Orion (OEC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026)
Orion (OEC) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -4.90% in Q2 2026, down 5.59 percentage points from 0.69% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Orion (OEC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Orion reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -3.75%, down 6.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -5.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.36% in FY2024 (-3.17 pp), 5.53% in FY2023 (-0.47 pp), 6.01% in FY2022 (-2.87 pp) and 8.87% in FY2021 (+7.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 7.16 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 5.99 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -4.65% (Q1 2026), -3.65% (Q4 2025) and -1.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 2.42% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -0.99% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 4.44% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 8.91% |
| 10 | Orion | 318.79 Mn | 105.49 Mn | 93.00 Mn | -4.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.23% |
API Access
Orion Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "OEC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();