Eastman Chemical Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (EMN)
Eastman Chemical reported $424.0M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 38.37% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 4.84%.
View full Eastman Chemical company overviewEastman Chemical free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $424.0M | −$264.0M | −38.37% | +4.84% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $688.0M | $142.0M | +26.01% | +7.33% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $546.0M | $182.0M | +50.00% | +5.93% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $364.0M | −$700.0M | −65.79% | +3.44% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.06B | −$8.0M | −0.75% | +10.16% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $1.07B | −$7.0M | −0.65% | +12.65% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.08B | $64.0M | +6.31% | +11.64% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $1.01B | $7.0M | +0.69% | +10.00% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $1.01B | $249.0M | +32.81% | +10.56% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $759.0M | −$213.0M | −21.91% | +8.43% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $972.0M | $132.0M | +15.71% | +10.07% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $840.0M | $26.0M | +3.19% | +8.82% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $814.0M | $151.0M | +22.78% | +8.71% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $663.0M | $495.0M | +294.64% | +8.18% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $168.0M | −$164.0M | −49.40% | +2.34% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $332.0M | −$116.0M | −25.89% | +5.68% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $448.0M | $429.0M | +2257.89% | — |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $19.0M | −$195.0M | −91.12% | — |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $214.0M | — | — | — |
Eastman Chemical quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $124.0M | $41.0M | +49.40% | +4.93% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | −$240.0M | $74.0M | — | −11.02% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $390.0M | $29.0M | +8.03% | +19.77% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $265.0M | −$11.0M | −3.99% | +12.03% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $83.0M | −$169.0M | −67.06% | +3.63% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | −$314.0M | −$113.0M | — | −13.71% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $361.0M | $88.0M | +32.23% | +16.08% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $276.0M | −$2.0M | −0.72% | +11.20% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $252.0M | $81.0M | +47.37% | +10.66% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | −$201.0M | −$25.0M | — | −8.70% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $273.0M | $19.0M | +7.48% | +12.37% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $278.0M | $183.0M | +192.63% | +12.26% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $171.0M | $61.0M | +55.45% | +7.36% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | −$176.0M | −$81.0M | — | −7.30% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $254.0M | $64.0M | +33.68% | +10.70% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $95.0M | −$335.0M | −77.91% | +3.51% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $110.0M | −$209.0M | −65.52% | +3.95% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −$95.0M | −$220.0M | — | −3.50% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $190.0M | −$111.0M | −36.88% | +7.05% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $430.0M | $70.0M | +19.44% | +15.81% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $319.0M | −$20.0M | −5.90% | +12.02% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $125.0M | $53.0M | +73.61% | +5.19% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $301.0M | −$253.0M | −45.67% | +13.77% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $360.0M | $54.0M | +17.65% | +16.97% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $339.0M | $9.0M | +2.73% | +17.62% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $72.0M | $183.0M | — | +3.21% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $554.0M | −$39.0M | −6.58% | +25.12% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $306.0M | $48.0M | +18.60% | +13.16% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $330.0M | $3.0M | +0.92% | +13.97% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | −$111.0M | $52.0M | — | −4.66% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $593.0M | $158.0M | +36.32% | +24.96% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $258.0M | −$111.0M | −30.08% | +10.13% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $327.0M | $42.0M | +14.74% | +12.48% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | −$163.0M | −$82.0M | — | −6.25% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $435.0M | $296.0M | +212.95% | +18.42% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $369.0M | $60.0M | +19.42% | +14.97% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $285.0M | −$85.0M | −22.97% | +11.78% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | −$81.0M | −$22.0M | — | −3.52% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $139.0M | −$209.0M | −60.06% | +6.35% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $309.0M | $101.0M | +48.56% | +13.51% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $370.0M | −$80.0M | −17.78% | +16.11% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | −$59.0M | −$25.0M | — | −2.64% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $348.0M | $51.0M | +17.17% | +15.64% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $208.0M | −$200.0M | −49.02% | +8.50% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $450.0M | $163.0M | +56.79% | +17.77% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | −$34.0M | $118.0M | — | −1.39% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $297.0M | −$35.0M | −10.54% | +12.64% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $408.0M | $106.0M | +35.10% | +16.91% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $287.0M | $25.0M | +9.54% | +11.67% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | −$152.0M | −$70.0M | — | −6.59% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $332.0M | $60.0M | +22.06% | +14.66% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $302.0M | $69.0M | +29.61% | +12.92% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $262.0M | $33.0M | +14.41% | +10.74% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | −$82.0M | −$11.0M | — | −3.55% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $272.0M | $44.0M | +19.30% | +12.54% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $233.0M | $148.0M | +174.12% | +10.31% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $229.0M | $131.0M | +133.67% | +12.36% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | −$71.0M | $172.0M | — | −3.90% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $228.0M | $60.0M | +35.71% | +13.23% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $85.0M | −$174.0M | −67.18% | +4.69% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $98.0M | −$63.0M | −39.13% | +5.20% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | −$243.0M | $13.0M | — | −13.82% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $168.0M | $120.0M | +250.00% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $259.0M | −$8.0M | −3.00% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $161.0M | $0 | 0.00% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | −$256.0M | −$228.0M | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $48.0M | −$14.0M | −22.58% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $267.0M | — | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | $161.0M | — | — | — |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | −$28.0M | — | — | — |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $62.0M | — | — | — |
Eastman Chemical free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $1.07B to $424.0M, a compound annual decline of 16.93%. Eastman Chemical's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $124.0M in free cash flow, an increase of 49.40% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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