Olin Corporation (OLN) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Olin Corporation is a global producer and supplier of chemical products, serving markets across the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's operations are divided into three distinct business segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls, Epoxy, and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment provides a comprehensive range of fundamental industrial chemicals.
Is Olin Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 30, 2026, Olin Corporation (OLN) trades at $17.60 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. It trades at 8.6 times its average earnings over ten years; 10 times or less, what Lynch paid for a cyclical, but with no earnings over the last 12 months, we keep it at fairly priced.
Kaplio overview: Olin Corporation
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $15 – $30 (41 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 48.2× · Dividend 4.5 % · Next earnings January 28, 2027 · expected EPS $-0.29 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 29.
- Valuation: P/E — (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC −0 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 4.8× (fragile).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
It has losses over the last 12 months, but trades at 8.6 times its average earnings over ten years; 10 times or less, what Lynch paid for a cyclical, but with no earnings over the last 12 months, we keep it at fairly priced.
What matters in materials: 2 of 8 pass
- Gross margin 7.4 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 4.8×, fails.
- Capex / D&A 0.4×, fails.
- Altman Z-Score 1.7, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 11.9×, fails.
- FCF yield 7.7 %, borderline.
- Dividend coverage 2.7×, passes.
- P/B across cycles 1.2×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Olin Corporation: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 11.9×; ROIC -0.3 %; $2.0B. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 13.5×; ROIC 4.9 %; $18.9B), Quaker Houghton (P/E 27.0×; EV/EBITDA 14.9×; ROIC 5.3 %; $2.6B), H.B. Fuller Company (P/E 13.8×; EV/EBITDA 8.6×; ROIC 6.6 %; $2.7B).
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 4.5 % ($0.80 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -0 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.4× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $45.50 a year ($3.79 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -9.57% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.33% |
| Return on Assets | -2.26% |
| Gross Margin | 6.68% |
| Operating Margin | -0.39% |
| Net Margin | -2.49% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.98 |
| Current Ratio | 1.45 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.70 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +10.69% |
| 3 months | -5.48% |
| Year-to-date | -15.51% |
| 1 year | -14.98% |
| 3 years | -59.84% |
| 5 years | -70.12% |
| 10 years | -17.72% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.8000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-05-14 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-03-03 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-08-28 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-03-06 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-11-14 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-08-08 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-05-08 | $0.2000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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