Orion (OEC) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)

Orion's (OEC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 2.48% in Q1 2026, down 405.0% year-on-year from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and down 42.94% quarter-over-quarter from 4.35% in Q4 2025.

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

Orion has disclosed Operating Margin across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 2.48% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 2.48%, down 405.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.43% (down 395.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.52%, down 395.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 2.48% for Q1 2026 at Orion, down from 4.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 14.68% in Q1 2023 to a low of 11.91% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 7.79% (2022), against an average of 6.56%.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 451 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2327 bps in 2022.
  • Orion's Operating Margin stood at 7.79% in 2022, then fell by 25 bps to 5.81% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 5.44% in 2024, then slipped by 20 bps to 4.35% in 2025, then plunged by 43 bps to 2.48% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.48% (Q1 2026), 4.35% (Q4 2025), and 11.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Orion 417.18 Mn 366.68 Mn 79.20 Mn 2.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.48%
Dec 31, 2025 4.35%
Sep 30, 2025 -11.91%
Jun 30, 2025 6.88%
Mar 31, 2025 6.53%
Dec 31, 2024 5.44%
Sep 30, 2024 -3.30%
Jun 30, 2024 8.72%
Mar 31, 2024 10.50%
Dec 31, 2023 5.81%
Sep 30, 2023 9.80%
Jun 30, 2023 12.84%
Mar 31, 2023 14.68%
Dec 31, 2022 7.79%
Sep 30, 2022 9.87%
Jun 30, 2022 9.77%
Mar 31, 2022 11.27%
Dec 31, 2021 3.28%
Sep 30, 2021 10.25%
Jun 30, 2021 33.04%