profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Eastern
$31.42+6.58% today
+64.8% in 1 year
1-year low $17.791-year high $31.42
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $26.51 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Eastern sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $279 million in 2022 to $249 million in 2025, with $7.13 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Eastern handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $4M$3M
Free cash flow 2025$5M
Bought back its own shares$4M
Paid as dividends$3M
Cash vs. debt$7M vs. $54M
The Eastern vs. similar companies
The Eastern grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eastern | 26.5× · Fair price | ||
 Snap-on | 19.0× · Fair price | ||
 Stanley Black & Decker | 42.8× · Expensive | ||
 RBC Bearings | 54.4× · Expensive | ||
 Lincoln Electric Holdings | 30.0× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Eastern's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | 259 | 273 | 249 | |
| 59 | 62 | 67 | 57 | |
| 15 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 24 | 23 | 26 | 17 | |
| 12 | 9 | -9 | 7 | |
| 1.97 | 1.37 | -1.37 | 1.17 | |
| 21.0% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 22.9% | |
| 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 4.3% | |
| 4.4% | 3.3% | -3.1% | 2.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 262 | 252 | 235 | 217 |
| Cash | 10 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| Total debt | 76 | 62 | 60 | 54 |
| Total liabilities | 135 | 120 | 115 | 92 |
| 127 | 132 | 121 | 125 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6.5% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 4.5% | |
| 9.7% | 6.5% | -7.1% | 5.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 26 | 21 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 | 21 | 11 | 5 | |
| Dividends paid | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Valuation
- 26.5×
- 12.3×
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.8×
- 38.6×
- 14.1×
- 2.6%
- 3.8%
- 2.0%
Profitability
- 22.9%
- 4.3%
- 2.9%
- 6.8%
- 0.0%
- 2.7%
- 5.8%
- 3.3%
- 4.9%
- 1.6%
Growth
- −3.8%
- −15.9%
- −54.8%
- +0.0%
- −0.8%
Financial health
- 2.8×
- 0.43
- 24.9%
- 3.5×
- 3.59
- 3.59
- 1.14
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 8%of 982
Bottom 22%of 988
Bottom 38%of 870
Bottom 9%of 985
Bottom 40%of 988
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | 0.11 | 0.50 | −78.0% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 0.31 | 0.36 | −13.9% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.13 | 0.77 | −83.1% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.57 | 0.54 | +5.6% |
| May 6, 2025 | 0.31 | 0.41 | −24.4% |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 0.42 | – | – |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 0.75 | – | – |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 0.56 | – | – |
2.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$20a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.45 in 2015 → $0.44 in 2025
How safe it looks
37.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 54.8%
News
Schneider projects 2026 adjusted EPS of $1-$1.10 as it plans Norfolk Southern as primary Eastern Intermodal rail provider from January 1, 2027Seeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
28No pass
Benjamin Graham
59No pass
Philip Fisher
26No pass
Peter Lynch
18No pass
Joel Greenblatt
16No pass
Charlie Munger
27No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about The Eastern
Is The Eastern a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Eastern AI analysis
What does The Eastern do?
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It is in Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories.
Does The Eastern pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.0% a year, about 38% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $2.68 million in dividends.
Is The Eastern stock halal?
Yes. The Eastern passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 28% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The Eastern stock done over the past year?
Up 64.8% over the past twelve months, to $31.42. It traded between $17.79 and $31.42, close to its high.
Who are The Eastern's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Snap-on, Stanley Black & Decker, RBC Bearings and Lincoln Electric Holdings. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Eastern's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.