Orion (OEC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Orion recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.61% in Q1 2026, down 70.89% quarter-over-quarter from 2.1% in Q4 2025, and down 558.0% year-over-year from 0.13% in Q1 2025.
Orion's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.61% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 558.0% year-over-year to 0.61%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.61% (down 558.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- A 5-year average of 10.62% and a median of 13.1% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1262 bps in 2022 and slumped 768 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Orion's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.01% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 14.74% in 2023, then tumbled by 51 bps to 7.28% in 2024, then slumped by 71 bps to 2.1% in 2025, then slumped by 71 bps to 0.61% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.61%, 2.1%, and 2.44% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Orion | 405.90 Mn | 355.40 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.37% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.36% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.35% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.68% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.15% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.47% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.31% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.56% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.77% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 6.51% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -44.59% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1,797.21% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1,797.23% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -1,797.24% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -6,202.70% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.19% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.07% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.83% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.01% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -9,079,551.63% |