Orion (OEC) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Orion's (OEC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.61% in Q1 2026, down 558.0% year-on-year from 0.13% in Q1 2025, and down 70.89% quarter-over-quarter from 2.1% in Q4 2025.
Orion (OEC) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Orion has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 0.61% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.61%, down 558.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.61% (down 558.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.19%, down 554.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.61% for Q1 2026 at Orion, down from 2.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.21% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.61% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.1% (2022), against an average of 10.62%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1262 bps in 2022 and tumbled 768 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Orion's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.01% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 14.74% in 2023, then tumbled by 51 bps to 7.28% in 2024, then sank by 71 bps to 2.1% in 2025, then slumped by 71 bps to 0.61% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.61% (Q1 2026), 2.1% (Q4 2025), and 2.44% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 10 | Orion | 417.18 Mn | 366.68 Mn | 79.20 Mn | 0.61% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.15% |