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

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DateValue
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%