GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Chemicals » Eastman Chemical Co (MEX:EMN) » Definitions » 5-Year Sharpe Ratio

Eastman Chemical Co (MEX:EMN) 5-Year Sharpe Ratio : 0.02 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2019. Start your Free Trial

What is Eastman Chemical Co 5-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 5-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past five years. As of today (2025-07-17), Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio is 0.02.


Competitive Comparison of Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio falls into.


;
;

Eastman Chemical Co 5-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 5-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last five years. A stock / portfolio's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the five-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past five years.


Eastman Chemical Co  (MEX:EMN) 5-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 5-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average five-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the five-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


Eastman Chemical Co 5-Year Sharpe Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Eastman Chemical Co's 5-Year Sharpe Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Eastman Chemical Co Business Description

Address
200 South Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, TN, USA, 37662
Established in 1920 to produce chemicals for Eastman Kodak, Eastman Chemical has grown into a global specialty chemical company with manufacturing sites around the world. The company generates the majority of its sales outside of the United States, with a strong presence in Asian markets. During the past several years, Eastman has sold noncore businesses, choosing to focus on higher-margin specialty product offerings.