Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.72 by 4.17 percent. This is a 59.89 percent decrease over earnings of $1.87 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.973 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.019 billion by 2.27 percent. This is a 12.12 percent decrease over sales of $2.245 billion the same period last year.