Growth Metrics

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

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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%
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%