---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-007476"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EML"
cik: "0000031107"
company_name: "EASTERN CO"
filed_at: "2026-08-11T20:55:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T20:57:09.204493+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Co Q2 sales -12% to $61.8M; adjusted EPS $0.15; backlog +45% on aerospace buys

## Summary
- Net sales $61.8M, down 12% YoY; gross margin 20.6% vs 23.3% prior year.
- Net income from continuing ops $5.6M ($0.94 diluted) includes $6.5M non-cash bargain purchase gain; adjusted net income $0.9M ($0.15).
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.4M vs $6.7M YoY, down ~49%.
- Acquired Sungear LLC and Crown Precision on June 1, 2026, adding $1.7M aerospace sales; backlog up 45% to $126.2M.
- Repurchased 19,529 shares in Q2; 256,275 shares remain under repurchase program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-007476
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EML
- cik: 0000031107
- company_name: EASTERN CO
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T20:55:40+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/31107/000165495426007476/0001654954-26-007476-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495426007476/eml_8k.htm

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