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

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

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

Eastern's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.25 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 201.7% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.26 (down 43.21% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.55, up 94.1% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.25 for Q2 2026 at Eastern, down from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.41 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.25 in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.23 and a median of 0.12 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 139.24% — and 2026, when it jumped 477.78%.
  • Eastern's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then grew by 5.62% to 0.12 in 2023, then plunged by 35.46% to 0.08 in 2024, then surged by 187.48% to 0.22 in 2025, then rose by 16.79% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EML's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.25 in Q2 2026, 0.44 in Q1 2026, and 0.22 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 3.73
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn -
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 0.70
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -0.28
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 50.60
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 2.62
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -0.73
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 0.25
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 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
Apr 3, 2021 1.18
Oct 3, 2020 0.06
Jun 27, 2020 0.14
Mar 28, 2020 1.02