Olin Corporation

NYSE:OLN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.7b

Olin Valuation

Is OLN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of OLN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: OLN ($23.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($96.81)

Significantly Below Fair Value: OLN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for OLN?

Key metric: As OLN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for OLN. This is calculated by dividing OLN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is OLN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio50.8x
EarningsUS$53.60m
Market CapUS$2.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does OLN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for OLN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.9x
CBT Cabot
11.8xn/aUS$3.9b
HWKN Hawkins
39.6x6.52%US$3.3b
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners
14.6xn/aUS$715.5m
ASIX AdvanSix
9.5xn/aUS$496.7m
OLN Olin
50.8x57.30%US$2.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: OLN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.8x) compared to the peer average (18.9x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does OLN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FFHL Fuwei Films (Holdings)
2.8xn/aUS$27.11m
TANH Tantech Holdings
1.2xn/aUS$6.26m
No more companies available in this PE range
OLN 50.8xIndustry Avg. 25.6xNo. of Companies7PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: OLN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.8x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (25.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is OLN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

OLN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio50.8x
Fair PE Ratio38.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: OLN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst OLN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$23.86
US$22.87
-4.16%
10.46%US$29.00US$20.00n/a15
Jan ’27US$20.83
US$23.40
+12.34%
11.34%US$29.00US$20.00n/a15
Dec ’26US$21.57
US$23.33
+8.17%
10.69%US$29.00US$20.00n/a15
Nov ’26US$20.70
US$23.47
+13.37%
10.77%US$29.00US$20.00n/a15
Oct ’26US$25.62
US$23.47
-8.40%
11.42%US$31.00US$20.00n/a15
Sep ’26US$23.66
US$23.47
-0.82%
11.42%US$31.00US$20.00n/a15
Aug ’26US$18.23
US$23.47
+28.73%
11.42%US$31.00US$20.00n/a15
Jul ’26US$21.39
US$24.40
+14.07%
12.94%US$34.00US$20.00n/a15
Jun ’26US$19.41
US$24.81
+27.83%
13.15%US$34.00US$20.00n/a16
May ’26US$21.65
US$27.41
+26.61%
13.99%US$34.00US$19.00n/a17
Apr ’26US$23.79
US$31.35
+31.79%
10.94%US$40.00US$25.00n/a17
Mar ’26US$25.39
US$32.59
+28.35%
8.36%US$40.00US$28.00n/a17
Feb ’26US$29.29
US$39.71
+35.56%
14.58%US$50.00US$31.00n/a17
Jan ’26US$33.80
US$45.31
+34.06%
12.06%US$57.00US$38.00US$20.8316
Dec ’25US$42.59
US$49.00
+15.05%
13.67%US$70.00US$41.00US$21.5716
Nov ’25US$40.86
US$49.00
+19.92%
13.67%US$70.00US$41.00US$20.7016
Oct ’25US$47.62
US$51.18
+7.47%
12.95%US$70.00US$41.00US$25.6217
Sep ’25US$43.67
US$51.31
+17.50%
13.25%US$70.00US$41.00US$23.6616
Aug ’25US$44.44
US$51.73
+16.41%
13.18%US$70.00US$41.00US$18.2315
Jul ’25US$46.52
US$61.53
+32.27%
13.60%US$75.00US$41.00US$21.3915
Jun ’25US$53.76
US$62.25
+15.79%
13.08%US$75.00US$41.00US$19.4116
May ’25US$52.06
US$61.61
+18.34%
12.45%US$75.00US$41.00US$21.6517
Apr ’25US$59.67
US$60.06
+0.66%
12.28%US$72.00US$38.00US$23.7916
Mar ’25US$54.67
US$60.06
+9.86%
12.28%US$72.00US$38.00US$25.3916
Feb ’25US$52.61
US$59.81
+13.69%
12.27%US$72.00US$38.00US$29.2916
Jan ’25US$53.95
US$54.69
+1.37%
11.81%US$65.00US$38.00US$33.8016
US$22.93
Fair Value
4.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/12 16:39
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/09 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Olin Corporation is covered by 34 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael LeitheadBarclays
John McNultyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Bhavesh LodayaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research