Eastman Chemical (EMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Eastman Chemical (EMN) posted Gross Margin of 19.8% for Q1 2026, up 15.57% on a QoQ basis from 17.13% in Q4 2025, and down 496.0% year-over-year from 5.0% in Q1 2025.

Eastman Chemical (EMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eastman Chemical's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.8% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 496.0% year-over-year to 19.8% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.77% (down 506.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.07%, down 334.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 19.8% for Q1 2026 at Eastman Chemical, up from 17.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 25.35% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 15.84% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 21.8% and a median of 21.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin jumped 518 bps — and 2025, when it sank 755 bps.
  • Eastman Chemical's Gross Margin stood at 15.84% in 2022, then jumped by 33 bps to 21.02% in 2023, then increased by 17 bps to 24.68% in 2024, then sank by 31 bps to 17.13% in 2025, then rose by 16 bps to 19.8% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EMN's Gross Margin at 19.8% in Q1 2026, 17.13% in Q4 2025, and 19.66% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Eastman Chemical 7.80 Bn 7.14 Bn 431.00 Mn 19.80%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 19.80%
Dec 31, 2025 17.13%
Sep 30, 2025 19.66%
Jun 30, 2025 22.13%
Mar 31, 2025 24.76%
Dec 31, 2024 24.68%
Sep 30, 2024 24.55%
Jun 30, 2024 25.35%
Mar 31, 2024 23.03%
Dec 31, 2023 21.02%
Sep 30, 2023 21.35%
Jun 30, 2023 25.13%
Mar 31, 2023 21.93%
Dec 31, 2022 15.84%
Sep 30, 2022 19.97%
Jun 30, 2022 24.07%
Mar 31, 2022 20.27%
Dec 31, 2021 20.75%
Sep 30, 2021 24.34%
Jun 30, 2021 25.67%