Eastern (EML) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Eastern (EML) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q2 2026, up 201.7% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q2 2025, and down 41.89% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q1 2026.

Eastern (EML) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastern has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 201.7% year-over-year to 0.25; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.26 (down 43.21% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.55, up 94.1% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.25, down from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.41 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.25 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.23 across 5 years, with a median of 0.12 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 594.58% — and 2025, when it plunged 139.24%.
  • Eastern's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then advanced by 5.62% to 0.12 in 2023, then slumped by 35.46% to 0.08 in 2024, then soared by 187.48% to 0.22 in 2025, then grew by 16.79% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q2 2026), 0.44 (Q1 2026), and 0.22 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 0.84
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn -
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 0.70
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn -0.28
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 50.60
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 2.62
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn -0.73
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn -
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 0.25
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 Mn 958,459.00 -0.04

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 0.25
Jan 3, 2026 0.44
Sep 27, 2025 0.22
Jun 28, 2025 0.22
Mar 29, 2025 -0.25
Dec 28, 2024 0.08
Sep 28, 2024 -0.09
Jun 29, 2024 0.09
Mar 30, 2024 0.64
Dec 30, 2023 0.12
Jul 1, 2023 0.12
Apr 1, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Oct 1, 2022 0.43
Jul 2, 2022 1.41
Apr 2, 2022 -0.17
Oct 2, 2021 -0.09
Jul 3, 2021 0.37
Apr 3, 2021 1.18
Mar 28, 2020 1.02