Olin (OLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Olin (OLN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -1.80% for Q2 2026, down 4.12 percentage points from 2.32% a year earlier but up 0.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Olin (OLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Olin posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.09%, down 4.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +10.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.93% in FY2024 (-6.28 pp), 11.21% in FY2023 (-15.26 pp), 26.47% in FY2022 (-1.10 pp) and 27.57% in FY2021 (+37.49 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -2.01% in Q1 2026 and a high of 32.30% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 37.37 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 16.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -2.01% (Q1 2026), 0.09% (Q4 2025) and 3.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 11.21% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 10 | Olin | 1.77 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 170.20 Mn | -1.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Olin Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "OLN", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();