Eastern free cash flow EML
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Last 12 months, to Jul 4, 2026
- n/m
- a quarter missing
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
- $7.9M
- +164% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2024
- $9.7M
- −53% on the year before
Eastern's twelve-month free cash flow can't be added up yet: a quarter of its results is missing from our data.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $7.9M, up 164% on the same quarter a year before.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $9.7M | −53% |
| FY2023 | $20.5M | +416% |
| FY2022 | $4M | n/a |
| FY2021 | −$11.5M | −166% |
| FY2019 | $17.5M | +89% |
| FY2018 | $9.3M | +10% |
| FY2017 | $8.4M | −12% |
| FY2016 | $9.6M | +45% |
| FY2015 | $6.6M | +15% |
| FY2014 | $5.7M | −1% |
| FY2013 | $5.8M | −39% |
| FY2012 | $9.4M | n/a |
| FY2011 | −$1.9M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | $7.9M | +164% | n/a | |
| Q1 FY26 | $2.6M | n/a | n/a | |
| Q3 FY25 | $3.1M | n/a | $12.3M | |
| Q2 FY25 | $3M | −59% | $1.6M | |
| Q1 FY25 | −$2.7M | −352% | $5.9M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $9M | +51% | $9.7M | |
| Q3 FY24 | −$7.7M | −360% | $6.6M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $7.3M | +25% | $17.3M | |
| Q1 FY24 | $1.1M | −81% | $15.8M | |
| Q4 FY23 | $5.9M | −1% | $20.5M | |
| Q3 FY23 | $3M | +86% | $20.6M | |
| Q2 FY23 | $5.9M | +1111% | $19.2M |
Against its peers
Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest Eastern's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| EMLEastern | n/m |
| LCUTLifetime Brands | 10.7% |
| ACUAcme United | 6.4% |
| OFLXOmega Flex | 4.3% |
| TGTredegar | 8.9% |
| CIXCompx International | 4.8% |
| JBIJanus International | 13.6% |
| PKOHPark Ohio | 3.3% |
| NXQuanex Building Products CORP | 9.9% |
| NWPXNWPX Infrastructure | 8.5% |
| XPELXPEL | −0.2% |
| Peer median | 7.4% |
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.