Orica Limited (AU:ORI)
ASX:ORI
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Orica Limited
(Sydney:ORI)
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
AU$22.50
▲(10.13% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:12/11/25
Orica Limited's overall stock score is driven primarily by its solid financial performance and positive technical indicators. However, the high P/E ratio suggests potential overvaluation, which weighs down the overall score. The absence of earnings call data and notable corporate events means these factors did not influence the score.
Positive Factors
Recurring consumables & services
Orica’s core business sells consumable explosives, initiating systems and processing chemicals alongside on-site services and digital tools. This mix creates recurring revenue streams and high customer dependency that support predictable demand and long-term contract rollovers tied to mine production levels.
Negative Factors
Very low net profit margin
Despite solid top-line and gross margin performance, a sub-2% net margin limits retained earnings and resilience. Low net profitability reduces capacity to self-fund strategic investments and makes returns highly sensitive to SG&A, interest or one-off costs over the medium term.
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Negative Factors
Recurring consumables & services
Orica’s core business sells consumable explosives, initiating systems and processing chemicals alongside on-site services and digital tools. This mix creates recurring revenue streams and high customer dependency that support predictable demand and long-term contract rollovers tied to mine production levels.
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Orica Limited (ORI) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$10.07B
Dividend Yield2.28%
Average Volume (3M)2.28M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.89
Revenue Growth1.79%
EPS Growth156.48%
CountryAU
Employees14,000
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.52
Shares Outstanding463,360,230
10 Day Avg. Volume2,486,296
30 Day Avg. Volume2,283,487
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.91
Price to Book (P/B)2.45
Price to Sales (P/S)1.26
P/FCF Ratio19.13
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
AU$27.01Price Target Upside32.19% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)1.22
Revenue Forecast (FY)AU$8.34B
Orica Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Orica Limited manufactures, distributes, and sells commercial blasting systems, mining and tunnelling support systems, and various chemical products and services in Australia, Peru, the United States, and internationally. The company provides 4D b...
How the Company Makes Money
Orica makes money primarily by selling products and services that support the drilling-and-blasting and mineral processing value chain. A major revenue stream is its Explosives business, where it earns revenue from (1) manufacturing and selling bu...
Orica Limited Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Nov 13, 2024
(Q4-2024)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The earnings call highlighted strong financial performance, strategic acquisitions, and significant progress in sustainability and digital solutions. However, it also addressed challenges in manufacturing and safety incidents. Despite these challenges, the overall outlook remains positive with continued growth expected in 2025.Positive Updates
Record-Breaking Financial Performance
Highest EBIT in a decade, reaching $806 million, a 15% increase from the previous year. Statutory net profit increased by 77% to $525 million.
Negative Updates
Fatality Incident in India
A colleague was lost in a traffic accident involving an Orica vehicle, highlighting ongoing safety challenges.
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Q4-2024 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record-Breaking Financial Performance
Highest EBIT in a decade, reaching $806 million, a 15% increase from the previous year. Statutory net profit increased by 77% to $525 million.
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Company Guidance
During the Q4 2024 earnings call for Orica (ORI.AX), executives highlighted multiple metrics reflecting the company's strong performance and strategic direction. Orica achieved its highest EBIT in a decade, increasing by 15% to $806 million, while net profit rose by 11% to $409 million. The company's return on net assets improved by 20 basis points to 12.8%, and earnings per share pre-significant items rose by $0.052 to $0.864. Orica has also made significant progress in sustainability, reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 43% from the 2019 baseline. Furthermore, their employee engagement score reached 89%, and they are on track to meet their community investment target of $15 million by 2025. The company has also seen a 24% compound annual growth rate in EBIT since 2021 and increased dividends from $0.24 to $0.47 per share. Looking ahead, Orica anticipates continued EBIT growth across all segments in 2025, with capital expenditure expected to align with 2024 levels.Orica Limited Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
75
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
68
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 8.09B | 8.14B | 7.69B | 7.95B | 7.10B | 5.21B |
| Gross Profit | 1.55B | 4.44B | 4.08B | 1.22B | 969.80M | 2.76B |
| EBITDA | 1.40B | 1.12B | 1.35B | 906.10M | 722.90M | 276.80M |
| Net Income | 250.70M | 162.30M | 524.60M | 295.70M | 60.10M | -173.80M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 9.68B | 9.95B | 9.60B | 8.88B | 8.47B | 7.46B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 768.70M | 746.70M | 580.70M | 1.15B | 1.26B | 551.00M |
| Total Debt | 3.24B | 3.00B | 2.52B | 2.37B | 2.46B | 2.32B |
| Total Liabilities | 5.86B | 5.69B | 5.05B | 4.72B | 4.64B | 4.67B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.73B | 4.18B | 4.46B | 3.99B | 3.69B | 2.73B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 497.80M | 534.70M | 372.20M | 459.60M | 13.00M | 295.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 934.90M | 949.20M | 807.50M | 898.70M | 362.30M | 618.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -446.20M | -397.20M | -1.71B | -664.70M | -229.20M | -195.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -402.20M | -407.70M | 377.40M | -350.90M | 515.50M | -748.60M |
Orica Limited Technical Analysis
Negative
20.43
Price Trends
22.30
Negative
23.56
Negative
22.41
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.31
Negative
43.84
Neutral
15.10
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:ORI, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 20.43 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 20.32, below the 50-day MA of 22.30, and below the 200-day MA of 22.41, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.31 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 43.84 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 15.10 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for AU:ORI.
Orica Limited Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 Neutral | AU$10.07B | -3,899.15 | 3.73% | 2.28% | 1.79% | 156.48% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
61 Neutral | AU$5.83B | 10.41 | 3.14% | 3.60% | -29.71% | ― | |
55 Neutral | AU$32.93M | -2.92 | -82.31% | ― | 23.44% | 42.80% | |
48 Neutral | AU$19.01M | -10.44 | -6.05% | ― | -6.98% | -243.52% | |
45 Neutral | AU$385.46M | -5.06 | -99.54% | ― | 13.94% | -84.03% | |
43 Neutral | AU$121.92M | -1.24 | -73.16% | ― | 21.36% | -70.37% |
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Orica Limited Corporate Events
Orica lifts margins across mining services as earnings and balance sheet strengthen
May 7, 2026
Orica reported steady growth in its core blasting, specialty mining chemicals and digital segments over recent reporting periods, with total continuing operations sales reaching $3.88 billion for the half year to March 2026 and EBIT margin improvi...
Orica outlines 2026 half-year results with strong emphasis on reporting caveats
May 7, 2026
Orica Limited has released its 2026 half-year results presentation to the Australian Securities Exchange, outlining a summary of its performance and operational metrics for the period. The materials provide investors with management’s prefer...
Orica Delivers Record Half-Year Earnings and Expands North American Footprint
May 7, 2026
Orica reported record first-half earnings, with EBIT rising 5% to $512 million and NPAT before significant items up 8% to $283.1 million, driven by strong demand for premium explosives, advanced technology offerings, and robust gold and copper mar...
Orica Declares Interim Dividend of AUD 0.285 per Share
May 6, 2026
Orica Limited has declared an ordinary interim dividend of AUD 0.285 per fully paid share for the six-month period ended 31 March 2026, payable on 3 July 2026. The shares will trade ex‑dividend on 21 May 2026, with a record date of 22 May 20...
Orica lifts underlying profit despite softer revenue and lower asset backing
May 6, 2026
Orica reported half-year revenue to 31 March 2026 of $3.88 billion, down 1% from the prior corresponding period, as softer top-line performance contrasted with stronger underlying profitability. Net profit before individually significant items ros...
Orica Discloses Final Director Interest Notice as Vanessa Guthrie Exits Board
Apr 21, 2026
Orica Limited has notified the ASX that director Vanessa Ann Guthrie ceased to be a director of the company on 21 April 2026, triggering a final director’s interest notice under listing rule 3.19A.3. The filing confirms that Guthrie held no ...
Orica director Vanessa Guthrie resigns from board
Apr 20, 2026
Orica Limited has announced the resignation of Non-executive Director Dr Vanessa Guthrie, effective at the close of business on 21 April 2026. Guthrie, who joined the board in February 2023, contributed strategic insights drawn from her broad expe...
Orica shores up ammonia supplies after Western Australia plant outage
Apr 15, 2026
Orica has moved to secure alternative ammonia and ammonium nitrate supplies after an outage at a third-party ammonia plant in Western Australia, drawing on existing inventory and its diversified global manufacturing and supply network. The company...
Orica Reports Lapse of 104,887 Performance Rights After Unmet Conditions
Apr 7, 2026
Orica Limited has notified the market that 104,887 performance rights, trading under the ASX code ORIAB, have lapsed after the conditions attached to those rights were not met or became incapable of being satisfied as of 31 March 2026. The cessati...
Orica issues 1.2 million unquoted performance rights under incentive scheme
Apr 7, 2026
Orica Limited has notified the market of the issue of 1,207,966 unquoted performance rights under its employee incentive scheme, with an issue date of 2 April 2026. The new performance rights, which are not intended to be quoted on the ASX, form p...
Orica Cancels 1.34 Million Shares in On-Market Buy-Back
Mar 27, 2026
Orica Limited has reduced its issued capital through the cancellation of 1,344,290 ordinary fully paid shares following completion of an on-market share buy-back. The move, effective from 13 March 2026, marginally tightens the company’s capi...
Orica downplays financial impact of ammonia supply disruptions
Mar 23, 2026
Orica has moved to clarify media reports about an outage at one of its ammonia suppliers in Western Australia, stressing that it is drawing on existing inventories and its diversified global manufacturing and supply network to secure alternative f...
Orica Completes A$500m On‑Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 23, 2026
Orica Limited has completed an on‑market share buy-back of its ordinary fully paid shares, as disclosed in its final buy-back notification to the ASX. The program, first notified in March 2025, underscores the company’s ongoing use of ...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 23, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on‑market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares. The latest daily report, dated 24 March 2026, confirms that the company bought back 97,733 shares on ...
Orica provides daily update on ongoing on‑market share buy-back
Mar 22, 2026
Orica Limited has continued its on‑market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares, providing an updated notification to the ASX dated 23 March 2026. The filing reports that a total of 23,762,370 shares had been repurchased ...
Norges Bank Exits Substantial Holder Position in Orica
Mar 22, 2026
Norges Bank has notified Orica Limited that it has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in the company, following the return of collateral shares and a consequent reduction in its voting interest. The move, involving the return of more than 5.8 ...
AustralianSuper exits substantial holder status in Orica after major share selldown
Mar 18, 2026
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd has notified Orica Ltd that it has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in the company as of 16 March 2026, in line with Australian Corporations Act disclosure requirements. The change follows a series of on-market trades...
Orica Updates ASX on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 10, 2026
Orica Limited has issued an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares. The latest filing confirms that the company has repurchased a cumulative total of 23,360,077 shares prior to ...
Orica lifts underlying earnings, launches $100m cost-cut drive amid one-off charges
Mar 9, 2026
Orica reported that momentum from its strong 2025 performance has carried into the first five months of the 2026 financial year, with group EBIT expected to come in slightly above the prior corresponding period despite currency headwinds and softe...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 5, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares. The company reported that a cumulative 23,225,537 shares had been repurchased prior to the latest trading d...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 3, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares, originally announced in March 2025. The latest filing, dated 4 March 2026, confirms that the company repurc...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 2, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the code ORI. The latest filing confirms that the company repurchased 56,001 shares on th...
Orica Cancels 1.33 Million Shares Under On-Market Buy-Back
Mar 2, 2026
Orica Limited has adjusted its issued capital following the cancellation of 1,329,074 ordinary fully paid shares. The shares ceased on 27 February 2026 under an on-market buy-back program, marginally reducing the company’s share count and in...
Orica Issues Daily Update on Ongoing On-Market Share Buy-Back
Feb 25, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX on the progress of its on-market share buy-back, confirming that it continues to repurchase its ordinary fully paid shares under a program first announced in March 2025. As of 26 Februa...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of Ongoing On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Feb 24, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX confirming the ongoing execution of its on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The latest filing states that as of 25 February 2026 the company had repurch...
Orica updates market on progress of on‑market share buy‑back
Feb 23, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its on‑market share buy‑back of ordinary fully paid shares under code ORI. The company reported that, as of the previous day, it had repurchased a cumulative total...
Orica Director Vikas Bansal Lifts Indirect Shareholding via On-Market Purchase
Feb 23, 2026
Orica has disclosed a change in the equity interests of director Vikas Bansal, indicating an increase in his indirect shareholding in the company. Through Ariana Vernon Holdings Pty Ltd, Bansal acquired 16,750 ordinary shares in an on-market trade...
Orica Director Sanjiv Gandhi Reduces Shareholding via On‑Market Trade
Feb 19, 2026
Orica has disclosed a change in the holdings of director Sanjiv Kumar Gandhi, who sold 40,000 ordinary shares in the company in an on‑market trade on 19 February 2026 at $26.17 per share. Following the transaction, Gandhi retains 744,716 ord...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Feb 9, 2026
Orica Limited has an ongoing on‑market share buy‑back program involving its ordinary fully paid shares traded under the ASX code ORI. The company has been progressively reducing its share count through this program as part of its broad...
Orica Updates Market on Progress of Ongoing On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Feb 8, 2026
Orica Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for ordinary fully paid shares under code ORI. The update, dated 9 February 2026, reports that a total of 20,923,663 shares had be...
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