Growth Metrics

Orion (OEC) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Orion recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $66.4 million in Q1 2026, up 2.79% quarter-over-quarter from $64.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.15% year-over-year from $65.0 million in Q1 2025.

Orion's Operating Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $66.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.15% year-over-year to $66.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $259.6 million (down 0.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $258.2 million, down 2.53% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $66.4 million for Q1 2026 at Orion, up from $64.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $68.1 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $59.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $63.8 million and a median of $64.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 10.33% in 2022 and dropped 7.16% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Orion's Operating Expenses stood at $59.7 million in 2022, then grew by 0.17% to $59.8 million in 2023, then gained by 8.86% to $65.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.77% to $64.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 2.79% to $66.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $66.4 million, $64.6 million, and $64.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
10 Orion 405.90 Mn 355.40 Mn 79.20 Mn 66.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 66.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 64.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 64.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 64.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 65.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 65.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 66.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 68.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 59.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 61.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 60.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 63.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 59.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 60.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 65.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 63.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 55.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 58.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 57.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 60.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 50.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 49.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 54.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 57.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 58.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 60.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 41.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 64.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 69.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 65.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 62.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -24,402.54
Jun 30, 2017 -22,633.12
Mar 31, 2017 402.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 19.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 54,403.95
Jun 30, 2016 22,781.67
Mar 31, 2016 22,630.50
Dec 31, 2015 -21,588.03
Sep 30, 2015 18,965.57
Jun 30, 2015 21,860.80
Mar 31, 2015 21,448.74
Dec 31, 2014 22,885.70
Sep 30, 2014 21,945.44
Jun 30, 2014 21,947.20
Mar 31, 2014 19,912.78
Dec 31, 2013 -85.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -19,356.16