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EMN Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Eastman Chemical Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.8 billion, down 6.71% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +8.31%
- EPS
- +266.4%
- Free cash flow
- −26.4%
- Total debt
- −6.92%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) Return on equity
Eastman Chemical Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.3%, up 2.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.97%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.87% (fiscal 2020) to 27.4% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.97% | (7.93) |
| FY2024 | 15.9% | (0.71) |
| FY2023 | 16.6% | 2.22 |
| FY2022 | 14.4% | (0.02) |
| FY2021 | 14.4% | 6.54 |
| FY2020 | 7.87% | (4.88) |
| FY2019 | 12.8% | (6.27) |
| FY2018 | 19.0% | (8.42) |
| FY2017 | 27.4% | 7.65 |
| FY2016 | 19.8% | (2.49) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 25.2% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 13.7% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 13.4% |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 10.3% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 7.38% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −4.64% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.34% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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