Buyback yield (TTM)
1.15%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.53%
5Y share count change
-15.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$100.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.57B
Key takeaways
- Eastman Chemical (EMN) repurchased about $100.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.04× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +10.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 85% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
Latest: $100.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Eastman Chemical (EMN) reported buyback spend of $100.00M – plunged 66.7% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Eastman Chemical buyback spend compounded at +10.8% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Eastman Chemical buyback spend plunged from $1.00B in 2022 to $100.00M in 2025, a 90.0% drawdown.
2022 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.00B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1993.
Eastman Chemical Buyback Spend 2025: $100.00M
Eastman Chemical posted buyback spend of $100.00M in 2025, plunged 66.7% below 2024.
Eastman Chemical Buyback Spend 2024: $300.00M
In 2024, Eastman Chemical reported buyback spend of $300.00M, surged 100.0% from 2023.
Eastman Chemical Buyback Spend 2023: $150.00M
Eastman Chemical buyback spend in 2023 was $150.00M, plunged 85.0% below 2022.
Eastman Chemical Buyback Spend 2022: $1.00B
2022's buyback spend for Eastman Chemical came in at $1.00B, edged up 0.2% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Eastman Chemical Buyback Spend 2021: $1.00B
Eastman Chemical buyback spend in 2021 was $1.00B.
See more financial history for Eastman Chemical (EMN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | 1.37% | 0.12B | -2.0% | |
| 2024 | $300.00M | $0.00 | $300.00M | 2.82% | 0.12B | -1.3% | |
| 2023 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | 1.42% | 0.12B | -4.4% | |
| 2022 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 10.30% | 0.12B | -8.9% | |
| 2021 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 6.24% | 0.14B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $60.00M | $0.00 | $60.00M | 0.44% | 0.14B | -1.4% | |
| 2019 | $325.00M | $0.00 | $325.00M | 3.02% | 0.14B | -3.1% | |
| 2018 | $400.00M | $0.00 | $400.00M | 3.91% | 0.14B | -2.2% | |
| 2017 | $350.00M | $0.00 | $350.00M | 2.64% | 0.15B | -1.5% | |
| 2016 | $145.00M | $0.00 | $145.00M | 1.32% | 0.15B | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $103.00M | $0.00 | $103.00M | 1.03% | 0.15B | -0.9% | |
| 2014 | $410.00M | $0.00 | $410.00M | 3.64% | 0.15B | -3.5% | |
| 2013 | $238.00M | $0.00 | $238.00M | 1.93% | 0.16B | +5.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +4.2% | |
| 2011 | $316.00M | $0.00 | $316.00M | 5.82% | 0.14B | -3.2% | |
| 2010 | $280.00M | $0.00 | $280.00M | 4.63% | 0.15B | +0.5% | |
| 2009 | $21.00M | $0.00 | $21.00M | 0.49% | 0.15B | -3.3% | |
| 2008 | $501.00M | $0.00 | $501.00M | 21.79% | 0.15B | -9.3% | |
| 2007 | $382.00M | $0.00 | $382.00M | 7.50% | 0.17B | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.17B | +1.8% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +4.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +1.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | 0.04% | 0.15B | +0.6% | |
| 2001 | $4.00M | $0.00 | $4.00M | 0.14% | 0.15B | -0.2% | |
| 2000 | $57.00M | $0.00 | $57.00M | — | 0.15B | -2.3% | |
| 1999 | $51.00M | $0.00 | $51.00M | — | 0.16B | -1.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +1.0% | |
| 1997 | $8.00M | $0.00 | $8.00M | — | 0.16B | -0.6% | |
| 1996 | $161.00M | $0.00 | $161.00M | — | 0.16B | — | |
| 1995 | $200.00M | $0.00 | $200.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$100.00M
- 2024$300.00M
- 2023$150.00M
- 2022$1.00B
- 2021$1.00B
- 2020$60.00M
- 2019$325.00M
- 2018$400.00M
- 2017$350.00M
- 2016$145.00M
- 2015$103.00M
- 2014$410.00M
- 2013$238.00M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$316.00M
- 2010$280.00M
- 2009$21.00M
- 2008$501.00M
- 2007$382.00M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$1.00M
- 2001$4.00M
- 2000$57.00M
- 1999$51.00M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$8.00M
- 1996$161.00M
- 1995$200.00M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.04×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Eastman Chemical (EMN)
How Eastman Chemical splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $117.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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