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Eastman Chemical EMN Operating margin

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Operating margin at other companies

Westlake logo
WestlakeWLK
-15.7%-20.8pp
Element Solutions logo
Element SolutionsESI
13.4%-0.4pp
3M logo
3MMMM
19.1%-1.0pp
Albemarle logo
AlbemarleALB
-2.8%-1.3pp
Entegris logo
EntegrisENTG
14.7%-1.9pp
MP Materials logo
MP MaterialsMP
-54.6%-13.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B-4.9%
Gross profit$431.0M-24.0%
Net income$107.0M-41.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.93-40.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$665.0M+59.1%
Total debt$5.2B+4.0%
Total equity$6.0B+2.4%
Total assets$15.2B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$137.0M+18.0%
CapEx$103.0M-29.9%
Free cash flow-$240.0M+23.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.29B-14.2%
Enterprise value$12.84B-10.1%
P/E20.8×+10.3×
P/S-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.8%-5.1pp
Net margin4.6%-5.2pp
FCF margin5.8%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.7%-9.4pp
Debt / equity0.9×0.0×
Current ratio1.5×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Eastman Chemical’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Eastman Chemical’s 10-K, filed February 22, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.