Olin OLN
NYSE OLN
$18.40 -0.23 (-1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Olin (OLN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.8% for Q2 2026, down 412.0% year-over-year from 0.58% in Q2 2025, and up 10.49% on a QoQ basis from 2.01% in Q1 2026.

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

Olin has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.8% in Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 1.8%, down 412.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1.8% (down 412.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.09%, down 484.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 1.8% in Q2 2026, from 2.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.3% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.01% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 12.0% and a median of 8.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 3362 bps; it then plunged 1607 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 27.07% in 2022, then tumbled by 58 bps to 11.42% in 2023, then tumbled by 56 bps to 5.01% in 2024, then sank by 98 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then sank by 2084 bps to 1.8% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.8% in Q2 2026, 2.01% in Q1 2026, and 0.09% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.16 Bn 3.79 Bn 618.00 Mn -3.94%
2 Methanex 4.66 Bn 4.28 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.10 Bn 1.92 Bn 170.20 Mn -1.80%
4 Braskem 1.59 Bn -361.33 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.48 Bn 1.12 Bn 29.07 Mn 14.07%
6 Green Plains 1.13 Bn 883.11 Mn 113.03 Mn 10.40%
7 Tronox Holdings 889.52 Mn 695.52 Mn 55.00 Mn -4.24%
8 Lsb Industries 809.80 Mn 591.44 Mn 11.46 Mn 5.89%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 759.05 Mn 709.73 Mn 94.81 Mn 30.12%
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 587.34 Mn 530.33 Mn 22.95 Mn -4.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -1.80%
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%