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EASTERN CO

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United States Fiscal year ends January CIK 0000031107
$24.59 -2.19% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $24.59 +0.37% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2018Revenue234.3Operating income17.9Net income14.5EPS, diluted2.31Fiscal year 2019Revenue251.7 +7.5%Operating income17.5Net income13.3 −8.5%EPS, diluted2.12 −8.2%Fiscal year 2021Revenue197.6 −21.5%Operating income13.5Net income5.4 −59.3%EPS, diluted1.76 −17.0%Fiscal year 2021Revenue246.5 +24.7%Fiscal year 2022Revenue246.5 +0.0%Operating income17.4Net income9.3EPS, diluted2.58Fiscal year 2022Revenue279.3 +13.3%Operating income14.2Net income12.3 +31.6%EPS, diluted1.97 −23.6%Fiscal year 2023Revenue258.9 −7.3%Operating income17.0Net income8.6 −30.2%EPS, diluted1.37 −30.5%Fiscal year 2023Net income8.6 +0.0%Fiscal year 2024Revenue272.8Operating income20.1Net income−8.5 −199.4%EPS, diluted−1.37Fiscal year 2026Revenue249.0 −8.7%Operating income10.7Net income7.1EPS, diluted1.17
FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2023FY2024FY2026
Revenue 234.3 251.7 197.6 246.5 246.5 279.3 258.9 n/a 272.8 249.0
Growth +7.5% −21.5% +24.7% +0.0% +13.3% −7.3% −8.7%
Operating income 17.9 17.5 13.5 n/a 17.4 14.2 17.0 n/a 20.1 10.7
Net income 14.5 13.3 5.4 n/a 9.3 12.3 8.6 8.6 −8.5 7.1
Growth −8.5% −59.3% +31.6% −30.2% +0.0% −199.4%
EPS, diluted 2.31 2.12 1.76 n/a 2.58 1.97 1.37 n/a −1.37 1.17
Growth −8.2% −17.0% −23.6% −30.5%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2018Gross margin25.1%Operating margin7.6%Net margin6.2%Free cash flow margin4.0%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin24.6%Operating margin6.9%Net margin5.3%Free cash flow margin7.0%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin24.3%Operating margin6.8%Net margin2.7%Free cash flow margin6.2%Fiscal year 2021Fiscal year 2022Gross margin23.0%Operating margin7.1%Net margin3.8%Free cash flow margin−4.7%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin21.0%Operating margin5.1%Net margin4.4%Free cash flow margin1.4%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin23.9%Operating margin6.6%Net margin3.3%Free cash flow margin7.7%Fiscal year 2023Fiscal year 2024Gross margin24.7%Operating margin7.4%Net margin−3.1%Free cash flow margin3.5%Fiscal year 2026Gross margin22.9%Operating margin4.3%Net margin2.9%Free cash flow margin2.0%
FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2023FY2024FY2026
Gross margin 25.1% 24.6% 24.3% n/a 23.0% 21.0% 23.9% n/a 24.7% 22.9%
Operating margin 7.6% 6.9% 6.8% n/a 7.1% 5.1% 6.6% n/a 7.4% 4.3%
Net margin 6.2% 5.3% 2.7% n/a 3.8% 4.4% 3.3% n/a −3.1% 2.9%
Free cash flow margin 4.0% 7.0% 6.2% n/a −4.7% 1.4% 7.7% n/a 3.5% 2.0%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow12.9Capital expenditure−3.6Free cash flow9.3Buybacks−1.1Dividends paid−2.8Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow23.0Capital expenditure−5.4Free cash flow17.5 +88.8%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−2.7Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow14.6Capital expenditure−2.3Free cash flow12.2 −30.2%Buybacks−0.4Dividends paid−2.8Fiscal year 2021Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow−7.8Capital expenditure−3.7Free cash flow−11.5Buybacks−0.4Dividends paid−2.8Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow7.3Capital expenditure−3.4Free cash flow4.0Buybacks−1.6Dividends paid−2.7Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow25.5Capital expenditure−5.5Free cash flow20.0 +404.7%Buybacks−0.7Dividends paid−2.8Fiscal year 2023Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow19.4Capital expenditure−9.7Free cash flow9.7Buybacks−3.1Dividends paid−2.7Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow8.9Capital expenditure−4.0Free cash flow4.9 −49.4%Buybacks−3.7Dividends paid−2.7
FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2023FY2024FY2026
Operating cash flow 12.9 23.0 14.6 n/a −7.8 7.3 25.5 n/a 19.4 8.9
Capital expenditure −3.6 −5.4 −2.3 n/a −3.7 −3.4 −5.5 n/a −9.7 −4.0
Free cash flow 9.3 17.5 12.2 n/a −11.5 4.0 20.0 n/a 9.7 4.9
Growth +88.8% −30.2% +404.7% −49.4%
Buybacks −1.1 0.0 −0.4 n/a −0.4 −1.6 −0.7 n/a −3.1 −3.7
Dividends paid −2.8 −2.7 −2.8 n/a −2.8 −2.7 −2.8 n/a −2.7 −2.7

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2018Cash13.9Total debt28.7Net cash (debt)−14.7Shareholders’ equity96.9Debt to equity0.30Fiscal year 2019Cash18.0Total debt98.8Net cash (debt)−80.8Shareholders’ equity105.4Debt to equity0.94Fiscal year 2021Cash15.3Total debt88.7Net cash (debt)−73.4Shareholders’ equity104.3Debt to equity0.85Fiscal year 2021Cash6.6Total debt71.3Net cash (debt)−64.7Shareholders’ equity114.6Debt to equity0.62Fiscal year 2022Cash6.2Total debt71.3Net cash (debt)−65.1Shareholders’ equity114.6Debt to equity0.62Fiscal year 2022Cash10.2Total debt64.1Net cash (debt)−54.0Shareholders’ equity126.6Debt to equity0.51Fiscal year 2023Cash8.0Total debt43.9Net cash (debt)−35.9Shareholders’ equity132.5Debt to equity0.33Fiscal year 2023Cash8.0Total debt43.9Net cash (debt)−35.9Shareholders’ equity132.5Debt to equity0.33Fiscal year 2024Cash14.0Total debt42.2Net cash (debt)−28.2Shareholders’ equity120.7Debt to equity0.35Fiscal year 2026Cash7.4Total debt33.9Net cash (debt)−26.5Shareholders’ equity124.6Debt to equity0.27
FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2023FY2024FY2026
Cash 13.9 18.0 15.3 6.6 6.2 10.2 8.0 8.0 14.0 7.4
Total debt 28.7 98.8 88.7 71.3 71.3 64.1 43.9 43.9 42.2 33.9
Net cash (debt) −14.7 −80.8 −73.4 −64.7 −65.1 −54.0 −35.9 −35.9 −28.2 −26.5
Shareholders’ equity 96.9 105.4 104.3 114.6 114.6 126.6 132.5 132.5 120.7 124.6
Debt to equity 0.30 0.94 0.85 0.62 0.62 0.51 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.27

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending January, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 30 Dec 2017 FY2018 29 Dec 2018 FY2019 28 Dec 2019 FY2021 2 Jan 2021 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 1 Jan 2022 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 30 Dec 2023 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 28 Dec 2024 FY2026 3 Jan 2026
Margins
n/a 24.4% 25.1% 24.6% 24.3% n/a 23.0% 21.0% 23.9% n/a 24.7% 22.9%
n/a 5.9% 7.6% 6.9% 6.8% n/a 7.1% 5.1% 6.6% n/a 7.4% 4.3%
n/a 5.6% 7.5% 6.4% 6.7% 7.7% 7.7% 5.2% 5.8% n/a 6.3% 3.0%
n/a 2.5% 6.2% 5.3% 2.7% n/a 3.8% 4.4% 3.3% n/a −3.1% 2.9%
n/a 4.1% 4.0% 7.0% 6.2% n/a −4.7% 1.4% 7.7% n/a 3.5% 2.0%
Spending
n/a 2.8% 3.0% 2.4% 1.4% n/a 1.7% 1.5% 2.2% n/a 1.8% 1.6%
n/a 15.7% 14.5% 14.2% 15.3% n/a 14.3% 14.1% 15.1% n/a 15.5% 17.0%
n/a 1.4% 1.5% 2.2% 1.2% n/a 1.5% 1.2% 2.1% n/a 3.6% 1.6%
30.6% 56.0% 17.5% 18.1% 11.8% n/a 11.0% 2.9% 21.9% n/a 22.6% 20.3%
Returns
9.4% 5.8% 15.0% 12.6% 5.2% n/a 8.2% 9.7% 6.5% 6.5% −7.1% 5.7%
6.3% 2.9% 8.0% 4.7% 2.0% n/a 3.5% 4.7% 3.4% 3.4% −3.6% 3.3%
Balance and payout
0.02 0.41 0.30 0.94 0.85 0.62 0.62 0.51 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.27
n/a n/a n/a 62.4% 62.1% 57.0% 57.0% 51.6% 47.4% 47.4% 48.7% 42.5%
35.3% 54.6% 19.0% 20.7% 51.0% n/a 29.5% 22.3% 32.2% n/a n/a 37.6%
28.8% 32.7% 41.2% 15.7% 25.5% n/a n/a 110.4% 17.5% n/a 59.8% 130.9%