Orion (OEC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Orion (OEC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.25% in Q2 2026, down 5.45 percentage points from 5.20% a year earlier and down 0.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Orion (OEC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Orion reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.19%, down 5.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -5.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.73% in FY2024 (-6.72 pp), 14.45% in FY2023 (-1.88 pp), 16.33% in FY2022 (-5.19 pp) and 21.52% in FY2021 (+14.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.99 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 7.68 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.61% (Q1 2026), 2.10% (Q4 2025) and 2.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 216.41 Bn | 199.52 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 138.24 Bn | 131.38 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.94 Bn | 76.98 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 60.86 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.33 Bn | 26.95 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.48 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 26.88 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.00 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.27 Bn | 16.07 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 10 | Orion | 318.79 Mn | 105.49 Mn | 93.00 Mn | -0.25% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.25% |
| 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% |
API Access
Orion Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();