Orion (OEC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026)
Orion (OEC) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.22% in Q2 2026, down 4.91 percentage points from 4.69% a year earlier and down 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Orion (OEC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Orion reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.00%, down 4.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -3.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.28% in FY2024 (-3.42 pp), 9.71% in FY2023 (-0.99 pp), 10.70% in FY2022 (-5.61 pp) and 16.31% in FY2021 (+10.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 10.93 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 7.95 percentage points in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.56% (Q1 2026), 1.98% (Q4 2025) and 2.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.88% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.31% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 14.85% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Orion | 327.83 Mn | 114.53 Mn | 93.00 Mn | -0.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.30% |
API Access
Orion Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();