Eastern (EML) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Eastern (EML) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.43% for Q2 2026, down 537.0% on a YoY basis from 1.01% in Q2 2025, and down 17.64% quarter-over-quarter from 5.38% in Q1 2026.

Eastern (EML) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastern has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.43% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 537.0% year-over-year to 4.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 4.43% (down 537.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 5.38%, down 475.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 4.43%, down from 5.38% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.93% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.64% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.74% across 5 years, with a median of 9.14% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 699 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 989 bps.
  • Eastern's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.93% in 2022, then retreated by 12 bps to 10.54% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 9.86% in 2024, then plunged by 41 bps to 5.8% in 2025, then dropped by 24 bps to 4.43% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.43% (Q2 2026), 5.38% (Q1 2026), and 5.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 18.58%
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn 1.69%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 26.23%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn -65.15%
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 9.71%
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 16.49%
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn 9.45%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn 4.98%
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 4.43%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 Mn 958,459.00 -8.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 10.54%
Apr 1, 2023 11.77%
Dec 31, 2022 11.93%
Oct 1, 2022 0.92%
Jul 2, 2022 0.64%
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%