The Eastern Company
EML
NASDAQ·Industrials·Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories·Mkt cap $168.5M
$27.94
▲ +2.34%
P/E
29.25
Mkt Cap
$168.5M
52-Wk Range
$17.61–$29.91
52-Week Range
$17.61 - $29.91
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Price action
Price chart
Up 16.1% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- 165+ year heritage with established relationships with Fortune 500 OEMs and tier-one suppliers
- Proprietary vision technology and custom engineering capabilities create high switching costs
- Diversified product portfolio reduces customer concentration risk and enables cross-selling
- Specialized manufacturing expertise in returnable packaging and blow mold tooling with limited competition
- Mission-critical products embedded in customer production processes ensure recurring revenue
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Automotive production recovery and electrification driving demand for returnable packaging and components
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Industrial Machinery peers
Momentum
Hot
+27.6% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.57% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying EML right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 10, 2026
AUG 11, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.15 vs $0.67 consensus (-77.6% surprise). Revenue of $61.8M vs $73.7M expected (-16.1%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-77.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
-2%
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-22%
-14%
-6%
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Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 26
Q1 26
$72.6M
$71.3M
$66.7M
$63.3M
$70.2M
$55.3M
$57.5M
$59.7M
Margins · last 8Q
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Profit
1.1%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How EML stacks vs Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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