The Eastern Company

The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions that are used in the assembly process of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in the production process of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; designs and manufactures blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products, and 2-step stretch blow molds and related components; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industry. It also offers rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles, as well as development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems; designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket applications; and provides aftermarket components to the heavy-duty truck market. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

The Eastern Company trades as EML on NASDAQ. The company is classified in Industrials / Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $248.97M of revenue and $5.12M of net income.

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The Eastern Company can be compared against peers such as Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, Metalpha Technology Holding Limited, Microvast Holdings, Inc., Optex Systems Holdings, Inc.

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $129.66M, beta of 0.87, and return on equity of +4.1%.

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EML currently shows total debt of $53.86M and beta of 0.87. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 4 (2026-06-05 00:00:00), 8-K (2026-06-02 00:00:00), SD (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 10-Q (2026-05-12 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.easterncompany.com

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