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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |