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EML

The Eastern Company

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The Eastern Company operates in the Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware industry.

$24.79+0.73%

Oct 5 close · 1D EOD · Databento

IndustrialsCutlery, Handtools & General HardwareMicro-capSEC EDGAR FY 2026-01-03

What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around early November, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Nov 4, 2025 and Nov 5, 2024, after the close.

Last report

Aug 11, 2026+5.04%

after the close

Last 4, next close

median 3.49% either way

up 1 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Aug 11Earnings release, after the close · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗+5.04%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

18 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 4.39% from the one before, three times EML’s median day (1.46%). On 2 of the 18, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±4.39%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayEMLWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each

1 Oct 10, 2025−4.96%
Before our storiesgroup −1.6%, did not move with it
1Oct 10, 2025−4.96%
Before our stories
−1.6% did not move with itSWK −7.6 · SSD −1.9 · SNA −1.3 · HLMN +1.8
2 Nov 21, 2025+4.46%
Before our storiesgroup +3.7%, moved with EML
2Nov 21, 2025+4.46%
Before our stories
+3.7% moved with EMLSWK +5.9 · HLMN +4.6 · SSD +2.8 · SNA +1.4
3 Nov 24, 2025−4.82%
Before our storiesgroup −0.4%, did not move with it
3Nov 24, 2025−4.82%
Before our stories
−0.4% did not move with itHLMN −0.9 · SNA −0.9 · SSD 0.0 · SWK +1.6
4 Dec 3, 2025+4.67%
Before our storiesgroup +1.9%, did not move with it
4Dec 3, 2025+4.67%
Before our stories
+1.9% did not move with itHLMN +5.3 · SSD +2.1 · SWK +1.8 · SNA +1.1
5 Dec 8, 2025+5.02%
Before our storiesgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
5Dec 8, 2025+5.02%
Before our stories
−0.8% did not move with itSNA +0.1 · SWK −0.1 · HLMN −1.4 · SSD −1.6
6 Dec 26, 2025+6.73%
Before our storiesgroup +0.5%, did not move with it
6Dec 26, 2025+6.73%
Before our stories
+0.5% did not move with itHLMN +1.1 · SWK +0.7 · SSD +0.3 · SNA +0.3
7 Feb 6, 2026+6.28%
Before our storiesgroup +0.6%, did not move with it
7Feb 6, 2026+6.28%
Before our stories
+0.6% did not move with itSWK +4.5 · SSD +1.5 · SNA −0.4 · HLMN −0.6
8 Mar 11, 2026+5.27%
Before our storiesgroup −0.3%, did not move with it
8Mar 11, 2026+5.27%
Before our stories
−0.3% did not move with itHLMN +0.7 · SNA −0.1 · SSD −0.5 · SWK −0.5
9 May 13, 2026−6.72%
Resultsgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
9May 13, 2026−6.72%
ResultsFirst close after the May 12 results filing
−0.8% did not move with itSWK −1.6 · HLMN −0.9 · SNA −0.7 · SSD +0.1
10 Jun 18, 2026+8.03%
Nothing on EMLgroup +4.2%, moved with EML
10Jun 18, 2026+8.03%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+4.2% moved with EMLSWK +5.2 · SSD +4.3 · HLMN +4.1 · SNA +1.6
11 Jun 29, 2026+6.78%
Nothing on EMLgroup −0.0%, did not move with it
11Jun 29, 2026+6.78%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.0% did not move with itSWK +1.8 · SNA +0.3 · SSD −0.4 · HLMN −1.6
12 Jun 30, 2026+7.16%
Nothing on EMLgroup +0.8%, did not move with it
12Jun 30, 2026+7.16%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.8% did not move with itHLMN +1.3 · SNA +1.0 · SWK +0.5 · SSD +0.1
13 Jul 1, 2026+5.51%
Nothing on EMLgroup −2.9%, did not move with it
13Jul 1, 2026+5.51%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.9% did not move with itSNA +0.2 · SSD −2.8 · SWK −3.0 · HLMN −3.5
14 Jul 6, 2026−4.60%
Nothing on EMLgroup −0.6%, did not move with it
14Jul 6, 2026−4.60%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.6% did not move with itHLMN −2.1 · SSD −1.5 · SNA +0.4 · SWK +0.7
15 Jul 7, 2026−6.14%
Nothing on EMLgroup −2.5%, did not move with it
15Jul 7, 2026−6.14%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.5% did not move with itSWK −3.5 · SSD −2.8 · HLMN −2.1 · SNA −1.2
16 Aug 12, 2026+5.04%
Resultsgroup −1.1%, did not move with it
16Aug 12, 2026+5.04%
ResultsFirst close after the Aug 11 results filing
−1.1% did not move with itSNA −0.8 · SWK −1.1 · HLMN −1.1 · SSD −2.5
17 Sep 8, 2026−6.51%
Nothing on EMLgroup −1.4%, did not move with it
17Sep 8, 2026−6.51%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.4% did not move with itSWK −3.6 · HLMN −1.7 · SSD −1.2 · SNA −0.8
18 Sep 11, 2026−4.52%
Nothing on EMLgroup +0.1%, did not move with it
18Sep 11, 2026−4.52%
Nothing on EMLNo EML story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.1% did not move with itHLMN 0.0 · SWK +0.0 · SNA +0.2 · SSD +0.6

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of SNA, SWK, SSD and HLMN that day, the largest companies in EML’s SEC industry; “moved with EML” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). EML reports after the close, so day 1 is the next close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Nov 4, 2025

day 1−1.94%day 6−6.50%

Reported Mar 3, 2026

day 1−0.21%day 6+8.27%

Reported May 12, 2026

day 1−6.72%day 6−6.81%

Reported Aug 11, 2026

day 1+5.04%day 6+0.86%

Next report: expected early NovemberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Aug 11 report: +0.78%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is EML’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2026, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$148M

Revenue$249.0M−8.70%

Net income$7.1M

EPS, diluted$1.17+185.40%

Gross margin22.9%

Operating margin4.3%

Return on equity5.7%

Debt / equity0.27

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2026-01-03

SectorIndustrials

Market Cap$148.1M

Enterprise Value$174.6M

Income$7.1M

Sales$249.0M

Book/sh$20.71

Cash/sh$1.23

Dividend TTM$0.44

Payout38%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio1.55

Current Ratio3.59

Debt/Eq0.27

EPS (ttm)$1.17

EPS this Y185.4%

EPS past 3/5Y-15.9%

Sales past 3/5Y-3.8%

EPS Y/Y TTM185.4%

Sales Y/Y TTM-8.7%

Shs Outstand6.02M

ROA3.3%

ROE5.7%

ROIC5.6%

Gross Margin22.9%

Oper. Margin4.3%

Profit Margin2.9%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$246.5M

FY22

$279.3M

FY22

$258.9M

FY23

$272.8M

FY24

$249.0M

FY26

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2022	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2026
Revenue	$246.5M	$279.3M	$258.9M	$272.8M	$249.0M
Gross Profit	$56.8M	$58.6M	$61.8M	$67.3M	$57.0M
Operating Income	$17.4M	$14.2M	$17.0M	$20.1M	$10.7M
Net Income	$9.3M	$12.3M	$8.6M	$-8.5M	$7.1M
Diluted EPS	$2.58	$1.97	$1.37	$-1.37	$1.17
Operating Cash Flow	$-7.8M	$7.3M	$25.5M	$19.4M	$8.9M
Free Cash Flow	$-11.5M	$4.0M	$20.0M	$9.7M	$4.9M

Same industry

EML against four same-industry peers, a year at 100

EML is up 7.8% in a year. Stanley Black & Decker is up 21.1%. Of these four, Snap-on (+6.2%), Simpson Manufacturing (+1.4%) and Hillman Solutions (−23.6%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 3, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.

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EML +7.8%. Stanley Black & Decker +21.1%, Snap-on +6.2%, Simpson Manufacturing +1.4%, Hillman Solutions −23.6%. Weekly closes, Oct 3, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in EML’s SEC industry (Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.