Orion (OEC) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

Orion (OEC) reported Research & Development of $7.3 million for Q1 2026, up 10.61% on a YoY basis from $6.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.67% sequentially from $7.5 million in Q4 2025.

Orion (OEC) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Orion (OEC) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $7.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 10.61% year-over-year to $7.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $28.2 million (up 4.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $27.5 million, up 1.48% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $7.3 million in Q1 2026, 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 retreated 21.05% in 2022 and jumped 37.78% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing OEC's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $5.8 million in 2022, then increased by 6.9% to $6.2 million in 2023, then gained by 12.9% to $7.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.14% to $7.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 2.67% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OEC's Research & Development at $7.3 million in Q1 2026, $7.5 million in Q4 2025, and $6.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
10 Orion 398.01 Mn 347.51 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