Eastern (EML) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Eastern (EML) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.43% for Q2 2026, down 17.64% on a QoQ basis from 5.38% in Q1 2026, and down 537.0% year-over-year from 1.01% in Q2 2025.
Eastern (EML) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Eastern's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.43% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 537.0% year-over-year to 4.43% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.43% (down 537.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 5.38%, down 475.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 4.43% for Q2 2026 at Eastern, down from 5.38% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.81% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.91% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 6.31% and a median of 8.25% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 927 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1077 bps.
- Eastern's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.52% in 2022, then tumbled by 75 bps to 0.91% in 2023, then surged by 1180 bps to 9.86% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 5.8% in 2025, then fell by 24 bps to 4.43% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EML's Return on Capital Employed at 4.43% in Q2 2026, 5.38% in Q1 2026, and 5.8% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap-on | 20.52 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 635.20 Mn | 18.49% |
| 2 | RBC Bearings | 18.73 Bn | 18.68 Bn | 230.00 Mn | 9.18% |
| 3 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 13.73 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 399.13 Mn | 26.23% |
| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 13.27 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -65.15% |
| 5 | Timken | 9.80 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 394.00 Mn | 9.71% |
| 6 | Toro | 8.88 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 16.49% |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.66 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 207.98 Mn | 9.45% |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.55 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 168.58 Mn | 4.98% |
| 9 | Eastern | 147.40 Mn | 139.23 Mn | 11.93 Mn | 4.43% |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.81 Mn | 8.36 Mn | 958,459.00 | -8.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.43% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 5.38% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.49% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.80% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 9.86% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 9.86% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.15% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -0.91% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.52% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 8.65% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 7.91% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.02% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 7.03% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 7.34% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 7.72% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 7.70% |