Eastman Chemical Company, EMN, NYSE Poised For Near-Term Rebound Despite Margin Pressure

Eastman shows building technical momentum while recent quarterly results revealed margin compression and an EPS shortfall. Short-term indicators point toward a bounce, but underlying margin and leverage metrics continue to constrain valuation upside.

Recent News

On August 7, 2025 the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.83 per share payable October 7, 2025, with a record date of September 15, 2025.

Technical Analysis

The ADX reads 27.01, indicating a strong trend environment; directional indicators recently flipped toward positive orientation as DI- completed a peak-and-reverse and DI+ completed a dip-and-reverse, which supports a near-term directional bias that favors upward price pressure relative to recent valuation levels.

MACD sits at -$1.29 with a MACD signal at -$1.32; MACD recently crossed above its signal line and shows a dip-and-reversal, signaling a return of bullish momentum even though the absolute MACD value remains negative. That crossover reinforces short-term upside potential toward the valuation target range implied elsewhere in the data.

The MRO registers -26.55 and displays a dip-and-reversal. A negative MRO indicates price below the model target and therefore room for price appreciation toward fair-value estimates implied by WMDST’s current valuation.

RSI reads 42.8 with a dip-and-reversal pattern; momentum moved off lower levels and now supports renewed buying pressure without reaching overbought territory, aligning with the MACD signal for a tactical uplift in price activity.

Price context shows the $61.54 close sitting below the 200-day average of $77.75 and beneath the Ichimoku cloud (Kijun-sen $63.17; Senkou A $64.83; Senkou B $68.72), which preserves medium-term resistance. Shorter-term averages favor stabilization: 12-day EMA and 20-day average sit near the current price and the 12-day EMA shows a dip-and-reversal, supporting a tactical rebound while the 200-day average limits scope for a sustained trend flip.

Bollinger bandwidth keeps price within the 1x standard deviation band (lower $59.68, upper $63.50) and the Super Trend upper level at $64.08 presents a clear near-term resistance level to monitor relative to the valuation gap between current price and analyst target mean.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Quarterly results showed EPS of $1.60 versus an estimate of $1.75, producing an EPS surprise of -8.57%. Net income registered $140,000,000 and operating income $284,000,000; EBITDA totaled $352,000,000 while EBIT equaled $225,000,000.

EBIT margin measured 9.84%, down 26.37% quarter-over-quarter and down 31.83% year-over-year. That margin sits below the industry peer mean of 15.35% and below the industry peer median of 18.29%, signaling compression versus peers on an operating-profit basis.

Revenue totaled $2,287,000,000 with reported revenue-growth figures negative on the provided YoY and QoQ metrics; reported YoY revenue growth reads -105.71% and the simple revenueGrowth figure reads -0.13%. Operating margin registered 12.42% and gross margin 22.13%, both down year-over-year, while return-on-equity stood at 2.40% and return-on-assets at 0.93%, reflecting limited current profitability relative to invested capital.

Leverage metrics show total debt $5,126,000,000 and net debt $4,703,000,000; debt-to-EBITDA reads 14.56x and interest coverage sits at 4.02x, below the industry peer mean interest-coverage of 11.10x. Free cash flow registered $83,000,000, yielding 1.00%, which places free-cash-flow yield modestly above the industry peer mean of 0.85%.

Book value per share stands at $50.81 and price-to-book at 1.42, below the industry peer mean price-to-book of 1.79. Trailing PE reads 49.37 while forward PE equals 36.76 based on forward EPS $2.175. WMDST values the stock as under-valued given current price relative to the modeled fundamentals and cash-flow profile, though margin trends and elevated leverage temper immediate re-rating potential.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-31
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-23
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 418.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 233.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -150.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -9.00 M
 Dividends Paid -95.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta 5.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow 423.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 2.3 B
 Forward Revenue 1.0 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 1.8 B
 Depreciation 127.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 127.0 M
 Research and Development 67.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 2.0 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 506.0 M
 EBITDA 352.0 M
 EBIT 225.0 M
 Operating Income 284.0 M
 Interest Income 3.0 M
 Interest Expense 56.0 M
 Net Interest Income -53.00 M
 Income Before Tax 169.0 M
 Tax Provision 29.0 M
 Tax Rate 17.0 %
 Net Income 140.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 140.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.75
 EPS Actual 1.60
 EPS Difference -0.15
 EPS Surprise -8.571 %
 Forward EPS 2.17
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 15.2 B
 Intangible Assets 4.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.1 B
 Total Current Assets 4.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 423.0 M
 Cash 423.0 M
 Net Receivables 988.0 M
 Inventory 2.2 B
 Long-Term Investments 759.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 2.0 B
 Short-Term Debt 344.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 2.4 B
 Net Debt 4.7 B
 Total Debt 5.1 B
 Total Liabilities 9.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 5.8 B
 Retained Earnings 10.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 50.81
 Shares Outstanding 114.832 M
 Revenue Per-Share 19.92
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 8.3 B
 Enterprise Value 13.0 B
 Enterprise Multiple 36.952
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 8.248 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 53.112 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 100.927
median: 52.071
mean: 49.856
EMN: 36.952
low: -118.916
 EV/R 5.687
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.608
 Asset To Liability 1.634
 Debt To Capital 0.468
 Debt To Assets 0.337
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.429 %
Debt To Assets YoY 622.17 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.972
EMN: 0.337
median: 0.317
mean: 0.288
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.878
Debt To Equity QoQ 2.721 %
Debt To Equity YoY 609.203 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.523
EMN: 0.878
mean: 0.674
median: 0.619
low: 0.001
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.423
Price To Book QoQ -17.632 %
Price To Book YoY -27.774 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 6.71
mean: 1.791
median: 1.531
EMN: 1.423
low: -0.695
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 49.367
Price To Earnings QoQ 7.323 %
Price To Earnings YoY 11.905 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 139.289
mean: 81.622
median: 63.815
EMN: 49.367
low: -134.002
 PE/G Ratio -3.042
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.631
Price To Sales QoQ -18.03 %
Price To Sales YoY -22.615 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 20.44
mean: 9.981
median: 7.573
EMN: 3.631
low: 0.127
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 36.759
Forward PE/G -2.265
Forward P/S 8.141
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 202.059
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.152
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.152 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -4.806 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.334
median: 0.154
mean: 0.153
EMN: 0.152
low: 0.003
 Receivables Turnover 2.43
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -10.585 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -3.165 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.78
EMN: 2.43
mean: 1.464
median: 1.361
low: 0.117
 Inventory Turnover 0.835
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.582 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -13.186 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.465
mean: 1.053
median: 0.97
EMN: 0.835
low: 0.034
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 37.545
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 43.901
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -20.833 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 46.997 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 361.666
mean: 102.599
median: 95.668
EMN: 43.901
low: -103.0
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.4
 CapEx To Revenue -0.066
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.181
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 10.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 11.0 B
 Invested Capital 11.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.1 B
 Net Working Capital 1.6 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.177
 Current Ratio 1.685
Current Ratio QoQ -2.019 %
Current Ratio YoY 20.18 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 5.406
mean: 1.902
EMN: 1.685
median: 1.682
low: 0.717
 Quick Ratio 0.783
Quick Ratio QoQ -0.417 %
Quick Ratio YoY 10.573 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.851
mean: 1.278
median: 1.122
EMN: 0.783
low: 0.518
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 14.562
 Cost Of Debt 0.914 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.018
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -30.41 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -36.374 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 35.692
mean: 11.098
median: 9.66
EMN: 4.018
low: -21.281
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.083
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 106.635
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 1.474
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.679
 Dividend Rate 0.83
 Dividend Yield 0.011
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.657 %
 Revenue Growth -0.131 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -106.537 %
Revenue Growth YoY -105.711 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 47.859 %
mean: 12.914 %
median: 8.936 %
EMN: -0.131 %
low: -8.237 %
 Earnings Growth -16.23 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -858.766 %
Earnings Growth YoY -148.39 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 346.154 %
mean: 33.301 %
median: 26.0 %
EMN: -16.23 %
low: -380.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 22.125 %
Gross Margin QoQ -10.642 %
Gross Margin YoY -12.718 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 62.406 %
median: 37.335 %
mean: 36.007 %
EMN: 22.125 %
low: -24.576 %
 EBIT Margin 9.838 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -26.373 %
EBIT Margin YoY -31.827 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 46.541 %
median: 18.287 %
mean: 15.352 %
EMN: 9.838 %
low: -33.607 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 12.418 %
Return On Sales QoQ -7.065 %
Return On Sales YoY -13.949 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 30.706 %
median: 16.639 %
mean: 15.075 %
EMN: 12.418 %
low: -33.437 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 83.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.0 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -132.31 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -55.654 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 7.466 %
EMN: 1.0 %
mean: 0.852 %
median: 0.774 %
low: -8.357 %
 Free Cash Growth -126.433 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -32.035 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -43.497 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 333.766 %
mean: -29.025 %
median: -82.298 %
EMN: -126.433 %
low: -587.692 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.593
 Cash Flow Margin 8.614 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.407
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.927 %
Return On Assets QoQ -23.134 %
Return On Assets YoY -40.155 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 11.068 %
median: 2.251 %
mean: 1.325 %
EMN: 0.927 %
low: -15.06 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.753 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.024
Return On Equity QoQ -22.613 %
Return On Equity YoY -41.302 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.233
median: 0.042
mean: 0.033
EMN: 0.024
low: -0.154
 DuPont ROE 2.392 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.7 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -15.966 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -98.86 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 4.864 %
mean: 2.372 %
median: 2.283 %
EMN: 1.7 %
low: -6.68 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical momentum favors a tactical rebound: MACD crossover, DI directional flips, negative MRO, and an RSI recovery combine to generate short-term upside bias toward nearby resistance in the low-$60s to mid-$60s. Structural constraints remain: the close beneath the Ichimoku cloud and the 200-day average plus margin deterioration and elevated net leverage limit the scope for a sustained multi-week advance without margin stabilization or clearer cash-flow improvement. For swing timeframes, expect higher intraday volatility around the Super Trend upper level near $64 and observe whether short-term momentum converts into a sustained move above the 50-day and Kijun-sen levels before any broader trend confirmation.

About Eastman Chemical Company

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), based in Kingsport, Tennessee, manufactures specialty materials and chemicals for a variety of industries worldwide. Established in 1920, Eastman operates through four primary segments: Additives & Functional Products, Advanced Materials, Chemical Intermediates, and Fibers. The Additives & Functional Products segment produces a diverse range of products such as amine derivatives, specialty solvents, and polymers, serving industries including transportation, personal care, and agriculture. The Advanced Materials segment focuses on high-performance materials like copolyesters and cellulosic biopolymers, which find applications in electronics, medical, and construction sectors. Within the Chemical Intermediates segment, Eastman supplies essential building blocks such as olefin and acetyl derivatives, supporting industrial processes and sectors like health and wellness, and food. The Fibers segment manufactures cellulose acetate tow and related materials, which are integral to filtration media and textiles, impacting markets like consumables and aerospace. Eastman emphasizes sustainability and innovation, striving to create materials that enhance quality of life while reducing environmental impact. This commitment ensures its position as a significant entity in the global specialty chemicals industry.



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