Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI) Share Price and News
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Market Cap
$11.39 billion
P/E Ratio
77.98
Dividend Yield
2.20%
Shares Outstanding
466.50 million
Earnings per share
0.332
Dividend per share
0.57
Year To Date Return
4.57%
Earnings Yield
1.28%
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as at 24 Feb 3:44pm
Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI)
Latest News
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Orica share price in the freezer amid acquisition and $650m cap raise
52-Week Highs
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Share Gainers
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Share Market News
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Earnings Results
Orica share price spikes amid 25% jump in sales revenue
Value Investing
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Broker Notes
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Share Fallers
2 beaten-up ASX shares tipped to rebound in 2022
Share Market News
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Share Market News
5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday
Materials Shares
Orica (ASX:ORI) share price edges lower following $180m asset sale
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, Orica has historically paid two unfranked or partially franked shareholder dividends a year.
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Orica generally pays its shareholder dividends in July and December.
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Yes, Orica offers a dividend reinvestment plan for eligible shareholders to reinvest all or part of their dividend payments to purchase additional Orica shares.
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Orica listed on the ASX on 28 November 1961.
Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2025 | $0.3200 | 0.00% | Final | 22 Dec 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | $0.2500 | 0.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2025 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | $0.2800 | 0.00% | Final | 23 Dec 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | $0.1900 | 0.00% | Interim | 03 Jul 2024 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | $0.2500 | 0.00% | Final | 18 Dec 2023 |
| 25 May 2023 | $0.1800 | 0.00% | Interim | 03 Jul 2023 |
| 18 Nov 2022 | $0.2200 | 0.00% | Final | 22 Dec 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | $0.1300 | 0.00% | Interim | 08 Jul 2022 |
| 19 Nov 2021 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Final | 22 Dec 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | $0.0750 | 0.00% | Interim | 09 Jul 2021 |
| 30 Nov 2020 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Jan 2021 |
| 28 May 2020 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Interim | 08 Jul 2020 |
| 12 Nov 2019 | $0.3300 | 15.15% | Final | 13 Dec 2019 |
| 30 May 2019 | $0.2200 | 0.00% | Interim | 01 Jul 2019 |
| 12 Nov 2018 | $0.3150 | 0.00% | Final | 07 Dec 2018 |
| 31 May 2018 | $0.2000 | 0.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2018 |
| 14 Nov 2017 | $0.0000 | 0.00% | Final | 08 Dec 2017 |
| 31 May 2017 | $0.0000 | 0.00% | Interim | 03 Jul 2017 |
| 10 Nov 2016 | $0.2900 | 27.59% | Final | 09 Dec 2016 |
| 31 May 2016 | $0.2050 | 48.78% | Interim | 01 Jul 2016 |
| 25 Nov 2015 | $0.5600 | 35.71% | Final | 18 Dec 2015 |
| 29 May 2014 | $0.4000 | 40.00% | Interim | 01 Jul 2014 |
| 28 May 2013 | $0.3900 | 38.46% | Interim | 01 Jul 2013 |
| 28 May 2012 | $0.3080 | 45.45% | Interim | 02 Jul 2012 |
| 26 May 2011 | $0.3130 | 57.51% | Interim | 01 Jul 2011 |
| 11 Nov 2010 | $0.5400 | 100.00% | Final | 10 Dec 2010 |
| 12 Nov 2008 | $0.4450 | 44.94% | Final | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 27 Mar 2008 | $0.3150 | 44.44% | Interim | 04 Jul 2008 |
| 14 Nov 2007 | $0.4220 | 40.28% | Final | 14 Dec 2007 |
| 08 Jun 2007 | $0.2940 | 47.62% | Interim | 06 Jul 2007 |
| 20 Nov 2006 | $0.3990 | 52.63% | Final | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 07 Jun 2006 | $0.2090 | 43.06% | Interim | 07 Jul 2006 |
| 23 Nov 2005 | $0.3670 | 40.87% | Final | 16 Dec 2005 |
| 13 Nov 2003 | $0.2575 | 25.20% | Final | 10 Dec 2003 |
ORI ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
| Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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About Orica Ltd
Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI) is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of explosives and blasting systems, primarily to the mining industry. It is the world's number one supplier of commercial explosives with operations across more than 100 countries and an approximate market share of around 28%.
Although the company sold its chemicals business in 2015, it remains one of the world's largest producers of sodium cyanide, widely used in gold extraction. It also produces injection chemicals, resins, steel bolts, pumps, and other specialist mining products and services, as well as nitrogen fertilisers for use in agriculture.
ORI Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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| 20 Feb 2026 | $24.75 | $-0.64 | -2.52% | 1,977,123 | $25.29 | $25.52 | $24.75 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | $25.39 | $-0.67 | -2.57% | 2,123,428 | $26.17 | $26.23 | $25.36 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | $26.06 | $0.17 | 0.66% | 776,616 | $25.99 | $26.12 | $25.83 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | $25.89 | $0.18 | 0.70% | 971,674 | $25.72 | $25.97 | $25.68 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | $25.71 | $-0.09 | -0.35% | 2,796,295 | $25.62 | $26.16 | $25.61 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | $25.80 | $0.03 | 0.12% | 1,698,179 | $25.49 | $25.94 | $25.39 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | $25.77 | $0.13 | 0.51% | 1,363,785 | $25.75 | $25.99 | $25.62 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | $25.64 | $0.26 | 1.02% | 1,499,183 | $26.00 | $26.06 | $25.30 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | $25.38 | $-0.65 | -2.50% | 2,950,870 | $26.10 | $26.45 | $24.96 |
| 09 Feb 2026 | $26.03 | $0.87 | 3.46% | 1,575,114 | $25.42 | $26.07 | $25.30 |
| 06 Feb 2026 | $25.16 | $-0.55 | -2.14% | 1,371,690 | $25.33 | $25.60 | $24.95 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | $25.71 | $-0.03 | -0.12% | 1,191,228 | $25.84 | $25.90 | $25.42 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | $25.74 | $-0.05 | -0.19% | 759,179 | $25.50 | $25.77 | $25.32 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | $25.79 | $0.14 | 0.55% | 817,056 | $25.87 | $25.92 | $25.52 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | $25.65 | $-0.07 | -0.27% | 1,208,407 | $25.48 | $25.81 | $25.45 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | $25.72 | $-0.39 | -1.49% | 1,391,035 | $26.39 | $26.39 | $25.54 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | $26.11 | $0.10 | 0.38% | 1,146,052 | $26.26 | $26.26 | $25.72 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | $26.01 | $-0.08 | -0.31% | 1,124,643 | $26.00 | $26.17 | $25.76 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | $26.09 | $0.24 | 0.93% | 995,661 | $25.72 | $26.15 | $25.61 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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| 19 Feb 2026 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Sell | 40,000 | $1,046,800 |
On-market trade.
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| 04 Feb 2026 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 156,302 | $3,719,987 |
Issue of securities. 610,358 Rights
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| 01 Dec 2025 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 55,744 | $1,326,707 |
Issue of securities.
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| 18 Nov 2025 | Vikas (Vik) Bansal | Buy | 4,366 | $102,109 |
On-market trade.
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| 14 Nov 2025 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 190,078 | $4,533,360 |
Conversion of securities.
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| 14 Nov 2025 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Expiry | 33,019 | $787,503 |
As advised by the company. Forfeiture, 6,44,134 Rights
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| 14 Nov 2025 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Exercise | 190,078 | $4,533,360 |
Conversion of securities. 4,54,056 Rights
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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| Ms Karen Anne Moses | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2016 |
Ms Moses is a Director of Charter Hall Group (since 2016), Snowy Hydro Limited and Belvoir St Theatre, and a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney. She is a member of the People Committee and Risk Committee.
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| Ms Denise Waund Gibson | Non-Executive Director | Jan 2018 |
Ms Gibson is co-founder and Chair of Ice Mobility and a previous Director of the Consumer Technology Association and its Foundation. She is the founder and former CEO of Brightstar and has previously served as a Director of Aerial Technologies Inc, previously NASDAQ-listed ORBCOMM and NASDAQ listed VOXX International (to 2025). She is Chair of the Innovation and Technology Committee and a member of the People and Remuneration Committee, and the Nominations Committee
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| Dr Vanessa Ann Guthrie | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2023 |
Ms Guthrie is a Non-executive Director of Santos Limited (since 2017), Lynas Rare Earths Limited (since 2020) and has been appointed Non-executive Director and Chair Elect of IGO Limited effective December 2025. She is also Deputy Chair of Cricket Australia and Chancellor of Curtin University. Vanessa is a former Director of Tronox Holdings PLC and North American Construction Group Ltd (TSE and NYSE Listed). She is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
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| Mr Vikas (Vik) Bansal | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2025 |
Mr Bansal is currently CEO and Managing Director of Boral Limited (since 2022), and Director of Brambles Limited (since 2025), Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (since 2025), and Director and Chair of LGI Limited (since 2021). He previously served as Director of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council and the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia. He has also held senior leadership positions at InfraBuild, Cleanaway (2015 - 2021), and at NYSE-listed Valmont Industries (2010 - 2014).
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| Mr John Richard Beevers | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2020 |
Mr Beevers is a Non-executive Director of Syrah Resources Limited (since 2020) and Lynas Rare Earths Limited (since 2023). John was formerly Managing Director and CEO of GroundProbe and held senior executive roles at Orica, including Global Technology Manager, Group General Manager of Chemical Services and CEO of Orica Mining Services. He is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and member of the Innovation and Technology Committee.
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| Mr Gordon Naylor | Non-Executive Director | Apr 2022 |
Mr Naylor is Chair-elect of Seqirus, Chair of Medical Developments International (retiring in December 2025) and will join CSL Limited as a Director in December 2025. He was formerly President of Seqirus, part of the CSL Group, and held senior executive roles at CSL, including Chief Financial Officer. He is Chair of the Risk Committee and member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
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| Mr Sanjeev Gandhi | Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director | Apr 2021 |
Mr Gandhi is a former Executive Director of publicly listed German chemical company, BASF SE. During his 26-year career with BASF, Sanjeev held several senior marketing, commercial and business leadership roles including Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Global Chemicals Segment (Intermediates and Petrochemicals).
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| Mr Mark Garrett | Non-Executive Director | Jan 2023 |
Mr Garrett was a former Member of the Board of UMICORE NV/SA (2015 - 2025), former CEO of Borealis AG and Marquard & Bahls AG and former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OMV AG (to May 2023). He is a member of the Innovation and Technology Committee, the Risk Committee.
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| Ms Krista Stewart | Company SecretaryGroup General | Jan 2025 |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 159,559,083 | 34.13% |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 127,510,337 | 27.27% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 78,018,861 | 16.69% |
| BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd | 7,642,947 | 1.63% |
| National Nominees Limited | 5,912,902 | 1.26% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Agency Lending A/C> | 5,531,580 | 1.18% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <Nt Comnwlth Super Corp A/C> | 4,512,821 | 0.97% |
| Argo Investments Limited | 3,214,260 | 0.69% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 | 2,989,072 | 0.64% |
| Pacific Custodians Pty Limited Ori Plans Ctrl | 2,924,065 | 0.63% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd> | 2,578,037 | 0.55% |
| BNP Paribas Noms (Nz) Ltd | 2,363,456 | 0.51% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited <Colonial First State Inv A/C> | 2,239,269 | 0.48% |
| UBS Nominees Pty Ltd | 2,052,360 | 0.44% |
| Pacific Custodians Pty Limited Employee Share Plan | 1,632,628 | 0.35% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Cowen And Co Llc> | 1,519,000 | 0.32% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited i | 1,164,322 | 0.25% |
| Palm Beach Nominees Pty Limited | 1,062,079 | 0.23% |
| Warbont Nominees Pty Ltd <Unpaid Entrepot A/C> | 913,427 | 0.20% |
| Netwealth Investments Limited <Wrap Services A/C> | 780,519 | 0.17% |
