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Olin Corporation OLN

Olin Corporation scores weak on business quality (2.0 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$14.89Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityWeak
Next earningsOct 29, 2026, after the close
Insiders, 90 daysQuiet

Why it matters

  1. What Olin Corporation does

    Olin manufactures and sells chlor Alkali products, epoxy, and Winchester ammunition, generating revenue from industrial chemicals and consumer sales.

  2. What it does best

    Olin holds a massive global footprint in chlor Alkali and epoxy production, but its gross margin sits at 7.2%, placing it in the bottom quartile of its sector at the 3rd percentile.

  3. The main risk

    Severe financial distress looms as interest coverage sits at negative 0.15x, meaning operating earnings fail to cover debt servicing costs entirely.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityWeak

Operating margin of negative 0.4% and an ROE of negative 10.9% confirm that the business currently destroys capital rather than scaling earnings.

MoatWeak

The company lacks a meaningful competitive moat, ranking in the 3rd percentile for gross margin and 10th for ROE, leaving it fully exposed to commodity pricing cycles.

GrowthSlow

Revenue grew 3.7% to $6.7B over the latest period, showing a slight pulse after historical declines from 2022 peaks.

Financial healthWeak

Debt-to-equity of 1.5x combined with negative interest coverage leaves the balance sheet under heavy strain, though free cash flow printed $100M.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

Our sealed record on OLN

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is OLN a good business?

Olin Corporation scores weak on the Cluenex quality check (2.0 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat weak, growth slow and financial health weak.

Are insiders buying OLN?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

When does OLN report earnings?

Oct 29, 2026, after the close.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Olin Corporation (OLN)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/oln/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.