Eastern (EML) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Eastern (EML) posted Gross Margin of 19.99% for Q2 2026, down 12.43% on a QoQ basis from 22.83% in Q1 2026, and down 242.0% year-over-year from 14.08% in Q2 2025.

Eastern (EML) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastern's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.99% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 242.0% year-over-year to 19.99% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 22.16% (up 473.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 22.88%, down 178.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 19.99% for Q2 2026 at Eastern, down from 22.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 658.99% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 1.11% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 61.14% and a median of 22.91% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin jumped 63517 bps — and 2023, when it sank 63408 bps.
  • Eastern's Gross Margin stood at 16.61% in 2022, then surged by 61 bps to 26.78% in 2023, then decreased by 14 bps to 23.04% in 2024, then retreated by 3 bps to 22.35% in 2025, then decreased by 11 bps to 19.99% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EML's Gross Margin at 19.99% in Q2 2026, 22.83% in Q1 2026, and 22.35% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 47.59%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 44.40%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 35.59%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 30.09%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 32.00%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 32.47%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 35.10%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 45.55%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 19.99%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 13.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 19.99%
Jan 3, 2026 22.83%
Sep 27, 2025 22.35%
Jun 28, 2025 23.32%
Mar 29, 2025 22.41%
Dec 28, 2024 23.04%
Sep 28, 2024 25.52%
Mar 30, 2024 23.91%
Dec 30, 2023 26.78%
Sep 28, 2023 24.91%
Jul 1, 2023 22.17%
Apr 1, 2023 21.38%
Dec 31, 2022 16.61%
Oct 1, 2022 658.99%
Jul 2, 2022 22.99%
Apr 2, 2022 1.11%
Oct 2, 2021 23.82%
Jul 3, 2021 22.82%
Apr 3, 2021 25.11%
Oct 3, 2020 24.04%