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EASTERN CO (EML)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for EASTERN CO. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About EASTERN CO

Eastern Company manufactures and sells industrial products and engineered solutions. It serves customers primarily in the United States and foreign markets. The company offers products used in various industrial applications.

Snapshot

Revenue
$249.0M
Revenue growth (YoY)
-8.7%
Net income
$7.1M
Diluted EPS
$1.17
Gross margin
22.9%
Operating margin
4.3%
Net margin
2.9%
FCF margin
2.0%
ROE
5.7%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
19.9×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$163.9M
Long-term debt / equity
0.27×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended January 3, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Eastern

  • Revenue fell 8.7% to $249M in FY2026.
  • Operating margin is 4.3% in FY2026, -0.8 pp against 5.1% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2027: revenue $62M, down 11.9% from Q2 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $5M in FY2026, 2.0% of revenue.
  • Net income turned positive at $7M in FY2026, from a $9M loss in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Eastern’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin22.9%
37th percentile of 466
Operating margin4.3%
46th percentile of 605
Net margin2.9%
47th percentile of 645
FCF margin2.0%
37th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)-8.7%
16th percentile of 668
ROE5.7%
45th percentile of 600
P/E19.9×
39th percentile of 434
Long-term debt / equity0.27×
34th percentile of 409
Short interest6.76d
88th percentile of 676

11 reported insider purchases (code P) totaling $306,121 in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 5 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
4
4 new, 0 added
Reduced / exited
1
1 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$5.3M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$3.7M131.4KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$628,63022.6KNew
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$396,69514.2KNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$348,43312.5KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$220,5727.9KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Multiple insiders have bought recently (a cluster buy).

Buys (90d)
11
5 insiders
Bought (90d)
$306K
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Cluster buy
≥2 insiders buying
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
MITAROTONDA JAMES ADirectorBuy1.7K$21.40$36K
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
EVERETS JOHNDirectorBuy1.3K$21.40$28K
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
Scott PeggyDirectorBuy1.2K$21.40$25K
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
DiSanto Frederick D.DirectorBuy1.0K$21.25$21K
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
Galbato ChanDirectorBuy940$21.40$20K
2026-06-12
DiSanto Frederick D.DirectorBuy1.0K$20.96$21K
2026-06-11
filed 2026-06-12
DiSanto Frederick D.DirectorBuy1.0K$21.25$21K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
MITAROTONDA JAMES ADirectorBuy3.7K$21.73$81K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
DiSanto Frederick D.DirectorBuy288$21.50$6K
2026-06-04
filed 2026-06-08
MITAROTONDA JAMES ADirectorBuy1.9K$21.58$41K
2026-06-04
filed 2026-06-05
DiSanto Frederick D.DirectorBuy213$21.50$5K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
101.3K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-12.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
6.76
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
15.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14101.3K-12.3%6.76
2026-07-31115.5K-10.7%9.13
2026-07-15129.4K-3.2%5.03
2026-06-30133.6K-28.6%1.32
2026-06-15187.3K+10.3%8.11
2026-05-29169.7K-7.3%8.71
2026-05-15183.0K+17.5%12.69
2026-04-30155.8K-8.6%11.09

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$249.0M$272.8M$258.9M$279.3M
Gross profit$57.0M$67.3M$61.8M$58.6M
Operating income$10.7M$20.1M$17.0M$14.2M
Net income$7.1M$-8.5M$8.6M$8.6M$12.3M
Diluted EPS$1.17$-1.37$1.37$1.97

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$7.4M$14.0M$8.0M$10.2M
Current assets$99.3M$115.6M$112.2M$125.3M
Total assets$216.7M$235.3M$252.0M$261.5M
Current liabilities$27.6M$44.8M$42.7M$47.0M
Long-term debt$33.9M$38.6M$41.1M$55.1M
Total liabilities$92.0M$114.6M$119.6M$134.9M
Total equity$124.6M$120.7M$132.5M$132.5M$126.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$8.9M$19.4M$25.5M$7.5M
Capital expenditure$4.0M$9.7M$5.5M$3.4M
Free cash flow$4.9M$9.7M$20.0M$4.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2027$61.8M-11.9%$5.6M$0.94
Q1 FY2027$59.7M-5.7%$640,130$0.11
Q4 FY2026$1.2M
Q3 FY2026$55.3M$578,936$0.10
Q2 FY2026$70.2M$3.4M$0.56
Q1 FY2026$63.3M$1.9M$0.32
Q4 FY2024$66.7M$1.3M$0.21
Q3 FY2024$71.3M$-15.3M$-2.46

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryCutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended January 3, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2027 (ended July 4, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2008
SEC CIK31107

Selected SEC filings

10-K/A2026-03-19
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10-K2026-03-03
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10-Q2026-08-11
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10-Q2026-05-12
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-06-02
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8-K2026-05-12
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8-K2026-05-08
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.