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The Eastern Company (EML)

Industrials | Tools & Accessories | Shelton, United States | NasdaqGM
25.01 USD +0.89 (3.690%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 12:28 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:15 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is clouded by a recent earnings miss where both revenue and results fell short of expectations, triggering a sharp price plunge that has left the stock struggling to recover despite some minor recent gains. While the company boasts an impressive streak of 34 consecutive quarterly dividend increases, the underlying business is showing signs of distress with a significant contraction in revenue growth and thin operating margins. The balance sheet carries a heavy debt load relative to equity, and the recent price action suggests the market is pricing in further weakness rather than a turnaround. Consequently, the short-term momentum remains fragile, and the long-term investment case is currently compromised by deteriorating operational performance.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.038868
AutoETS0.038869
AutoTheta0.045909
MSTL0.052798

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 4.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.062
Excess Kurtosis 0.37
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 47.335
Revenue per Share 38.777
Market Cap 150,499,120
Trailing P/E 21.75
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins 3.43%
Website https://www.easterncompany.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 2.14% 1.90% 1.98%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.110000 0.432900
2026-05-15 0.110000 0.551378
2026-02-13 0.110000 0.591080
2025-11-14 0.110000 0.564392
2025-08-15 0.110000 0.511152
2025-05-15 0.110000 0.458333
2025-02-14 0.110000 0.392017
2024-11-15 0.110000 0.400000
2024-08-15 0.110000 0.382077
2024-05-14 0.110000 0.390625
2024-02-14 0.110000 0.454545
2023-11-14 0.110000 0.578947
2023-08-14 0.110000 0.590763
2023-05-12 0.110000 0.665860
2023-02-14 0.110000 0.509259
2022-11-14 0.110000 0.499093
2022-08-12 0.110000 0.489106
2022-05-12 0.110000 0.548628
2022-02-28 0.110000 0.458907
2021-11-12 0.110000 0.429520
2021-08-12 0.110000 0.349428
2021-05-11 0.110000 0.348874
2021-02-26 0.110000 0.431373
2020-11-17 0.110000 0.494382
2020-08-13 0.110000 0.556962
2020-05-14 0.110000 0.683230
2020-02-28 0.110000 0.431881
2019-11-15 0.110000 0.387324
2019-08-16 0.110000 0.483092
2019-05-14 0.110000 0.430023
2019-02-28 0.110000 0.378007
2018-11-13 0.110000 0.393560
2018-08-14 0.110000 0.403670
2018-05-15 0.110000 0.369128
2018-02-28 0.110000 0.431373
2017-11-14 0.110000 0.415879
2017-08-14 0.110000 0.403670
2017-05-15 0.110000 0.388693
2017-02-27 0.110000 0.564103
2016-11-14 0.110000 0.551378
2016-08-15 0.110000 0.583554
2016-05-16 0.110000 0.674847
2016-02-22 0.110000 0.688791
2015-11-16 0.110000 0.605060
2015-08-17 0.120000 0.695249
2015-05-18 0.110000 0.569653
2015-02-19 0.110000 0.586042
2014-11-17 0.110000 0.679432
2014-08-18 0.150000 0.959079
2014-05-19 0.110000 0.707851
2014-02-14 0.110000 0.688360
2013-11-18 0.110000 0.647440
2013-08-19 0.110000 0.634737
2013-05-20 0.100000 0.654450
2013-02-15 0.100000 0.621891
2012-11-19 0.200000 1.428571
2012-08-20 0.100000 0.555556
2012-05-21 0.100000 0.550964
2012-02-17 0.100000 0.533333
2011-11-16 0.090000 0.459418
2011-08-17 0.090000 0.471945
2011-05-18 0.090000 0.509626
2011-02-23 0.090000 0.496963
2010-11-17 0.250000 1.472320
2010-08-18 0.090000 0.550796
2010-05-19 0.090000 0.681302
2010-02-24 0.090000 0.708661
2009-11-18 0.090000 0.554529
2009-08-19 0.090000 0.507328
2009-05-20 0.090000 0.632022
2009-02-23 0.090000 0.869565
2008-11-19 0.090000 0.942408
2008-08-20 0.080000 0.542373
2008-05-21 0.080000 0.474777
2008-02-20 0.080000 0.465116
2007-11-14 0.080000 0.438356
2007-08-15 0.080000 0.465116
2007-05-16 0.080000 0.291121
2007-02-21 0.080000 0.327869
2006-11-15 0.080000 0.448179
2006-08-16 0.080000 0.576923
2006-05-17 0.080000 0.556845
2006-02-16 0.073333 0.529098
2005-11-16 0.073333 0.520092
2005-08-17 0.073333 0.423075
2005-05-18 0.073333 0.495493
2005-02-16 0.073333 0.478259
2004-11-17 0.073333 0.626778
2004-08-18 0.073333 0.711971
2004-05-19 0.073333 0.683651
2004-02-18 0.073333 0.712432
2003-11-19 0.073333 0.766547
2003-08-20 0.073333 0.714282
2003-05-21 0.073333 0.820892
2003-02-19 0.073333 0.921269
2002-11-20 0.073333 0.967454
2002-08-21 0.073333 0.846150
2002-05-22 0.073333 0.723681
2002-02-20 0.073333 0.791363
2001-11-20 0.073333 0.846801
2001-08-22 0.073333 0.764948
2001-05-23 0.073333 0.726069
2001-02-21 0.073333 0.724157
2000-11-21 0.073333 0.718364
2000-08-23 0.073333 0.792789
2000-05-24 0.073333 0.838091
2000-02-23 0.073333 0.712547
1999-11-23 0.073333 0.703997
1999-08-25 0.073333 0.669198
1999-05-26 0.073333 0.628569
1999-02-24 0.066667 0.609140
1998-11-24 0.066667 0.576926
1998-08-26 0.066667 0.655741
1998-08-05 0.066667 0.615388
1998-05-27 0.066667 0.562064
1998-02-25 0.057778 0.601158
1997-11-25 0.057778 0.732397
1997-08-27 0.051111 0.789698
1997-05-28 0.051111 0.901959
1997-02-26 0.051111 0.859811
1996-11-26 0.051111 0.844035
1996-08-28 0.051111 0.884613
1996-05-22 0.051111 0.919998
1996-02-26 0.051111 0.938774
1995-11-21 0.051111 0.989245
1995-08-23 0.051111 0.893202
1995-05-22 0.051111 0.766665
1995-02-17 0.051111 0.867923
1994-11-18 0.051111 0.867923
1994-08-22 0.051111 0.782977
1994-05-23 0.051111 0.754097
1994-02-18 0.051111 0.741934
1993-11-19 0.051111 0.893202
1993-08-23 0.051111 1.033706
1993-05-24 0.051111 0.948452
1993-02-22 0.051111 0.968419
1992-11-20 0.051111 1.108431
1992-08-24 0.051111 1.095236
1992-05-22 0.051111 0.851850
1992-02-24 0.046667 0.848491
1991-11-22 0.046667 1.200009
1991-09-24 0.074222 1.484440
1991-08-26 0.046667 0.954552
1991-05-20 0.046667 0.954552
1991-02-21 0.046815 0.859867
1990-11-26 0.041481 0.868207
1990-08-20 0.041481 0.756748
1990-05-14 0.041481 0.727264
1990-02-22 0.041481 0.829620
1989-11-17 0.041481 0.767114
1989-08-21 0.041481 0.783208
1989-05-15 0.041481 0.991139
1989-03-08 0.041481 0.973902
1988-11-18 0.041481 1.131300
1988-08-22 0.041481 0.999988
1988-05-16 0.020741 0.375844
1988-02-22 0.037037 0.694444
1987-11-20 0.185185 4.854364
1987-08-24 0.037037 0.689655
1987-05-11 0.037037 0.961537
1987-02-23 0.037037 1.063829
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.79
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018242123
lastDividendValue 0.11
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.10389018
Address1 3 Enterprise Drive
Address2 Suite 408
All Time High 35.78
All Time Low 1.574074
Ask 31.21
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 11,728
Average Volume 11,728
Average Volume10Days 6,520
Beta 0.864
Bid 17.6
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 21.602
City Shelton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.01
Current Ratio 2.798
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 25.01
Day Low 24.74
Debt To Equity 47.335
Display Name Eastern Company
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Yield 1.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,539,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,539,600
Earnings Growth 0.677
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.642
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,478,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,340,800
Ebitda 16,250,272
Ebitda Margins 0.06934
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.786
Enterprise To Revenue 0.817
Enterprise Value 191,533,792
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.15
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 203 723 8653
Fifty Day Average 25.2718
Fifty Day Average Change -0.26179886
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010359328
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.389018
Fifty Two Week High 29.91
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.8999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1638248
Fifty Two Week Low 17.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.3999996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.42021576
Fifty Two Week Range 17.61 - 29.91
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.91
Float Shares 4,861,826
Free Cashflow 5,433,924
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 1,231
Fullday Change 0.8899994
Fullday Change Percent 3.6898813
Fullday Price 25.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.21410999
Gross Profits 50,181,276
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.08089
Held Percent Institutions 0.76465
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,017,558
Industry Tools & Accessories
Industry Disp Tools & Accessories
Industry Key tools-accessories
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.11
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Last Split Date 1,161,129,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and North America. The company offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; injection blow mold tooling products; design, develops, and manufactures 2-step stretch blow molds, and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. It also provides rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and customer applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as offers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Long Name The Eastern Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 150,499,120
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_175181
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 8,053,404
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 153,267,202
Open 24.74
Operating Cashflow 18,992,424
Operating Margins 0.026029998
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.38259998
Peg Ratio 1.15
Phone 203 729 2255
Previous Close 24.12
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1577632
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.6421506
Profit Margins 0.0343
Quick Ratio 1.166
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.8899994
Regular Market Change Percent 3.6898813
Regular Market Day High 25.01
Regular Market Day Low 24.74
Regular Market Day Range 24.74 - 25.01
Regular Market Open 24.74
Regular Market Previous Close 24.12
Regular Market Price 25.01
Regular Market Time 1,791,995,315
Regular Market Volume 1,099
Return On Assets 0.02538
Return On Equity 0.0633
Revenue Growth -0.119
Revenue Per Share 38.777
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 6,017,558
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.015800001
Shares Short 95,367
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 84,108
Short Name Eastern Company (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.0278
Short Ratio 8.09
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol EML
Total Cash 15,141,589
Total Cash Per Share 2.516
Total Debt 61,531,880
Total Revenue 234,367,344
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018242123
Trailing Eps 1.15
Trailing P E 21.747828
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.23575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.77425
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1247653
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,099
Website https://www.easterncompany.com
Zip 6,484