Orion (OEC) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)

Orion (OEC) reported Operating Margin of 2.48% for Q1 2026, down 405.0% on a YoY basis from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and down 42.94% sequentially from 4.35% in Q4 2025.

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

Orion (OEC) has 9 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.48% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 405.0% year-over-year to 2.48%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.43% (down 395.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.52%, down 395.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin retreated to 2.48% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 6.56% and a median of 7.79% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 451 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2327 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing OEC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.79% in 2022, then declined by 25 bps to 5.81% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 5.44% in 2024, then decreased by 20 bps to 4.35% in 2025, then sank by 43 bps to 2.48% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OEC's Operating Margin at 2.48% in Q1 2026, 4.35% in Q4 2025, and 11.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.72%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
10 Orion 398.01 Mn 347.51 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%