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

Orion's (OEC) quarterly Research & Development came in at $7.3 million in Q1 2026, up 10.61% year-on-year from $6.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.67% quarter-over-quarter from $7.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Orion has disclosed Research & Development across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $7.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $7.3 million, up 10.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $28.2 million (up 4.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $6.5 million (2024), against an average of $6.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development retreated 21.05% in 2022 and jumped 37.78% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Orion's Research & Development stood at $5.8 million in 2022, then rose by 6.9% to $6.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 12.9% to $7.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.14% to $7.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 2.67% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $7.3 million (Q1 2026), $7.5 million (Q4 2025), and $6.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
10 Orion 417.18 Mn 366.68 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