +101.5% | +182.7% | +39.7% | +44.2% | -52.0% | +73.5% | +48.4% | -35.5% | +11.3% | -70.1% | -9.5% | +29.1% | +6.9% | +107.5% | -30.3% | -40.1% | +24.7% | -48.9% | +9.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 19.62 | 6.86 | 32.06 | 21.26 | 31.26 | 14.52 | 17.61 | 18.83 | 9.67 | 8.62 | 19.48 | 9.12 | 8.30 | 16.06 | 29.44 | 65.39 | 7.25 | 9.75 | 14.15 | 16.28 | 11.75 |
| — | -52.7% | +82.1% | +12.9% | +223.3% | +68.5% | -9.6% | +106.6% | +16.5% | -46.3% | -33.9% | -86.1% | +14.5% | +64.7% | +108.1% | +301.7% | -38.3% | -42.7% | +80.5% | -61.9% | +4.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 22.6% | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 23.5% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 25.5% | 25.4% | 23.9% | 26.8% | 24.9% | 22.2% | 21.4% | 16.6% | 23.1% | 23.0% | 21.1% | 20.2% | 23.8% |
| — | -12.3% | -14.0% | -7.3% | -13.4% | -7.6% | -4.4% | -14.0% | +2.3% | +14.7% | +11.9% | +61.2% | +7.8% | -3.6% | +1.2% | -17.9% | -2.8% | +0.7% | -15.9% | -6.4% | -0.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 7.5% |
| — | -42.6% | -65.7% | -49.2% | -70.0% | -43.7% | +5.4% | -43.7% | +19.2% | +133.3% | +77.2% | +1624.7% | +5.2% | -49.4% | -41.5% | -92.3% | +0.9% | +22.5% | -43.3% | +517.3% | -2.3% | |
| Net Margin | 2.1% | 9.1% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 2.0% | -21.5% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| — | +350.4% | -65.1% | +3.3% | +104.9% | -58.0% | +1.9% | -62.5% | -560.1% | +136.1% | +259.8% | +863.6% | -31.2% | -64.7% | -80.9% | -83.8% | -27.3% | +179.5% | -53.6% | +43.8% | +74.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 4.2% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | -12.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 5.4% |
| — | +282.7% | -68.1% | -14.1% | +103.9% | -55.2% | +10.2% | -59.4% | -597.9% | +134.1% | +204.4% | +796.9% | -39.6% | -67.4% | -81.6% | -83.0% | -26.8% | +182.5% | -52.0% | +31.5% | +90.2% | |
| ROA | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% | -6.1% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| — | +296.4% | -64.5% | -2.1% | +104.2% | -55.2% | +8.0% | -60.4% | -612.7% | +152.0% | +227.9% | +887.4% | -32.4% | -62.9% | -79.1% | -80.7% | -15.8% | +192.6% | -46.5% | +40.1% | +90.5% | |
| ROIC | 4.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| — | -49.7% | -67.9% | -56.6% | -75.4% | -41.3% | +12.9% | -39.0% | +33.4% | +147.0% | +60.9% | +1714.9% | +7.0% | -46.0% | -36.7% | -91.2% | +7.3% | +32.2% | -37.6% | +496.6% | +10.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.86 |
| — | +11.0% | -17.8% | -7.9% | -15.8% | -1.3% | +16.0% | +5.3% | +4.1% | -24.3% | -20.3% | -26.2% | -28.1% | -24.2% | -22.6% | -16.3% | -17.4% | -18.5% | -19.6% | -25.8% | -14.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.91 | 19.13 | 15.20 | 40.96 | 14.04 | 10.73 | 7.16 | 12.26 | 8.63 | 7.48 | 11.45 | 8.04 | 9.21 | 17.01 | 18.02 | 35.28 | 12.17 | 13.53 | 16.09 | 14.68 | 14.87 |
| — | +78.2% | +112.1% | +234.0% | +62.7% | +43.5% | -37.5% | +52.6% | -6.4% | -56.0% | -36.5% | -77.2% | -24.3% | +25.7% | +12.0% | +140.3% | -18.2% | -28.2% | +17.9% | -57.7% | -15.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.59 | 2.80 | 3.52 | 3.59 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 2.77 | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.60 | 2.89 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 2.92 | 2.97 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 2.74 |
| — | +4.9% | +27.0% | +39.3% | +13.5% | +2.5% | +5.3% | -1.7% | +1.5% | -10.0% | -2.3% | -1.5% | -10.9% | -2.6% | +1.3% | +6.9% | +6.6% | +6.1% | -4.9% | -9.2% | -15.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.64 | 1.55 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.29 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.70 |
| — | -0.9% | +19.8% | +15.2% | -8.3% | -1.6% | +1.3% | +7.0% | +11.0% | -9.6% | -4.7% | -2.5% | -14.0% | +0.8% | +8.7% | +5.3% | -12.5% | -19.0% | -14.7% | -27.3% | -3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.79 | 13.91 | 2.54 | 2.93 | 2.27 | 5.06 | 4.91 | 4.07 | 9.46 | 8.02 | 5.06 | 5.56 | 4.79 | 3.43 | 2.10 | 1.03 | 10.17 | 10.72 | 9.21 | 9.99 | 12.22 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EML stock.
The Eastern Company's current P/E is 30.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 36.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Eastern Company's current operating margin is 4.1%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The Eastern Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.