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EASTERN CO

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

$249.0MRevenue, fiscal 2026²

$7.1MNet income, fiscal 2026²

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TickerEML on Nasdaq
IndustryCutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
HeadquartersCT
Incorporated inCT³
Business address3 Enterprise Drive, Suite 408, Shelton, Ct 06484³
Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company³

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

22.9%Gross margin²

4.3%Operating margin²

2.9%Net margin²

5.7%Return on equity²

0.27×Debt to equity²

$4.9MFree cash flow²

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

Cost of revenueSelling, general and admin

Cost of revenue77¢$192.0M
Research and development2¢$4.1M
Selling, general and admin17¢$42.2M
Interest1¢$2.7M
Income tax1¢$1.5M
Profit3¢$7.1M

Out of $249.0M in revenue.²

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

Capital spendingDividends paidShare buybacks

Capital spending38¢$4.0M
Dividends paid26¢$2.7M
Share buybacks36¢$3.7M

Out of $8.9M of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.²

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶⁷²$249.0M in 2026−1% since 2019

Gross profit⁴⁸⁶⁷²$57.0M in 2026−8% since 2019

Operating income⁴⁸⁶⁷²$10.7M in 2026−39% since 2019

Net income⁴⁸⁶²$7.1M in 2026−46% since 2019

Fiscal year	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2026
Revenue	$251.7M⁴	$246.5M⁵	$279.3M⁶	$258.9M⁷	$272.8M²	$249.0M²
Cost of revenue	$189.9M⁴	$149.5M⁸	$220.6M⁶	$197.1M⁷	$205.5M²	$192.0M²
Gross profit	$61.9M⁴	$48.1M⁸	$58.6M⁶	$61.8M⁷	$67.3M²	$57.0M²
Research and development	$6.0M⁴	$2.7M⁸	$4.2M⁶	$5.6M⁷	$4.9M²	$4.1M²
Selling, general and admin	$35.7M⁴	$30.2M⁸	$39.5M⁶	$39.1M⁷	$42.2M²	$42.2M²
Operating income	$17.5M⁴	$13.5M⁸	$14.2M⁶	$17.0M⁷	$20.1M²	$10.7M²
Interest	$1.9M⁴	$2.1M⁸	$2.3M⁶	$2.8M⁷	$2.7M²	$2.7M²
Income tax	$2.9M⁴	$1.6M⁸	-$3.4M⁶	$3.3M⁷	$3.9M²	$1.5M²
Net income	$13.3M⁴	$5.4M⁸	$12.3M⁶	$8.6M⁶	-$8.5M²	$7.1M²
Earnings per share	$2.13⁴	$1.77⁸	$1.98⁶	$1.38⁷	-$1.37²	$1.17²
Earnings per share (diluted)	$2.12⁴	$1.76⁸	$1.97⁶	$1.37⁷	-$1.37²	$1.17²

Total assets⁴⁸⁶⁷²$216.7M in 2026−23% since 2019

Total liabilities⁴⁸⁶⁷²$92.0M in 2026−47% since 2019

Shareholders’ equity⁸⁶⁷²$124.6M in 2026+18% since 2019

Cash⁴⁶⁵⁷²$7.4M in 2026−59% since 2019

Long-term debt⁴⁵⁶⁷²$33.9M in 2026−64% since 2019

Fiscal year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Cash	$18.0M⁴		$6.6M⁶	$10.2M⁵	$8.0M⁷	$14.0M²	$14.8M²	$7.4M²
Current assets	$115.9M⁴		$111.7M⁸	$125.3M⁶	$112.2M⁷	$115.6M²		$99.3M²
Total assets	$280.7M⁴		$275.5M⁸	$261.5M⁶	$252.0M⁷	$235.3M²		$216.7M²
Current liabilities	$34.9M⁴		$40.7M⁸	$47.0M⁶	$42.7M⁷	$44.8M²		$27.6M²
Long-term debt	$93.6M⁴		$63.8M⁵	$55.1M⁶	$41.1M⁷	$38.6M²		$33.9M²
Total liabilities	$175.2M⁴		$171.2M⁸	$134.9M⁶	$119.6M⁷	$114.6M²		$92.0M²
Shareholders’ equity	$105.4M⁸		$114.6M⁶	$126.6M⁷	$132.5M⁶	$120.7M²		$124.6M²
Shares outstanding	6.2M shares⁴	6.2M shares¹⁴	6.3M shares⁵	6.2M shares⁶	6.2M shares⁷	6.2M shares²	6.1M shares⁷	6.0M shares²

Cash from operations⁴⁸⁶⁷²$8.9M in 2026−61% since 2019

Capital spending⁴⁸⁶⁷²$4.0M in 2026−27% since 2019

Free cash flow⁴⁸⁶⁷²$4.9M in 2026−72% since 2019

Dividends paid¹⁴⁸⁶⁷²$2.7M in 2026−2% since 2019

Share buybacks⁴⁸⁶⁷²$3.7M in 2026

Fiscal year	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2026
Cash from operations	$23.0M⁴	$14.6M⁸	$7.5M⁶	$25.5M⁷	$19.4M²	$8.9M²
Capital spending	$5.4M⁴	$2.3M⁸	$3.4M⁶	$5.5M⁷	$9.7M²	$4.0M²
Free cash flow	$17.5M	$12.2M	$4.1M	$20.0M	$9.7M	$4.9M
Dividends paid	$2.7M¹⁴	$2.8M⁸	$2.7M⁶	$2.8M⁷	$2.7M²	$2.7M²
Share buybacks	$0⁴	$368.9K⁸	$1.6M⁶	$735.8K⁷	$3.1M²	$3.7M²
Dividend per share	$0.44¹⁴	$0.44⁸	$0.44⁶	$0.44⁷	$0.44²	$0.44²

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Leadership

Who has led EASTERN CO, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Leonard F. Leganza2007–2016

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

20052010201520202025

Chief executive officerMark Anthony Hernandez Apr 26, 2023 to May 20, 2024¹⁵
Chief executive officerAugust M. Vlak Jan 8, 2016 to Jan 30, 2023¹⁶
Chief executive officerLeonard F. Leganza Feb 10, 2004 to Jan 20, 2016¹⁷
ChairLeonard F. Leganza Jan 16, 2007 to Jan 20, 2016¹⁸
PresidentAugust M. Vlak Jan 8, 2016 to Jan 30, 2023¹⁶
PresidentLeonard F. Leganza Feb 10, 2004 to Jan 20, 2016¹⁷
Chief financial officerNicholas Alec Vlahos Feb 7, 2023 to now¹⁹
Chief financial officerPeter S. O'Hara May 20, 2022 to May 24, 2022²⁰
Chief financial officerJohn L. Sullivan Iii. Jan 16, 2007 to Feb 15, 2022²¹
Chief operating officerJames P. Woidke Jun 16, 2021 to Mar 3, 2023²²
Chief operating officerAngelo Labbadia May 5, 2015 to Dec 22, 2017²³

Board members and other officers (15)

Chief Accounting OfficerKenneth Sapack Dec 19, 2006 to Jan 21, 2015²⁴
VP, Sect'y and TreasJohn L. Sullivan Iii. Feb 10, 2004 to Jan 11, 2006²⁵
Board memberMichael J. Mardy Jun 28, 2022 to now²⁶
Board memberMark Anthony Hernandez Jul 11, 2022 to May 20, 2024²⁷
Board memberAugust M. Vlak Jan 27, 2021 to Jan 30, 2023²⁸
Board memberPeggy Scott May 21, 2019 to now²⁹
Board memberFrederick D. Disanto Jun 21, 2016 to now³⁰
Board memberJames A. Mitarotonda May 27, 2015 to now³¹
Board memberMichael A. McManus Jr. May 28, 2015 to Dec 20, 2021³²
Board memberLeonard F. Leganza Feb 10, 2004 to Jan 11, 2006¹⁷
Board memberRussell G. McMillen Aug 18, 2003 to Sep 2, 2008³³
Board memberCharles W. Henry Sep 25, 2003 to now³⁴
Board memberDavid C. Robinson Sep 25, 2003 to Jan 22, 2015³⁵
Board memberDonald S. Tuttle Iii. Sep 25, 2003 to Jan 21, 2015³⁶
Board memberJohn Everets Sep 25, 2003 to now³⁷

Timeline

Apr 26, 2023New chief executive Mark Anthony Hernandez becomes CEO¹⁵
Jan 8, 2016New chief executive August M. Vlak becomes CEO¹⁶
Feb 10, 2004New chief executive Leonard F. Leganza becomes CEO¹⁷

Recent filings

Sep 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT
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Aug 11, 20268-K
Aug 11, 202610-Q
Jun 17, 20264
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Jun 17, 20264
Jun 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT
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Jun 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT
Jun 8, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT
Jun 8, 20264

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2026
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2019
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2022
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2023
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-Q for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-Q for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-Q for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-Q for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-Q for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGAREASTERN CO 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARMark Anthony Hernandez, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARAugust M. Vlak, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARLeonard F. Leganza, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARLeonard F. Leganza, Chair
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SEC EDGARNicholas Alec Vlahos, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARPeter S. O'Hara, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJohn L. Sullivan Iii., Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJames P. Woidke, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARAngelo Labbadia, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARKenneth Sapack, Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARJohn L. Sullivan Iii., VP, Sect'y and Treas
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SEC EDGARMichael J. Mardy, Board member
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SEC EDGARMark Anthony Hernandez, Board member
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SEC EDGARAugust M. Vlak, Board member
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SEC EDGARPeggy Scott, Board member
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SEC EDGARFrederick D. Disanto, Board member
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SEC EDGARJames A. Mitarotonda, Board member
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SEC EDGARMichael A. McManus Jr., Board member
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SEC EDGARRussell G. McMillen, Board member
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SEC EDGARCharles W. Henry, Board member
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SEC EDGARDavid C. Robinson, Board member
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SEC EDGARDonald S. Tuttle Iii., Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn Everets, Board member