Orion (OEC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Orion (OEC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -25.27% for Q2 2026, down 28.21 percentage points from 2.94% a year earlier and down 1.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Orion (OEC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Orion posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -16.43%, down 25.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -26.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.15% in FY2024 (-12.82 pp), 21.96% in FY2023 (-5.17 pp), 27.13% in FY2022 (-26.39 pp) and 53.53% in FY2021 (+43.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 31.93 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 29.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -23.35% (Q1 2026), -17.96% (Q4 2025) and -7.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 4.08% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.28% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.40% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 25.17% |
| 10 | Orion | 318.79 Mn | 105.49 Mn | 93.00 Mn | -25.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -25.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -23.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.18% |
API Access
Orion Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();