# Olin Corporation (OLN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $17.37, market value $2.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Olin Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.8×**. Enterprise value is 11.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.1%** (5-yr avg 14.3%). Free cash flow equals 5.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 14.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 6.9%**. Olin Corporation keeps 6.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -1.6%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -1.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -5.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.7%** (3-yr -10.2%/yr, 5-yr 3.3%/yr). Revenue grew 3.7% over the last year, against 3.3% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -196.7%**. Earnings per share fell 196.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -47.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -47.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.54**. Debt is 1.54 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.8×**. It would take 6.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.50**. A Z-score of 1.50 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.61%** ($0.80 per share, trailing). Olin Corporation yields 4.61%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 24**. 24 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Olin Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $21.62 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -26.1%** (YTD -15.4%, 3-mo -29.2%). The shares are down 26.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -43.0%** (3.8% above the low). Trading 43% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.86** (volatility 55%). Beta of 0.86 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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