Orion (OEC) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)

Orion (OEC) reported Gross Margin of 17.24% for Q1 2026, down 330.0% on a YoY basis from 7.49% in Q1 2025, and down 8.67% sequentially from 18.87% in Q4 2025.

Orion (OEC) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Orion (OEC) has 9 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 17.24% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 330.0% year-over-year to 17.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.06% (down 279.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.91%, down 292.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 17.24% in Q1 2026, from 18.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 27.24% in Q1 2023 to a low of 17.24% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 21.84% and a median of 21.1% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 532 bps in 2022 and jumped 339 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing OEC's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.93% in 2022, then retreated by 11 bps to 18.65% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 20.57% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 18.87% in 2025, then retreated by 9 bps to 17.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OEC's Gross Margin at 17.24% in Q1 2026, 18.87% in Q4 2025, and 18.98% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Orion 398.01 Mn 347.51 Mn 79.20 Mn 17.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.24%
Dec 31, 2025 18.87%
Sep 30, 2025 18.98%
Jun 30, 2025 21.10%
Mar 31, 2025 20.54%
Dec 31, 2024 20.57%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%
Jun 30, 2024 23.02%
Mar 31, 2024 24.30%
Dec 31, 2023 18.65%
Sep 30, 2023 23.64%
Jun 30, 2023 25.52%
Mar 31, 2023 27.24%
Dec 31, 2022 20.93%
Sep 30, 2022 21.06%
Jun 30, 2022 22.14%
Mar 31, 2022 24.33%
Dec 31, 2021 19.17%
Sep 30, 2021 25.11%
Jun 30, 2021 27.46%