---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-001845"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EML"
cik: "0000031107"
company_name: "EASTERN CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:21:39.602004+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Company Q4 sales down 13.7% to $57.5M; FY net income falls 57%

## Summary
- Q4 EPS $0.19 ($0.31 adjusted); FY EPS $0.98 ($1.37 adjusted); sales $249M (-9% YoY).
- Cost restructuring generated $4M in annual savings; tariff mitigation offset ~$10M impact.
- New $100M credit facility; debt reduced $8.7M; $3.7M stock repurchases, $2.7M dividends paid.
- Backlog fell 10.5% to $81.1M; heavy-duty truck and auto markets remain weak.
- Management sees early signs of truck market stabilization and new automotive launches.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-001845
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EML
- cik: 0000031107
- company_name: EASTERN CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495426001845/0001654954-26-001845-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495426001845/eml_8k.htm

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