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

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

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

Eastman Chemical's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.4 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 30.83% year-over-year to 0.4 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.77 (up 15.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.9, up 63.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.4 for Q1 2026 at Eastman Chemical, down from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 98.0 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 23.5 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 4.96 and a median of 0.34 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 24295.74% — and 2023, when it sank 435.71%.
  • Eastman Chemical's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.36 in 2022, then decreased by 3.89% to 0.34 in 2023, then retreated by 24.38% to 0.26 in 2024, then decreased by 7.44% to 0.24 in 2025, then tumbled by 265.96% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EMN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.4 in Q1 2026, 0.24 in Q4 2025, and 0.36 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Eastman Chemical 7.80 Bn 7.14 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 0.34
Sep 30, 2023 -0.72
Jun 30, 2023 0.23
Mar 31, 2023 -23.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.36
Sep 30, 2022 0.99
Jun 30, 2022 98.00
Mar 31, 2022 7.00
Dec 31, 2021 0.13
Sep 30, 2021 0.22
Jun 30, 2021 0.40