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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915389-21-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T17:10:26.061423+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman Chemical Q3 revenue record at $2.72B; adj. EPS $2.46; raises 2021 guidance to $8.80-$9.00

## Summary
- Q3 sales revenue $2.72B, up 28% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $2.57; adjusted EPS $2.46 (vs. $1.57 prior year).
- Adjusted EBIT $445M; free cash flow $430M in Q3; YTD FCF $874M; full-year FCF expected near $1.1B.
- 2021 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $8.80 - $9.00; strong demand and price increases offsetting raw material costs.
- Chemical Intermediates revenue up 44% YoY; Additives & Functional up 34%; Advanced Materials up 15%.
- Logistics constraints and automotive OEM component shortages impacted Advanced Materials late in Q3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915389-21-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538921000071/0000915389-21-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538921000071/emn-20211028.htm

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