SuperworthEastman Chemical profit margin EMN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 9.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −4.0 pts
- Peer median
- 5.6%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Eastman Chemical kept 5.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.1% and a gross margin of 19.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.4%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.4% | 9.8% | 21.1% |
| FY2024 | 9.6% | 14.1% | 24.4% |
| FY2023 | 9.7% | 11.0% | 22.4% |
| FY2022 | 7.5% | 11.3% | 20.2% |
| FY2021 | 8.2% | 17.3% | 23.9% |
| FY2020 | 5.6% | 8.8% | 23.3% |
| FY2019 | 8.2% | 12.1% | 24.1% |
| FY2018 | 10.6% | 14.8% | 24.4% |
| FY2017 | 14.5% | 16.0% | 24.7% |
| FY2016 | 9.5% | 15.4% | 26.1% |
| FY2015 | 8.8% | 14.3% | 26.7% |
| FY2014 | 7.9% | 12.2% | 23.3% |
| FY2013 | 12.5% | 19.9% | 29.7% |
| FY2012 | 5.4% | 9.9% | 21.7% |
| FY2011 | 9.0% | 13.1% | 21.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 5.0% | −4.0 pts | 9.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.6% | −5.2 pts | 8.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.4% | −4.2 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 7.7% | −1.7 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.0% | −0.7 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 9.8% | −0.3 pts | 14.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.6% | −0.1 pts | 14.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.5% | +3.2 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.7% | +2.4 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 10.2% | +3.4 pts | 11.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.7% | +2.2 pts | 11.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 6.2% | −4.5 pts | 10.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Eastman Chemical's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| ESIElement Solutions | 5.7% |
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| ALBAlbemarle | 3.8% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| DDDuPont de Nemours | 0.8% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| FULFuller H B | 5.6% |
| Peer median | 5.6% |
Where Eastman Chemical ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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