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Orion S.A. OEC
Orion S.A. (OEC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.19% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.8B at a -3.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.009 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.2 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.014 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.253 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEC | Orion S.A. | 3/9 | 1.08 | — | -3.8% |
| WDFC | WD 40 CO | 7/9 | 9.05 | 33.7 | +5% |
| FTK | FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ | 4/9 | -0.95 | 26.3 | +26.9% |
| ARQ | Arq, Inc. | 2/9 | 1.53 | — | +10.4% |
| FSI | FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC | 5/9 | 6.24 | 110.2 | +0.7% |
| ASPI | ASP Isotopes Inc. | 5/9 | 3.69 | — | — |
| CBT | CABOT CORP | 6/9 | 4.51 | 14.6 | -7% |
About Orion S.A.
Orion S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of carbon black products. The company operates in two segments, Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. It offers post-treated specialty carbon black grades for coatings and printing applications, as well as high purity carbon black grades for the fiber industry; and conductive carbon black grades for batteries, polymers, and coatings. The company also provides rubber carbon black products for tires, such as high-reinforcing grades and semi-reinforcing grades under the ECORAX brand, as well as for mechanical rubber goods end users, including automotive production, construction, as well as certain food, consumer, and medical applications. It operates in the United States, Brazil, rest of the Americas, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Czech republic, Poland, Italy, Turkey, France, Rest of EMEA, China, the Republic of Korea, and rest of Asia. The company was formerly known as Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. and changed its name to Orion S.A. in June 2023. Orion S.A. was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Senningerberg, Luxembourg.
FAQ
Is OEC financially healthy?
Orion S.A.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does OEC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Orion S.A. pays a dividend yielding about 1.19% with a -6.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is OEC?
In FY2025, Orion S.A. had a net margin of -3.9% and a return on equity of -18.2%.
Is OEC overvalued or undervalued?
Orion S.A. trades at about 8.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.7×–50.8×, median 13.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for OEC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Orion S.A. is $6.56, about 1.9% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is OEC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Orion S.A.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 1.19%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.