Eastman Chemical (EMN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Eastman Chemical (EMN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.4 for Q1 2026, down 30.83% on a YoY basis from 0.58 in Q1 2025, and down 265.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025.

Eastman Chemical (EMN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastman Chemical has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.4 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 30.83% year-over-year to 0.4; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.77 (up 15.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.9, up 63.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.4, down from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 7.0 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.63 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.49 across 5 years, with a median of 0.24 in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 830.85% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 388.79% in 2022.
  • Eastman Chemical's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.63 in 2022, then soared by 60.01% to 0.25 in 2023, then soared by 203.05% to 0.26 in 2024, then fell by 7.44% to 0.24 in 2025, then sank by 265.96% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.4 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.36 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.11
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
10 Eastman Chemical 8.27 Bn 7.68 Bn 431.00 Mn -0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.24
Sep 30, 2025 0.36
Jun 30, 2025 1.14
Mar 31, 2025 -0.31
Dec 31, 2024 0.26
Sep 30, 2024 0.34
Jun 30, 2024 0.38
Mar 31, 2024 -0.47
Dec 31, 2023 -0.25
Sep 30, 2023 0.18
Jun 30, 2023 0.16
Mar 31, 2023 -0.53
Dec 31, 2022 -0.63
Sep 30, 2022 0.37
Jun 30, 2022 0.41
Mar 31, 2022 7.00
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.13
Jun 30, 2021 0.29