Eastern (EML) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Eastern (EML) posted Free Cash Flow of $2.6 million for Q2 2026, up 72.06% on a QoQ basis from $1.5 million in Q1 2026, and up 196.83% year-over-year from $879973.0 in Q2 2025.

Eastern (EML) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastern's Free Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 196.83% year-over-year to $2.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $10.2 million (up 72.74% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $4.9 million, down 49.41% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.6 million for Q2 2026 at Eastern, up from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $9.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$7.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.4 million and a median of $2.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 812.34% — and 2023, when it jumped 1110.6%.
  • Eastern's Free Cash Flow stood at $6.1 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.54% to $5.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 51.09% to $9.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 65.78% to $3.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 14.83% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EML's Free Cash Flow at $2.6 million in Q2 2026, $1.5 million in Q1 2026, and $3.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 33.90 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 28.20 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 63.01 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -447.30 Mn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 500,000.00
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 14.60 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -20.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -34.35 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 2.61 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -742,459.00

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 2.61 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 2.61 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 1.52 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 1.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.07 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.01 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.01 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -2.70 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -2.70 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 8.96 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 8.96 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -7.67 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -7.67 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 7.31 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 7.31 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 1.07 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 1.07 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 5.93 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 5.93 Mn