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

Eastman Chemical (EMN) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.39% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 488.0% year-over-year to 5.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.39% (down 488.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.27%, down 420.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.39%, 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.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.01% (2022), against an average of 9.79%.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 929 bps; it then sank 670 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.01% in 2022, then gained by 8 bps to 10.82% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 10.28% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 6.33% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 5.39% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.39% (Q1 2026), 6.33% (Q4 2025), and 8.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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