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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-031402"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OEC"
cik: "0001609804"
company_name: "Orion S.A."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:44:25.306767+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orion S.A. Reports Q1 2026 Net Loss of $10M on $460M Sales; Raises Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA Outlook

## Summary
- Q1 2026 net sales $460M, down 4% YoY, with 11% price decline partly offset by 2% volume growth and 6% FX.
- Consolidated net loss of $10M vs. $9.1M profit in Q1 2025; Adjusted EBITDA of $46M, down from $66.2M.
- Net debt-to-trailing 12-month Adjusted EBITDA ratio stood at 4.2x at quarter end.
- Orion increased its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook despite sluggish tire build rates and energy price volatility.
- CEO Corning Painter cited agility in executing price increases and surcharges amid Middle East conflict dynamics.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-031402
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OEC
- cik: 0001609804
- company_name: Orion S.A.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000162828026031402/0001628280-26-031402-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000162828026031402/oec-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-031402.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: e84c6c884a5859c1a386c5d77d2eb054485c7717
  claim: Orion S.A. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $460 million, net income Net loss of $10 million, EPS Diluted Earnings (loss) per share (0.18). Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a specialty chemical company, today reported First Quarter 2026 Net sales of $460 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000162828026031402/0001628280-26-031402-index.htm

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