For the quarter ended December 2025, Olin (OLN) reported revenue of $1.67 billion, down 0.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.58, compared to $0.09 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.58, the EPS surprise was -0.5%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Olin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Epoxy: $359.3 million compared to the $293.07 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +27.3% year over year.
- Sales- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $856.4 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $854.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.2%.
- Sales- Winchester: $449.4 million versus $406.54 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.2% change.
- Income (Loss) before Taxes- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $-14.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $46.26 million.
- Income (Loss) before Taxes- Winchester: $0.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $7.84 million.
- Income (Loss) before Taxes- Epoxy: $-19.2 million compared to the $-41.15 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Olin have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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