Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) Forecasted to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.52 Per Share

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Eastman Chemical in a report issued on Sunday, October 6th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the basic materials company will earn $2.52 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Eastman Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.66 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Eastman Chemical’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EMN. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Eastman Chemical from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Eastman Chemical from $114.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 27th. Barclays lifted their target price on Eastman Chemical from $103.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. StockNews.com upgraded Eastman Chemical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Eastman Chemical in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $108.07.

Eastman Chemical Stock Performance

Shares of EMN stock opened at $109.27 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $102.03 and its 200 day moving average is $99.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.08, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.44. Eastman Chemical has a 12 month low of $68.89 and a 12 month high of $114.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The basic materials company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $2.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. Eastman Chemical had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 9.65%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.99 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eastman Chemical

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Eastman Chemical in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Eastman Chemical in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Eastman Chemical in the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Eastman Chemical during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in Eastman Chemical in the 2nd quarter worth $49,000. Institutional investors own 83.65% of the company’s stock.

Eastman Chemical Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.81 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.97%. Eastman Chemical’s payout ratio is 41.75%.

About Eastman Chemical

Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids.