Q1 25 EPS
$1.91
BEAT +1.22%
Est. $1.89
Q1 25 Revenue
$2.29B
MISS 1.72%
Est. $2.33B
vs S&P Since Q1 25
-43.1%
TRAILING MARKET
EMN -7.8% vs S&P +35.3%
Market Reaction
Did EMN Beat Earnings? Q1 2025 Results
Eastman Chemical posted a mixed but largely encouraging first quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.91 beating the $1.89 consensus estimate by 1.22%, even as revenue of $2.29 billion slipped 1.72% below expectations and edged down 0.9% year… Read more Eastman Chemical posted a mixed but largely encouraging first quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.91 beating the $1.89 consensus estimate by 1.22%, even as revenue of $2.29 billion slipped 1.72% below expectations and edged down 0.9% year over year. The profit outperformance was anchored by a meaningful expansion in adjusted EBIT margins, which climbed 170 basis points to 13.6%, supported by stronger results in Additives and Functional Products and Chemical Intermediates, while Fibers remained a drag as acetate tow destocking weighed heavily on that segment. A notable operational bright spot was the Kingsport methanolysis facility hitting record uptime, reinforcing the company's molecular recycling ambitions at a moment when Eastman is also planning to break ground on a Texas methanolysis plant in Q4 2025. Looking ahead, management abandoned full-year EPS guidance in favor of quarterly targets given tariff-driven uncertainty, setting Q2 2025 adjusted EPS guidance at $1.70 to $1.90 while lifting cost reduction targets to approximately $75 million and trimming capital expenditures to around $550 million.
Key Takeaways
- • Innovation-driven growth model with commercial excellence
- • Improved price-cost across specialties and Chemical Intermediates
- • Kingsport methanolysis facility running well with record uptime
- • Cost discipline and operating leverage
- • Adjusted EBIT margin improvement of 170 basis points year over year
- • Growth in coatings additives and specialty fluids
- • More favorable market conditions for olefin-based products
EMN YoY Financials
Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024, source: SEC Filings
EMN Revenue by Segment
With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings
EMN Revenue by Geography
With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings
“Leveraging our innovation-driven growth model, we delivered a strong quarter in line with expectations. Against the backdrop of a highly volatile and uncertain macroeconomic environment, our teams drove sequential volume/mix improvements across most segments, partially offset by expected destocking in Fibers. We focused on innovation and commercial excellence in defending the value of our products as well as controlling costs. We recorded our best-ever quarter of uptime and production quantities at the Kingsport methanolysis facility and remain on track for the production targets and cost benefits detailed earlier this year. Although our solid first-quarter results positioned us to be in line with our original guidance, late in the quarter, the reality of a global trade dispute increased significantly. We began taking action to optimally navigate the next several quarters. Our first-quarter results, coupled with our bias for action, give me great confidence in our ability to deliver strong cash flow and resilient earnings going forward.”
— Mark Costa, Q1 2025 Earnings Press Release
EMN Earnings Trends
EMN vs Market 30 Day Price Reactions
30-day stock return vs benchmark after each earnings
EMN EPS Trend
Earnings per share: estimate vs actual
EMN Revenue Trend
Quarterly revenue: estimate vs actual
EMN Quarterly Results
5 quarters of earnings data
| Quarter | EPS Est. | EPS Act. | Surprise | Revenue | Rev. Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 26 BEAT | $1.06 | $1.09 | +2.42% | $2.18B | -0.06% |
| Q4 25 BEAT FY | $0.72 | $0.75 | +4.15% | $1.97B | -2.09% |
| FY Full Year | $5.39 | $5.42 | +0.63% | $8.75B | -0.42% |
| Q3 25 MISS | $1.17 | $1.14 | -2.16% | $2.20B | -3.23% |
| Q2 25 MISS | $1.75 | $1.60 | -8.71% | $2.29B | -0.75% |
| Q1 25 BEAT | $1.89 | $1.91 | +1.22% | $2.29B | -1.72% |