Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Eastman Chemical Co (EMN)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $61.57 in the prior trading day, Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN) closed at $60.66, down -1.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded. EMN stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.285.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EMN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.

On April 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $91.

Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $101.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 27 ’25 when SMITH BRIAN TRAVIS bought 1,750 shares for $68.34 per share. The transaction valued at 119,595 led to the insider holds 16,732 shares of the business.

OBRIEN JAMES J /KY bought 1,450 shares of EMN for $99,776 on Aug 27 ’25. The Director now owns 6,828 shares after completing the transaction at $68.81 per share. On Aug 27 ’25, another insider, Mink Kim Ann, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,450 shares for $69.38 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,601 and bolstered with 2,840 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EMN now has a Market Capitalization of 6965734400 and an Enterprise Value of 11713392640. As of this moment, Eastman’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.298 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.927.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for EMN is 1.25, which has changed by -0.39081824 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EMN has reached a high of $103.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.82%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 2.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1607450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 114.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.23M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.52% stake in the company. Shares short for EMN as of 1763078400 were 4117176 with a Short Ratio of 1.92, compared to 1760486400 on 4048668. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4117176 and a Short% of Float of 4.19.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, EMN’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.32, compared to 3.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.053922363. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.39. The current Payout Ratio is 42.47% for EMN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-10-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 14.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.34, with high estimates of $1.56 and low estimates of $1.15.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.56 and $5.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.48. EPS for the following year is $6.3, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $6.76 and $5.83.

Revenue Estimates

11 analysts predict $2.05B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.12B to a low estimate of $1.98B. As of. The current estimate, Eastman Chemical Co’s year-ago sales were $2.25BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.19B. There is a high estimate of $2.25B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.14B.

A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EMN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.38BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.19B and the low estimate is $8.59B.