Olin (OLN) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 7.00% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Olin 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Olin's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 7.00%.

OLN's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
99.39% of 979 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: -1.9 vs OLN: 7.00

Competitive Comparison of Olin's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Olin's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback 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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Olin's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Olin 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Olin (NYSE:OLN) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Olin Business Description

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Address

190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530, Clayton, MO, USA, 63105

Website

https://www.olin.com

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