Orion (OEC) Change in Inventory (2019 - 2026)

Orion (OEC) reported Change in Inventory of -$21.9 million for Q1 2026, down 1725.0% on a YoY basis from $1.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 895.45% sequentially from -$2.2 million in Q4 2025.

Orion (OEC) Change in Inventory (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Orion (OEC) has 8 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$21.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 1725.0% year-over-year to -$21.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$57.2 million (down 361.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$36.5 million, down 286.22% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory slipped to -$21.9 million in Q1 2026, from -$2.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $43.1 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$25.7 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 million and a median of -$1.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory soared 1880.0% in 2024 and slumped 1725.0% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing OEC's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$5.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 126.92% to $1.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 42.86% to $2.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 210.0% to -$2.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 895.45% to -$21.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OEC's Change in Inventory at -$21.9 million in Q1 2026, -$2.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$7.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 Orion 398.01 Mn 347.51 Mn 79.20 Mn -21.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -21.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -21.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -25.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -25.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.40 Mn