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Eastman Chemical Company (EMN)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Kingsport, United States | NYSE
62.88 USD -0.12 (-0.190%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. EDT

Eastman Chemical presents a compelling value trap that is resolving into a genuine turnaround opportunity. The stock trades at a significant discount to its forward earnings (9x P/E) and book value, yet the market remains punitive due to lingering concerns over cash flow stability and the cyclical nature of the specialty chemicals sector. However, the recent Q2 earnings beat, driven by a massive 39% surge in chemical intermediates revenue, suggests the company is successfully navigating geopolitical headwinds and demand shifts. The balance sheet is manageable, and the dividend yield of 5.27% provides a substantial cushion while management works to restore margins. While the statistical forecast models predict a minor near-term dip, this is likely noise against the backdrop of a structural recovery. The heavy call option activity at strikes above the current price confirms that smart money sees a path to the $80-$100 analyst targets, making this a solid medium-term accumulation zone for patient investors willing to ride out the final leg of the cycle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.042438
AutoARIMA0.045204
MSTL0.045470
AutoETS0.045715

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.100
Excess Kurtosis -1.42
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 88.518
Revenue per Share 77.593
Market Cap 7,188,858,368
Trailing P/E 16.42
Forward P/E 9.36
Beta 1.08
Profit Margins 4.99%
Website https://www.eastman.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to slightly bullish outcome, with heavy open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls at strikes 70 and 75 across multiple expirations. While there is notable put volume at lower strikes (60-65) suggesting a floor, the sheer density of call buying at higher levels indicates a belief that the stock can recover its losses from the 52-week lows without immediate capitulation. Implied volatility is elevated relative to deep ITM strikes, reflecting uncertainty around the recovery path rather than a crash scenario.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.28% 4.92% 4.15% 3.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.840 1.275046
2026-06-15 0.840 1.115834
2026-03-13 0.840 1.212996
2025-12-15 0.840 1.313526
2025-09-15 0.830 1.273983
2025-06-13 0.830 1.089382
2025-03-14 0.830 0.911287
2024-12-16 0.830 0.860460
2024-09-16 0.810 0.768647
2024-06-17 0.810 0.816039
2024-03-14 0.810 0.888061
2023-12-15 0.810 0.915565
2023-09-14 0.790 0.992088
2023-06-14 0.790 0.963767
2023-03-14 0.790 0.953185
2022-12-14 0.790 0.915093
2022-09-14 0.760 0.925475
2022-06-14 0.760 0.789692
2022-03-14 0.760 0.716440
2021-12-14 0.760 0.655907
2021-09-14 0.690 0.660287
2021-06-14 0.690 0.565111
2021-03-12 0.690 0.588135
2020-12-14 0.690 0.688691
2020-09-14 0.660 0.814815
2020-06-12 0.660 0.947867
2020-03-13 0.660 1.425178
2019-12-13 0.660 0.840015
2019-09-13 0.620 0.821518
2019-06-14 0.620 0.860036
2019-03-14 0.620 0.778601
2018-12-14 0.620 0.867133
2018-09-13 0.560 0.577796
2018-06-14 0.560 0.518855
2018-03-14 0.560 0.520979
2017-12-15 0.560 0.620636
2017-09-14 0.510 0.599647
2017-06-13 0.510 0.608302
2017-03-13 0.510 0.656963
2016-12-13 0.510 0.661736
2016-09-13 0.460 0.716176
2016-06-13 0.460 0.633958
2016-03-11 0.460 0.644167
2015-12-10 0.460 0.662729
2015-09-10 0.400 0.570125
2015-06-11 0.400 0.512952
2015-03-12 0.400 0.566412
2014-12-11 0.400 0.528332
2014-09-11 0.350 0.425067
2014-06-11 0.350 0.393170
2014-03-12 0.350 0.409788
2013-12-12 0.350 0.473869
2013-09-11 0.300 0.382555
2013-06-12 0.300 0.436554
2013-03-13 0.300 0.412541
2012-12-13 0.300 0.470514
2012-09-12 0.260 0.461402
2012-06-13 0.260 0.566202
2012-03-13 0.260 0.498849
2011-12-13 0.260 0.712915
2011-09-13 0.260 0.707772
2011-06-13 0.235 0.475998
2011-03-11 0.235 0.499256
2010-12-09 0.235 0.577325
2010-09-09 0.220 0.671551
2010-06-10 0.220 0.738007
2010-03-11 0.220 0.711859
2009-12-10 0.220 0.740990
2009-09-10 0.220 0.840336
2009-06-11 0.220 1.058201
2009-03-12 0.220 1.927289
2008-12-11 0.220 1.533101
2008-09-11 0.220 0.757054
2008-06-12 0.220 0.595722
2008-03-13 0.220 0.663850
2007-12-13 0.220 0.686427
2007-09-13 0.220 0.688899
2007-06-13 0.220 0.682488
2007-03-13 0.220 0.737636
2006-12-14 0.225 0.769889
2006-09-13 0.220 0.827379
2006-06-13 0.220 0.860552
2006-03-13 0.220 0.863931
2005-12-13 0.220 0.845341
2005-09-13 0.220 0.927097
2005-06-13 0.220 0.773830
2005-03-11 0.220 0.721193
2004-12-13 0.220 0.815570
2004-09-13 0.220 0.944409
2004-06-14 0.220 0.987654
2004-03-11 0.220 1.111673
2003-12-11 0.220 1.150628
2003-09-11 0.220 1.251778
2003-06-11 0.220 1.345977
2003-03-12 0.220 1.577626
2002-12-11 0.220 1.193706
2002-09-11 0.220 0.980611
2002-06-12 0.220 0.965548
2002-03-13 0.220 0.969377
2001-12-12 0.220 1.172708
2001-09-17 0.220 1.294118
2001-09-10 0.440 2.349173
2001-06-13 0.220 0.874056
2001-03-13 0.220 0.862407
2000-12-13 0.220 0.959128
2000-09-13 0.220 1.013679
2000-06-13 0.220 0.929987
2000-03-13 0.220 1.211704
1999-12-13 0.220 0.983240
1999-09-13 0.220 0.959128
1999-06-11 0.220 0.809195
1999-03-11 0.220 0.952639
1998-12-11 0.220 0.768559
1998-09-11 0.220 0.852300
1998-06-11 0.220 0.674976
1998-03-06 0.220 0.666036
1997-12-11 0.220 0.762730
1997-09-12 0.220 0.726522
1997-06-12 0.220 0.728778
1997-03-13 0.220 0.796380
1996-12-12 0.220 0.787472
1996-09-12 0.220 0.791011
1996-06-12 0.210 0.628037
1996-03-13 0.210 0.597865
1995-12-14 0.210 0.664032
1995-09-14 0.210 0.619926
1995-06-14 0.200 0.692641
1995-03-10 0.200 0.742459
1994-12-12 0.200 0.857909
1994-09-12 0.200 0.771084
1994-06-09 0.200 0.853333
1994-03-09 0.200 0.996885
Additional Data
dividendYield 5.33
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.35
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0531746
lastDividendValue 0.84
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-10-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.036426544
Address1 200 South Wilcox Drive
All Time High 130.47
All Time Low 8.88
Ask 63.71
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,406,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,162,266
Average Volume 1,162,266
Average Volume10Days 1,406,970
Beta 1.076
Bid 61.91
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 3
Book Value 53.321
City Kingsport
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 62.88
Current Ratio 1.498
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 63.41
Day Low 62.24
Debt To Equity 88.518
Display Name Eastman Chemical
Dividend Date 1,791,331,200
Dividend Yield 5.33
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Growth 0.325
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.307
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 1,392,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.15713
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.644
Enterprise To Revenue 1.358
Enterprise Value 12,040,857,600
Eps Current Year 6.33303
Eps Forward 6.71529
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.83
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 423 229 2145
Fifty Day Average 68.9804
Fifty Day Average Change -6.100399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0884367
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.6426544
Fifty Two Week High 83.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.59
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24667545
Fifty Two Week Low 56.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.7700005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.120655864
Fifty Two Week Range 56.11 - 83.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 755,879,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.61
Float Shares 113,259,956
Forward Eps 6.71529
Forward P E 9.363706
Free Cashflow 544,625,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 13,000
Fullday Change 0.9000015
Fullday Change Percent 1.4492779
Fullday Price 62.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.19662
Gross Profits 1,743,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00926
Held Percent Institutions 0.95502996
Implied Shares Outstanding 114,326,623
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.eastman.com/Company/Investors/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.84
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,317,686,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids. It serves transportation, personal care, wellness, food, feed, agriculture, building and construction, water treatment, energy, consumables, durables, and electronics markets. Its Advanced Materials segment provides copolyesters, cellulosic biopolymers, polyvinyl butyral sheets, polyester films and window and protective films for value-added end uses in the transportation, durables, electronics, building and construction, medical and pharma, and consumables end-markets. The company's Chemical Intermediates segment offers olefin and acetyl derivatives, methylamines and salts, higher amines and solvents, ethylene, and commodity solvents; and primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers, and niche non-phthalate plasticizers for industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and food and feed. Its Fibers segment provides cellulose acetate tow, triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, acetic acid, and acetic anhydride for use in filtration media primarily cigarette filters; natural and solution dyed acetate yarns, and staple fiber for use in consumables, and health and wellness markets; and wet-laid nonwoven media, specialty and engineered papers, and cellulose acetate fibers for transportation, industrial, agriculture and mining, and aerospace markets. Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Long Name Eastman Chemical Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,188,858,368
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_109103
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 442,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,637,018,416
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 62.65
Operating Cashflow 991,000,000
Operating Margins 0.12893
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.8747
Peg Ratio 0.6
Phone 423 229 2000
Previous Close 63.0
Price Eps Current Year 9.928896
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1792728
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8109259
Profit Margins 0.04986
Quick Ratio 0.725
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.11765
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.119999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.190474
Regular Market Day High 63.41
Regular Market Day Low 62.24
Regular Market Day Range 62.24 - 63.41
Regular Market Open 62.65
Regular Market Previous Close 63.0
Regular Market Price 62.88
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,002
Regular Market Volume 1,137,694
Return On Assets 0.03549
Return On Equity 0.07334
Revenue Growth 0.099
Revenue Per Share 77.593
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 114,326,623
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0583
Shares Short 6,667,927
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,392,188
Short Name Eastman Chemical Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.078099996
Short Ratio 5.73
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol EMN
Target High Price 87.0
Target Low Price 65.0
Target Mean Price 77.1875
Target Median Price 77.0
Total Cash 693,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.062
Total Debt 5,465,999,872
Total Revenue 8,865,000,448
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.35
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0531746
Trailing Eps 3.83
Trailing P E 16.417755
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.514
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 71.09885
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.218845
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.11559745
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,137,694
Website https://www.eastman.com
Zip 37,662