Eastman Chemical (EMN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Eastman Chemical's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.39% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 488.0% year-over-year to 5.39% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.39% (down 488.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.27%, down 420.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 5.39% for Q1 2026 at Eastman Chemical, down from 6.33% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.17% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 5.39% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 9.79% and a median of 10.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 929 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 670 bps.
• Eastman Chemical's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.01% in 2022, then advanced by 8 bps to 10.82% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 10.28% in 2024, then plunged by 38 bps to 6.33% in 2025, then fell by 15 bps to 5.39% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows EMN's Return on Capital Employed at 5.39% in Q1 2026, 6.33% in Q4 2025, and 8.2% in Q3 2025.