Orica Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Orica Limited manufactures, distributes, and sells commercial blasting systems, explosives, mining and tunnelling support systems, and various chemical products and services in Australia, Canada, the United States, and internationally. It provides 4D bulk explosives systems, packaged explosives, initiating systems, boosters, and seismic explosive ranges; technical services; and supplementary services. The company also offers automation solutions, including Avatel, a machine equipped with underground development charging system; and secondary breakage and hang up blasting, a tele-remote blasting solution. In addition, it provides specialty mining chemical products, such as cyanide, emulsifiers, and sodium cyanide, as well as PRO services; end-to-end benchmarks and insights at various stages of the blasting process; and nitrogen fertilizers, which includes urea ammonium nitrate and ammonia. Further, the company offers resources to explore the use of chemical energy in blasting, blasting fundamentals, and properties of explosives and blast design principles; training courses; initiating systems; and geotechnical deformation and convergence monitoring solutions. Additionally, it provides digital solutions, including BlastIQ, OREPro 3D, CHAMP NAVIGATOR, CHAMPORI, CHAMP MAGSHOT, CHAMP OSA, FRAGTrack, GroundProbe, 3vGeomatics, MEASURAND, NAVSTAR, rst, SYSCOM Instruments, NEXT GEN SHOTPlus, RHINO, DRILLMax, WIREBmr, ENVIRO Track, Integrated Extraction Simulator, Advanced Vibration Management, Axis mining technology, SHOTPlus, OREPro 3D Predict, and Design for Outcome. The company serves surface coal, surface metal, iron ore, quarrying, underground mining and construction, construction, civil infrastructure, oil and gas, and agriculture markets. The company was formerly known as ICI Australia Limited and changed its name to Orica Limited in February 1998. Orica Limited was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in East Melbourne, Australia.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
77.80
PB ratio
2.87
Dividend yield
2.21%
Beta
0.57
Market cap
$11.98B
Enterprise value
$14.40B
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Specialty Chemicals / Basic Materials |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 14000 |
| Website | https://www.orica.com |
| Mailing address | 1 Nicholson Street Level 3 East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia |
| Phone / Fax | 61 3 9665 7111 / 61 3 9665 7937 |
Dividends
More: Orica Dividend history, yield and payout ratio
Dividend yield
2.21%
Dividend amount
$0.57
Payout ratio
159.64%
5Y Avg. yield
-%
Orica paid $0.57 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 21 Nov 2025.The dividend payout ratio is 159.64%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.ORI dividend payout ratio is more than 90% making it difficult for the company to maintain the dividends and increase it year by year.
Company Executives
As of Feb 2026, following are the company executives and directors listed on Orica.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gulab Gandhi M.B.A. | MD, CEO & Executive Director | 59 | |
| Mr. James Crough B.Com., FCPA, M.B.A. | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Mr. Angus J. Melbourne B.E., B.Sc. | President of Digital Solutions & CTO | ||
| Ms. Leah Barlow | President of SHES, Discrete Manufacturing & Supply | ||
| Ms. Krista Stewart B.A., L.L.B. | Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | ||
| Ms. Delphine Monica Cassidy F.A.C.I.D., M.B.A. | Chief Communications Officer | ||
| Mr. James K. Bonnor (Econ, B.Com., Mark) | President of Europe, Middle East & Africa | ||
| Mr. German Morales Baeza M.B.A., M.Sc. | President of Australia Pacific & Sustainability | ||
| Mr. Rajkumar Mathiravedu | President of Asia | ||
| Ms. Jennifer Haviland B.Com., CPA | President of Corporate Services |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
1.99%
Operating margin
11.18%
Return on assets
5.72%
Return on equity
4.30%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Orica is 11.98B and its enterprise value is 14.40B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of ORI is 1.77. The enterprise value to EBITDA ratio of ORI is 11.29.
The ORI's stocks Beta value is 0.57 making it 43% less volatile compared to ASX market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
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Orica (ASX:ORI) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Orica's Stock Symbol?
Orica trades on ASX under the ticker symbol "ORI".
2. What is Orica's stock price today?
One share of ORI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.675.
3. How can I contact Orica?
Orica's mailing address is 1 Nicholson Street Level 3 East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia. The company can be reached via phone at 61 3 9665 7111.
4. What is Orica's official website?
The official website of Orica is https://www.orica.com.