Olin (OLN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Olin's (OLN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.01% in Q1 2026, down 595.0% year-on-year from 0.41% in Q1 2025, and down 2316.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.09% in Q4 2025.

Olin (OLN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Olin (OLN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.01% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 595.0% year-over-year to 2.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.01%, a 595.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.09%, down 484.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.01%, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for OLN reached as high as 32.3% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 2.01% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.82% across 5 years, with a median of 9.27% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 3362 bps in 2022 and slumped 1607 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.07% in 2022, then sank by 58 bps to 11.42% in 2023, then sank by 56 bps to 5.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 98 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then tumbled by 2316 bps to 2.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.01% in Q1 2026, 0.09% in Q4 2025, and 3.38% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn -4.22%
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn -2.01%
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 13.29%
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 3.14%
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn -4.44%
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 7.05%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 29.83%
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 0.85%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.09%
Sep 30, 2025 3.38%
Jun 30, 2025 2.32%
Mar 31, 2025 3.93%
Dec 31, 2024 5.01%
Sep 30, 2024 5.65%
Jun 30, 2024 8.05%
Mar 31, 2024 9.27%
Dec 31, 2023 11.42%
Sep 30, 2023 13.67%
Jun 30, 2023 16.79%
Mar 31, 2023 22.03%
Dec 31, 2022 27.07%
Sep 30, 2022 29.74%
Jun 30, 2022 32.30%
Mar 31, 2022 29.17%
Dec 31, 2021 26.81%
Sep 30, 2021 19.89%
Jun 30, 2021 2.40%