Growth Metrics

Orion (OEC) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Orion recorded quarterly Research & Development of $7.3 million in Q1 2026, down 2.67% quarter-over-quarter from $7.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 10.61% year-over-year from $6.6 million in Q1 2025.

Orion's Research & Development history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 10.61% year-over-year to $7.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $28.2 million (up 4.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $27.5 million, up 1.48% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $7.3 million for Q1 2026 at Orion, down from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $7.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $4.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $6.4 million and a median of $6.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development decreased 21.05% in 2022 and surged 37.78% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Orion's Research & Development stood at $5.8 million in 2022, then gained by 6.9% to $6.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.9% to $7.0 million in 2024, then grew by 7.14% to $7.5 million in 2025, then declined by 2.67% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $7.3 million, $7.5 million, and $6.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
10 Orion 405.90 Mn 355.40 Mn 79.20 Mn 7.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 5.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 3.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 4.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 4.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 5.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 4.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 4.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 5.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 4.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 4.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 5.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 4,655.00
Jun 30, 2017 4,456.00
Mar 31, 2017 4,188.00
Dec 31, 2016 -4,115.91
Sep 30, 2016 4,078.54
Jun 30, 2016 3,953.43
Mar 31, 2016 3,932.24
Dec 31, 2015 -3,155.72
Sep 30, 2015 2,736.22
Jun 30, 2015 4,472.51
Mar 31, 2015 4,539.67
Dec 31, 2014 4,518.15
Sep 30, 2014 4,353.52
Jun 30, 2014 4,433.89
Mar 31, 2014 3,872.65
Dec 31, 2013 -13.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -3,109.87