Olin Corporation (OLN)
NYSEMaterialsChemicalsSnapshot 2026-09-15
$17.14+1.54%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicalsSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar under pressure — Execute Beyond250 structural cost reductions: metric not reported.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 1% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 44% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskOLN's growth depends on executing structural cost reductions effectively. Recent financial performance has been steady, but the latest earnings miss indicates pressure on execution. The stock trades at 0.3× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 1.4×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than expected, as analysts see modest growth ahead. A specific risk is the potential for OLN to cut guidance, which could lead to a significant decline in estimates. Peer multiples imply a price about 31% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch due to the primary pillar under pressure.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. OLN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering OLN (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for OLN in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Diversified Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $17.14
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $17.14.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.