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Operating Margin for Eastman Chemical (EMN)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

9.4%

YoY change

−4.03pp

Trough year (2003)

-4.6%

Peak year (2013)

21.0%

Operating Margin history chart for Eastman Chemical (EMN) from 1993 to 2025

Latest: 10.6%

Operating Margin change chart for Eastman Chemical (EMN) from 1993 to 2025

Latest: −4.03pp

Operating Margin history table for Eastman Chemical (EMN) from 1993 to 2025

  • 202510.6%-4.03pp
  • 202414.7%+2.75pp
  • 202311.9%+1.63pp
  • 202210.3%-3.72pp
  • 202114.0%+0.72pp
  • 202013.3%-1.02pp
  • 201914.3%-0.25pp
  • 201814.6%-1.50pp
  • 201716.1%-1.19pp
  • 201617.2%-0.78pp
  • 201518.0%+4.59pp
  • 201413.4%-7.60pp
  • 201321.0%+9.27pp
  • 201211.8%-2.41pp
  • 201114.2%-0.42pp
  • 201014.6%+4.64pp
  • 200910.0%+1.66pp
  • 20088.3%-1.44pp
  • 20079.7%+0.70pp
  • 20069.0%-2.13pp
  • 200511.2%+5.48pp
  • 20045.7%+10.29pp
  • 2003-4.6%-8.51pp
  • 20023.9%+6.25pp
  • 2001-2.3%-12.96pp
  • 200010.6%+6.22pp
  • 19994.4%-5.28pp
  • 19989.7%-1.13pp
  • 199710.8%-3.05pp
  • 199613.9%-5.26pp
  • 199519.1%+4.44pp
  • 199414.7%+3.14pp
  • 199311.6%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Eastman Chemical's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at Eastman Chemical (EMN)

According to Eastman Chemical's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 9.4%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Eastman Chemical (EMN) most recent annual operating margin stands at 10.64% (2025) – contracted 4.0 percentage points year-over-year.

2013 marks the peak operating margin at 21.03%, with the historical low of -4.60% recorded in 2003.

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin by Year

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin 2025: 10.6%

Eastman Chemical operating margin in 2025 was 10.64%, contracted 4.0 percentage points from 2024.

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin 2024: 14.7%

2024's operating margin for Eastman Chemical came in at 14.67%, expanded 2.8 percentage points from 2023.

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin 2023: 11.9%

Eastman Chemical posted operating margin of 11.92% in 2023, expanded 1.6 percentage points from 2022.

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin 2022: 10.3%

In 2022, Eastman Chemical reported operating margin of 10.29%, contracted 3.7 percentage points from 2021.

Eastman Chemical Operating Margin 2021: 14.0%

Eastman Chemical operating margin in 2021 was 14.01%.

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