Orion (OEC) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)

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

Orion (OEC) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Orion has reported Gross Margin for 10 years, with the latest figure at 17.24% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin fell 330.0% year-over-year to 17.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.06% (down 279.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.91%, down 292.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin eased to 17.24% in Q1 2026 per OEC's latest filing, from 18.87% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 27.24% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 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.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 532 bps in 2022, then soared 339 bps in 2023.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 20.93% in 2022, then dropped by 11 bps to 18.65% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 20.57% in 2024, then fell by 8 bps to 18.87% in 2025, then dropped by 9 bps to 17.24% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 17.24%, 18.87%, and 18.98% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Gross Margin (Qtr)
1	Linde	226.76 Bn	221.86 Bn	4.43 Bn	47.67%
2	Sherwin Williams	84.59 Bn	84.30 Bn	3.34 Bn	49.17%
3	Ecolab	78.90 Bn	73.76 Bn	1.95 Bn	44.07%
4	Air Products & Chemicals	68.36 Bn	67.37 Bn	1.04 Bn	32.77%
5	Ppg Industries	25.37 Bn	23.77 Bn	1.81 Bn	40.22%
6	Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile	23.57 Bn	19.71 Bn	778.60 Mn	44.24%
7	LyondellBasell Industries	22.23 Bn	19.60 Bn	2.04 Bn	22.21%
8	International Flavors & Fragrances	21.63 Bn	21.06 Bn	853.00 Mn	43.65%
9	DuPont de Nemours	19.05 Bn	17.31 Bn	639.00 Mn	35.13%
10	Orion	343.39 Mn	292.59 Mn	93.00 Mn	18.57%

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