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Olin (OLN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.17 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Olin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-23), Olin's current share price is $21.84. Olin's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $18.72. Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OLN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 2.22   Max: 4.09
Current: 1.15

During the past years, Olin's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.09. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 2.22.

OLN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.84% of 1223 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs OLN: 1.15

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Olin's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $17.423. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $18.72 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Olin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Olin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Olin Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 3.59 3.06 2.99 1.83

Olin Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.21 2.56 2.60 1.83 1.29

Competitive Comparison of Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Olin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Olin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=21.84/18.72
=1.17

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Olin's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Olin's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=17.423/134.9266*134.9266
=17.423

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Olin Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 13.577 100.684 18.195
201509 13.481 100.392 18.119
201512 14.651 99.792 19.809
201603 14.368 100.470 19.295
201606 14.113 101.688 18.726
201609 14.102 101.861 18.680
201612 13.746 101.863 18.208
201703 13.693 102.862 17.961
201706 13.585 103.349 17.736
201709 13.809 104.136 17.892
201712 16.479 104.011 21.377
201803 16.524 105.290 21.175
201806 16.546 106.317 20.999
201809 17.520 106.507 22.195
201812 17.134 105.998 21.810
201903 17.212 107.251 21.654
201906 16.864 108.070 21.055
201909 16.689 108.329 20.787
201912 15.330 108.420 19.078
202003 14.502 108.902 17.968
202006 13.866 108.767 17.201
202009 9.306 109.815 11.434
202012 9.182 109.897 11.273
202103 10.657 111.754 12.867
202106 12.930 114.631 15.219
202109 14.983 115.734 17.468
202112 16.915 117.630 19.402
202203 18.348 121.301 20.409
202206 18.575 125.017 20.047
202209 18.616 125.227 20.058
202212 19.226 125.222 20.716
202303 19.283 127.348 20.431
202306 19.328 128.729 20.259
202309 18.992 129.860 19.733
202312 18.572 129.419 19.362
202403 18.188 131.776 18.623
202406 18.180 132.554 18.505
202409 17.640 133.029 17.892
202412 17.486 133.157 17.718
202503 17.423 134.927 17.423

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Olin  (NYSE:OLN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Olin Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530, Clayton, MO, USA, 63105
Olin Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on the product type. The Chlor alkali products and Vinyls segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells chlorine and caustic soda, which are used in a variety of industries including cosmetics, textiles, crop protection, and fire protection products. The Epoxy segment sells epoxy resins used in paints and coatings. The Winchester segment sells sporting ammunition and ammunition accessories under the Winchester brand. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
R Nichole Sumner officer: VP & Controller OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Scott Mcdougald Sutton director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Brett A Flaugher officer: VP & Pres, Winchester C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Valerie A Peters officer: VP, HR C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Damian Gumpel officer: VP & Pres, CAPV C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Todd A Slater officer: VP & CFO C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Julie A Piggott director 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Heidi S Alderman director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
James A Varilek officer: EVP & COO C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Scott D. Ferguson director 250 WEST 55TH STREET, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
C Robert Bunch director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Patrick Murphy Schumacher officer: VP & President, CAPV C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Dana C. O'brien officer: Senior VP, GC & Secretary 1111 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Pat D Dawson officer: EVP-Pres, Intl & Corp Strategy C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
W Anthony Will director C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015