profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Orion Engineered Carbons
$3.97-0.50% today
-16.9% in 1 year
1-year low $3.961-year high $8.31
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Orion Engineered Carbons sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.03 billion in 2022 to $1.81 billion in 2025, with -$70.1 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Orion Engineered Carbons handed back 54% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $25M
Free cash flow 2025$55M
Bought back its own shares$25M
Paid as dividends$5M
Cash vs. debt$61M vs. $1.1B
Orion Engineered Carbons vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Engineered Carbons | No profit yet | ||
 PPG Industries | 17.1× · Fair price | ||
 LyondellBasell Industries | No profit yet | ||
 DuPont de Nemours | No profit yet | ||
 International Flavors & Fragrances | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Orion Engineered Carbons's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,031 | 1,894 | 1,878 | 1,807 | |
| 449 | 451 | 429 | 360 | |
| 197 | 205 | 162 | 101 | |
| 303 | 327 | 228 | 159 | |
| 106 | 104 | 44 | -70 | |
| 1.73 | 1.73 | 0.76 | -1.24 | |
| 22.1% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 19.9% | |
| 9.7% | 10.8% | 8.6% | 5.6% | |
| 5.2% | 5.5% | 2.4% | -3.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,889 | 1,833 | 1,857 | 1,908 |
| Cash | 61 | 38 | 44 | 61 |
| Total debt | 1,014 | 927 | 1,028 | 1,112 |
| Total liabilities | 1,429 | 1,355 | 1,382 | 1,523 |
| 459 | 479 | 475 | 385 | |
| 61 | 60 | 58 | 56 | |
| 10.6% | 12.0% | 5.4% | 1.5% | |
| 23.1% | 21.6% | 9.3% | -18.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 346 | 125 | 216 | |
| 233 | 173 | 207 | 161 | |
| -152 | 173 | -81 | 55 | |
| Dividends paid | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 66 | 27 | 25 | |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Valuation
- –
- 17.6×
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.1×
- 4.1×
- 8.0×
- 24.4%
- -31.2%
- 1.1%
Profitability
- 19.9%
- 5.6%
- -3.9%
- 7.7%
- 5.0%
- 4.7%
- -21.8%
- -4.6%
- 6.4%
- 1.6%
Growth
- −3.8%
- –
- +161.7%
- −16.2%
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 7.0×
- 2.67
- 52.5%
- 1.3×
- 1.00
- 0.62
- 0.93
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 40%of 989
Bottom 29%of 954
Bottom 25%of 933
Top 2%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $5.88
- Range
- $5.25 – $6.50
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | -0.11 | 0.09 | −220.6% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -0.34 | -0.08 | −325.0% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.29 | 0.36 | −19.4% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.32 | 0.36 | −11.1% |
| May 7, 2025 | 0.22 | 0.53 | −58.5% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 0.35 | 0.25 | +40.0% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 0.47 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.41 | 0.56 | −26.8% |
1.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$11a year at today's yield, before tax
−16.2%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.74 in 2015 → $0.08 in 2025
How safe it looks
-5.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 8.6%
News
Orion Digital regains Nasdaq complianceSeeking Alpha · Sep 28, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 28, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
17No pass
Benjamin Graham
31No pass
Philip Fisher
25No pass
Peter Lynch
4No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
17No pass
Terry Smith
10No pass
Questions about Orion Engineered Carbons
Is Orion Engineered Carbons a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Orion Engineered Carbons AI analysis
What does Orion Engineered Carbons do?
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells carbon black products in Germany, the United States, South Korea, Brazil, China, South Africa, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It is in Chemicals - Specialty.
Does Orion Engineered Carbons pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.1% a year. In 2025 it paid out $4.70 million in dividends.
Is Orion Engineered Carbons stock halal?
No. Orion Engineered Carbons does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 496% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Orion Engineered Carbons stock done over the past year?
Down 16.9% over the past twelve months, to $3.97. It traded between $3.96 and $8.31 and is 52.2% below its high.
Who are Orion Engineered Carbons's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are PPG Industries, LyondellBasell Industries, DuPont de Nemours and International Flavors & Fragrances. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Orion Engineered Carbons's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.