Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 161.41K Followers Follow Eastman Chemical Company ( EMN ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2026 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Greg Riddle - Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications Mark Costa - Chairman & CEO William McLain - CFO & Executive VP Conference Call Participants Patrick Cunningham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Joshua Spector - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Frank Mitsch - Fermium Research, LLC Jeffrey Zekauskas - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Abigail Eberts - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division John Ezekiel Roberts - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Matthew DeYoe - BofA Securities, Research Division Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners, LLC Laurence Alexander - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Second Quarter 2026 Eastman Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. This call is being broadcast live on the Eastman website at www.eastman.com. I will now turn the call over to Mr. Greg Riddle, Eastman Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Greg Riddle Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications Thank you, Lucy, and good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. On the call with me today are Mark Costa, Board Chair and CEO; Willie McLain, Executive Vice President and CFO. Yesterday, after market close, we posted our second quarter 2026 financial results news release and SEC 8-K filing, our slides and the related prepared remarks in the Investors section of our website, eastman.com. Before we begin, I'll cover 2 items. First, during this presentation, you will hear certain forward-looking statements concerning our plans and expectations. Actual events or results could differ materially. Certain factors related to future expectations are or will be detailed in our second quarter 2026 financial results news release during this call, in the preceding slides and prepared remarks and in our filings with the SEC, including