Olin Corporation (OLN) Key Metrics
OLN valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.78B
- Enterprise value
- $5.14B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 10.6
- Forward P/E
- 25.8
- PEG ratio
- 7.05
- Price / sales
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.7
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 2.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.7 10-yr median 8.3
- Dividend yield
- 5.11% $0.80 a year
- Beta
- 1.23
OLN key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsOLN valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−43.0%
0.4
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20162025
Price / book−35.0%
1.3
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+7.0%
8.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Price / free cash flow−26.5%
9.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Free cash flow yield+2.8 pts
10.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
OLN returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−7.3 pts
−2.2%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Return on invested capital−2.5 pts
1.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Return on assets−2.0 pts
−0.6%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−1.1 pts
3.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Asset turnover+6.4%
0.91
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20162025
OLN per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+8.1%
$59.17
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.37
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−16.1%
$2.16
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Book value per share−5.2%
$16.05
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Dividends per share+1.4%
$0.80
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Shares outstanding−4.1%
114.6M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
OLN financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+9.6%
1.71
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$2.7M
$2.97B
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA+1.36
4.76
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Current ratio−5.1%
1.21
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20162025
Interest coverage−62.6%
0.6
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20162025
Debt / assets+3.1%
0.43
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
OLN efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−1 days
52 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days of inventory−6 days
47 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding−3 days
48 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−4 days
50 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue+0.4 pts
3.3%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF−70.7 pts
57.3%
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20162025
OLN valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
OLN returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
OLN debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
OLN cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
OLN price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
OLN key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.39B | $4.04B | $6.95B | $7.86B | $9.38B | $3.88B | $2.80B | $3.39B | $6.00B | $4.23B |
| Enterprise value | $5.36B | $7.01B | $9.80B | $10.61B | $12.35B | $7.92B | $6.30B | $6.44B | $9.39B | $7.66B |
| P/E ratio | — | 37.2 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | — | — | 10.3 | 10.9 | — |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 9.6 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 32.5 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 16.9 | 13.0 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 7.0 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.6 | 8.0 | 228.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 21.6 | 22.8 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 66.3 | 27.2 | 12.3 | 26.5 | 23.6 |
| Earnings yield | −1.8% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 16.9% | 13.8% | −25.0% | −0.4% | 9.7% | 9.2% | −0.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 10.4% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 21.4% | 16.4% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 15.4% | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.0% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 18.7% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 9.8% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $20.83 | $33.80 | $53.95 | $52.94 | $57.52 | $24.56 | $17.25 | $20.11 | $35.58 | $25.61 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $59.17 | $54.73 | $53.05 | $63.14 | $54.67 | $36.47 | $37.65 | $41.25 | $37.20 | $33.60 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.37 | $0.91 | $3.57 | $8.94 | $7.96 | −$6.14 | −$0.07 | $1.95 | $3.26 | −$0.02 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $4.14 | $4.21 | $7.56 | $12.94 | $10.68 | $2.65 | $3.80 | $5.39 | $3.85 | $3.65 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.16 | $2.58 | $5.73 | $11.35 | $9.45 | $0.76 | $1.43 | $3.10 | $2.10 | $1.97 |
| Cash per share | $1.46 | $1.47 | $1.32 | $1.31 | $1.11 | $1.20 | $1.36 | $1.06 | $1.30 | $1.12 |
| Book value per share | $16.05 | $16.93 | $17.33 | $17.13 | $16.27 | $9.19 | $14.90 | $16.82 | $16.34 | $13.75 |
| Tangible book value per share | $2.07 | $3.29 | −$3.88 | $5.72 | −$0.99 | −$9.45 | −$7.78 | $1.19 | $0.33 | −$2.88 |
| Dividends per share | $0.80 | $0.79 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.79 | $0.79 | $0.80 |
| Capex per share | $1.97 | $1.63 | $1.83 | $1.60 | $1.23 | $1.89 | $2.38 | $2.29 | $1.75 | $1.68 |
| Debt per share | $27.40 | $26.36 | $23.47 | $19.83 | $19.37 | $26.79 | $22.94 | $19.18 | $21.44 | $21.90 |
| Shares outstanding | 114.6M | 119.5M | 128.8M | 148.5M | 163.0M | 157.9M | 162.3M | 168.4M | 168.5M | 165.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −4.1% | −7.2% | −13.3% | −8.9% | +3.2% | −2.7% | −3.6% | −0.1% | +2.0% | +58.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −2.2% | 5.1% | 19.3% | 51.1% | 63.2% | −50.1% | −0.4% | 11.7% | 21.9% | −0.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 25.8% | 28.0% | −10.3% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 5.0% | 1.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −0.6% | 1.4% | 5.8% | 16.0% | 15.4% | −11.1% | −0.1% | 3.6% | 6.1% | −0.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | −0.7% | 1.8% | 9.2% | 20.9% | 22.7% | −18.2% | −0.2% | 5.2% | 8.4% | −0.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10.8% | 18.0% | 17.3% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 4.63 | 2.12 | 1.45 | 1.34 | — | — | 2.77 | 1.18 | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.14B | $3.15B | $3.02B | $2.94B | $3.16B | $4.23B | $3.72B | $3.23B | $3.61B | $3.62B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $167.6M | $175.6M | $170.3M | $194.0M | $180.5M | $189.7M | $220.9M | $178.8M | $218.4M | $184.5M |
| Net debt | $2.97B | $2.97B | $2.85B | $2.75B | $2.98B | $4.04B | $3.50B | $3.05B | $3.39B | $3.43B |
| Debt / equity | 1.71 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 2.92 | 1.54 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.59 |
| Debt / assets | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.76 | 3.40 | 66.48 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 7.35 | 4.06 | 2.53 | 3.43 | 4.10 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.78 | 1.68 |
| Quick ratio | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 0.99 |
| Interest coverage | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 12.4 | 5.3 | -2.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Working capital | $341.6M | $447.6M | $445.0M | $595.0M | $566.2M | $518.2M | $631.8M | $589.1M | $744.9M | $623.8M |
| Invested capital | $4.81B | $5.00B | $5.08B | $5.29B | $5.63B | $5.49B | $5.92B | $5.88B | $6.15B | $5.70B |
| Tangible asset value | $268.6M | $425.2M | −$463.3M | $848.9M | −$161.9M | −$1.49B | −$1.26B | $201.0M | $55.2M | −$476.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$3.48B | −$3.44B | −$3.47B | −$3.34B | −$3.62B | −$5.10B | −$5.06B | −$4.46B | −$4.77B | −$4.94B |
| Graham number | — | $18.61 | $37.33 | $58.68 | $53.97 | — | — | $27.14 | $34.63 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$36.75 | −$34.91 | −$32.44 | −$27.68 | −$27.12 | −$36.12 | −$34.63 | −$29.95 | −$31.71 | −$33.09 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $91.6M | $94.2M | $101.0M | $116.2M | $127.8M | $126.3M | $129.3M | $133.6M | $133.0M | $132.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $50.5M | $300.3M | $711.3M | $1.35B | $251.9M | $0 | $145.9M | $50.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 86.7% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 9.9% | — | — | 40.7% | 24.2% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 57.3% | 128.0% | 110.0% | 87.1% | 24.6% | 105.7% | 118.8% | 35.1% | 37.5% | 40.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 47.7% | 38.8% | 24.2% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 71.4% | 62.5% | 42.4% | 45.4% | 46.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 14.7% | 6.8% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 52.0 | 53.3 | 49.6 | 40.4 | 38.8 | 49.5 | 46.5 | 40.3 | 42.2 | 49.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 46.7 | 52.9 | 56.4 | 45.9 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 47.2 | 42.9 | 43.6 | 48.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 48.5 | 51.5 | 50.5 | 42.7 | 43.5 | 46.9 | 43.2 | 40.2 | 41.2 | 43.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 50.2 | 54.7 | 55.5 | 43.5 | 37.8 | 49.1 | 50.5 | 43.0 | 44.6 | 54.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.03 | 6.85 | 7.36 | 9.04 | 9.42 | 7.38 | 7.85 | 9.07 | 8.64 | 7.32 |
| Payables turnover | 7.53 | 7.09 | 7.23 | 8.54 | 8.39 | 7.78 | 8.45 | 9.08 | 8.87 | 8.39 |
| Inventory turnover | 7.81 | 6.90 | 6.48 | 7.95 | 8.58 | 7.84 | 7.74 | 8.51 | 8.38 | 7.52 |
| Asset turnover | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.61 |
| Average receivables | $965.2M | $954.6M | $928.9M | $1.04B | $946.4M | $780.1M | $778.2M | $766.1M | $725.3M | $758.4M |
| Average payables | $833.9M | $818.5M | $806.5M | $842.7M | $788.5M | $690.5M | $644.2M | $653.1M | $620.3M | $589.5M |
| Average inventory | $804.0M | $841.1M | $900.4M | $905.1M | $771.5M | $685.2M | $703.5M | $697.0M | $656.5M | $657.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 21.9% | 21.5% | 35.4% | 21.1% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 40.1% | 29.2% | 29.3% | 31.4% |
Computed from OLN's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
OLN valuation and financial ratios
Olin earned a return on equity of −2.2% and a return on invested capital of 1.8% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.1 billion of debt and $167.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.0 billion. It returned $142.1 million to shareholders: $91.6 million in dividends and $50.5 million in share buybacks, 57% of free cash flow. The share count fell 30.6% from 165.2M to 114.6M over 9 years.
See the OLN income statement, the OLN chart for price history, or the OLN stock overview for the latest quote and news.
OLN key metrics FAQ
What is Olin's EV/EBITDA?
Olin's enterprise value was 8.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $5.4 billion, EBITDA $623.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.7.
What is Olin's return on equity?
Olin's return on equity (ROE) was −2.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$42.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.9 billion.
What is Olin's ROIC?
Olin's return on invested capital was 1.8% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Olin have?
Olin had total debt of $3.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71 and $3.0 billion of net debt (4.76 times EBITDA).
What is Olin's dividend yield?
Olin's forward dividend yield is 5.11%. Olin paid $91.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.80 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Olin buy back its shares?
Yes. Olin spent $50.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −4.1% over the year, to 114.6M..
What is Olin's free cash flow yield?
Olin generated $247.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 10.4% on its market value at year-end ($2.4 billion).
What is Olin's current ratio?
Olin's current ratio was 1.21 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.21 times current liabilities.