Orion (OEC) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

Orion's (OEC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $66.4 million in Q1 2026, up 2.15% year-on-year from $65.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.79% quarter-over-quarter from $64.6 million in Q4 2025.

Orion (OEC) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Orion has disclosed Operating Expenses across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $66.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $66.4 million, up 2.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $259.6 million (down 0.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $64.4 million (2025), against an average of $63.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 10.33% in 2022 and slipped 7.16% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Orion's Operating Expenses stood at $59.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.17% to $59.8 million in 2023, then rose by 8.86% to $65.1 million in 2024, then fell by 0.77% to $64.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 2.79% to $66.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $66.4 million (Q1 2026), $64.6 million (Q4 2025), and $64.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Orion 417.18 Mn 366.68 Mn 79.20 Mn 66.40 Mn

Historic Data

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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