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Orion Oyj ORNBV.HE

Finland · Nasdaq Helsinki · Vertical: Listed companies from Finland

101.30EUR−0.20% · 1 dayClose 05 Nov 2026

Orion Oyj is a Finnish pharmaceutical group that develops and sells innovative medicines, generics, consumer health and animal health products, and also manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients in-house. The company aims to strengthen its position in Europe and Asia Pacific, which makes it relevant to investors and the public.

At the close of 05 Nov 2026, Orion Oyj (ORNBV.HE) stock was 101.30 EUR (−0.20% on the day), with market capitalisation 14.2 bn EUR, P/E 28.5 on diluted EPS of 3.56 EUR over the last 12 months, dividend yield 1.62%, beta 0.42, 52-week range 56.85–101.50 EUR.

Data as of · AI analysis dated · Source: ESEF annual reports and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.

Market cap
14.2 bn EUR
shares as of 31 Dec 2025
P/E (TTM)
28.5
Diluted EPS TTM 3.56 · TTM to 31 Dec 2025
E/P (TTM)
3.51%
TTM to 31 Dec 2025
Dividend yield
1.62%
DPS 12m 1.64
Beta (2y)
0.42
Volatility (1y) 31%
52-week range
56.85101.50

Price history

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Technical reading

RSI (14)
81.0
overbought (≥ 70)
Bollinger (20, 2)
78.84 – 105.55
in the upper half of the band · %B 0.84 · band width 29.0%
SMA 50 / 200
85.48 / 75.20
uptrend (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
MACD (12, 26, 9)
4.83 / 4.07
MACD above signal

Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).

Performance

CompanyEURO STOXX 50vs EURO STOXX 50Vertical median
1 month+24.5%−0.6%+25.2 pp—
3 months+24.1%−4.2%+28.3 pp—
6 months+45.7%+4.3%+41.3 pp—
Year to date+59.2%+7.5%+51.6 pp—
1 year+74.5%+9.9%+64.6 pp−1.2%
3 years+174.9%+49.8%+125.1 pp+6.8%
5 years+166.1%+42.8%+123.3 pp—
Max drawdown (1y)
−12.2%
20 Apr 2026 → 29 Apr 2026
Max drawdown (5y)
−40.6%
09 Jan 2023 → 18 Apr 2024
Compound annual growth (5y)
+21.6%
EURO STOXX 50 +7.4%

Price returns, dividends excluded.

Quarterly results

ESEF annual reports carry no quarters: the results are annual (below).

E/P over time

E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.

Today's P/E sits at the 100 percentile of its own 3-quarter history (min 17.9, median 18.2, max 25.5; quarters with earnings only).

Fiscal years

Fiscal year202320242025
Revenue1.2 bn1.5 bn1.9 bn
Revenue YoYunavailable+29.6%+22.5%
Net income216.8 m329.9 m500.3 m
Net income YoYunavailable+52.2%+51.7%
Diluted EPS1.542.353.56
Diluted EPS YoYunavailable+52.6%+51.5%
net %18.2%21.4%26.5%
Free cash flow53.4 m231.1 m243.4 m

Balance sheet & financial health

Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Dec 2025

Cash
160.9 m EUR
Financial debt
305.4 m EUR
Net debt
144.5 m EUR
Equity
1.3 bn EUR
Total assets
2.0 bn EUR
Debt / equity
0.24x
Current ratio
2.40x
ROE
43.7%
ROA
27.5%
FCF margin
12.9%

Financial statements (source on every figure)

Revenue and net income (EUR)

Margins

Income statement · EUR

Revenue
2023
1.2 bn
2024
1.5 bn
2025
1.9 bn

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Cost of revenue
2023
531.9 m
2024
596.0 m
2025
676.5 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Gross profit
2023
657.7 m
2024
946.4 m
2025
1.2 bn

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Research & development
2023
126.9 m
2024
179.6 m
2025
210.4 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Operating income
2023
274.9 m
2024
416.6 m
2025
631.6 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Pre-tax income
2023
271.9 m
2024
413.1 m
2025
627.8 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Income tax
2023
55.1 m
2024
83.2 m
2025
127.5 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Net income
2023
216.8 m
2024
329.9 m
2025
500.3 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Diluted EPS
2023
1.54
2024
2.35
2025
3.56

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Dividend per share
2023
1.60
2024
1.62
2025
1.64

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Balance sheet · EUR

Cash
2023
106.7 m
2024
205.6 m
2025
160.9 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Inventories
2023
362.2 m
2024
418.6 m
2025
456.3 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Current assets
2023
825.3 m
2024
1.0 bn
2025
1.3 bn

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Goodwill
2023
87.2 m
2024
87.2 m
2025
87.2 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Total assets
2023
1.4 bn
2024
1.6 bn
2025
2.0 bn

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Short-term debt
2023
29.0 m
2024
30.0 m
2025
190.1 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Long-term debt
2023
171.0 m
2024
297.2 m
2025
115.3 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Current liabilities
2023
264.8 m
2024
273.4 m
2025
560.3 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Total liabilities
2023
548.6 m
2024
624.1 m
2025
725.3 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Equity
2023
890.1 m
2024
1.0 bn
2025
1.3 bn

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Shares outstanding at year end
2023
140.8 m
2024
140.4 m
2025
140.5 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026derived

Cash flow · EUR

Operating cash flow
2023
119.0 m
2024
293.4 m
2025
316.8 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Capex
2023
65.6 m
2024
62.3 m
2025
73.4 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Free cash flow
2023
53.4 m ≈
2024
231.1 m ≈
2025
243.4 m ≈

esef· 04 Mar 2026derived

Investing cash flow
2023
-108.4 m
2024
-85.2 m
2025
-98.6 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Financing cash flow
2023
-243.2 m
2024
-108.8 m
2025
-263.6 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Dividends paid
2023
224.9 m
2024
228.0 m
2025
231.1 m

esef· 04 Mar 2026verified

Share repurchases
2023
0
2024
0
2025
—

esef· 11 Mar 2025verified

Computed indicators

Growth

Revenue growth (YoY)
22.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Revenue CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
Revenue CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EBIT growth (YoY)
51.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net income growth (YoY)
51.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net income CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
Net income CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EPS growth (YoY)
51.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
EPS CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
EPS CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
FCF growth (YoY)
5.3%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Profitability

Gross margin
64.2%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
EBITDA margin
unavailable
input data missing
EBIT margin
33.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net margin
26.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
FCF margin
12.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Returns

ROE
43.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROA
27.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROIC
39.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROCE
43.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Payout ratio (EPS)
46.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Payout ratio (FCF)
94.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Balance sheet

Net debt
144.5 m EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Net debt / EBITDA
unavailable
input data missing
Debt / equity
0.2x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Interest coverage
unavailable
input data missing

Liquidity

Current ratio
2.4x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Quick ratio
1.6x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Cash ratio
0.3x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025

Cash

Operating cash flow
316.8 m EUR
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Capital expenditure
73.4 m EUR
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Free cash flow
243.4 m EUR
computed by olivLawFY 2025
FCF conversion
48.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Cash conversion
unavailable
input data missing

Efficiency

Days sales outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Days inventory outstanding
236 days
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Days payables outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Cash conversion cycle
unavailable
input data missing

Market and valuation

Market capitalisation
14.2 bn EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Enterprise value
14.4 bn EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Market cap / net income TTM
28.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/E (TTM)
28.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Earnings yield
3.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/B
11.1x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/S
7.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/EBITDA
unavailable
input data missing
EV/EBIT
22.8x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/Sales
7.6x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/FCF
58.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
FCF yield
1.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Dividend yield
1.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Shareholder yield (distributions)
1.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025

1 indicators that do not apply to the sector.

Valuation

olivLaw classification

Insufficient data
What is missing
  • score weight coverage: 56.2% of at least 60%

A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.

Closing price

101.30 EUR

05 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series

Market cap: 14.2 bn EUR

Key indicators

Market capitalisation
14.2 bn EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/E (TTM)
28.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/B
11.1x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/EBITDA
unavailable
input data missing
ROE
43.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Net margin
26.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Revenue growth (YoY)
22.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Dividend yield
1.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Coverage and freshness

28/37 reporting lines present
Latest full fiscal year: 2025
Latest reported period: 31 Dec 2025
Latest balance sheet date: 31 Dec 2025
Share count (cover of the latest filing), as of: 31 Dec 2025
Source: esefpublished 04 Mar 2026
verified 84derived 4

Score by group

56% · Insufficient data

Estimated value range

Low
25.81
EUR per share
Mid
32.62
EUR per share
High
48.14
EUR per share
Price: 101.30 EUR
The price is above the range
Potential to the central value: -67.8% (value / price − 1)
Margin of safety: -210.5% (1 − price / value)
Agreement between methods: high · 2 methods used · 2 independent bases

The combined range = the median of the valid methods' low, central and high values; it is not a probability interval and does not cover every result. Envelope of all methods: 22.30 – 65.86 EUR.

Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.

Method ranges (EUR per share)

— — Mid · ▏ Price

Valuation methods

  • DCF (discounted cash flow)unavailable · input data missing
  • Peers: EV/EBITDAunavailable · input data missing
  • Peers: P/E29.31 – 65.86 (Mid 39.51)
    23 companies used · median multiple 11.1x · quartiles 8.2x – 18.5x
    ALMA.HE, APETIT.HE, ASPO.HE, ATRAV.HE, BIOBV.HE, CAPMAN.HE, CONSTI.HE, DIGIA.HE, ELEAV.HE, ELISA.HE, ENENTO.HE, ETTE.HE, FORTUM.HE, FSECURE.HE, GLA1V.HE, GRK.HE, HARVIA.HE, ICP1V.HE, ILKKA.HE, INVEST.HE, KALMAR.HE, KAMUX.HE, KCR.HE
  • Dividend discount (DDM)22.30 – 30.41 (Mid 25.74)

Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)

Risk-free rate
3.0%
Equity risk premium
5.5%
Beta (default)
1.00
Cost of equity
8.5%
Terminal growth
2.0%

Factor scorecard

Insufficient data

Minimum-evidence gate: score weight coverage: 56.2% of at least 60%

FactorValueScoreWeight used
ROIC · Quality39.4%100 (vs peers)19%
Net margin · Quality26.5%95 (vs peers)11%
FCF conversion · Quality48.7%27 (on a fixed band)11%
Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growthunavailableunavailable—
EPS CAGR 3Y · Growthunavailableunavailable—
Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheetunavailableunavailable—
Interest coverage · Balance sheetunavailableunavailable—
Current ratio · Balance sheet2.4x100 (on a fixed band)7%
P/E (TTM) · Valuation28.5x25 (vs peers)19%
EV/EBITDA · Valuationunavailableunavailable—
FCF yield · Valuation1.7%21 (on a fixed band)15%
Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns1.6%23 (on a fixed band)11%
Payout ratio (FCF) · Returns94.9%36 (on a fixed band)7%

Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.

Score groups

  • Balance sheet· partial100/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
  • Growth· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
  • Quality79/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
  • Returns28/100 · 2/2 factors with a value
  • Valuation23/100 · 2/3 factors with a value

A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.

Memo

Orion Oyj (ORNBV.HE). Latest full fiscal year: 2025; data up to 2025-12-31.

Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 1.9 bn EUR in 2025; YoY growth 22.5%; net margin 26.5%; ROE 43.7%.

The estimated value range is 25.81–48.14 EUR per share (median of 2 methods, agreement: high); assumptions are illustrative. Against the central value of 32.62 EUR, the price of 101.30 EUR leaves a potential of -67.8% (value / price − 1) and a margin of safety of -210.5% (1 − price / value). The range is the median of the methods' low, central and high values, not a probability interval.

Insufficient data for a verdict (score weight coverage: 56.2% of at least 60%).

Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.

What supports the thesis

  • ROIC: 39.4%
  • Net margin: 26.5%
  • Current ratio: 2.4x

What contradicts it

  • FCF conversion: 48.7%
  • P/E (TTM): 28.5x
  • FCF yield: 1.7%
  • Shareholder yield (distributions): 1.6%
  • The price is above the estimated value range

Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): Revenue CAGR 3Y, EPS CAGR 3Y, Net debt / EBITDA, Interest coverage, EV/EBITDA.

Versus the vertical median

Listed companies from Finland · same country · compared with 39 companies

Multiples and returns vs the median

P/E
28.5x
vertical median 15.5x
above median (+83.5%)
EV/EBITDA
—
vertical median 6.3x
P/S
7.5x
vertical median 0.5x
above median (+1,464.1%)
P/B
11.1x
vertical median 1.4x
above median (+675.4%)
ROE
43.7%
vertical median 7.5%
above median (+481.7%)
Net margin
26.5%
vertical median 2.9%
above median (+805.1%)
EBIT margin
33.4%
vertical median 4.9%
above median (+576.2%)
Revenue YoY
22.5%
vertical median 1.2%
above median (+1,752.5%)
Net debt/EBITDA
—
vertical median -0.1x
Dividend yield
1.6%
vertical median 4.0%
below median (−59.0%)

Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)

Companies in the vertical

Market capP/EROENet marginRevenue YoY1A / 3A
FORTUM.HEFortum Oyj20.8 bn27.28.7%15.3%−14.0%+32% / +81%
ORNBV.HEOrion Oyj14.2 bn28.543.7%26.5%+22.5%+64% / +178%
ELISA.HEElisa Oyj5.6 bn16.327.0%15.2%+3.0%−8% / −15%
KALMAR.HEKalmar Oyj2.4 bn14.724.1%9.4%+1.2%+0% / unavailable
KCR.HEKonecranes Oyj2.2 bn5.620.3%9.5%−0.9%−4% / +134%
EXEL.HEExel Composites Oyj1.8 bn—-18.5%-5.3%+3.6%+163% / +74%
BITTI.HEBittium Oyj1.2 bn55.817.5%17.9%+40.1%+73% / +603%
ALMA.HEAlma Media Oyj1.2 bn21.223.0%16.9%+4.6%+9% / +57%
FIA1S.HEFinnair Oyj927.4 m50.42.9%0.6%+1.9%+54% / +22%
GRK.HEGRK Infra Oyj788.5 m18.327.8%4.9%+19.7%+52% / unavailable
HARVIA.HEHarvia Oyj768.7 m29.321.0%13.3%+13.5%−1% / +64%
ATRAV.HEAtria Oyj451.7 m11.19.8%2.2%+3.3%+13% / +57%
ANORA.HEAnora Group Oyj317.6 m57.81.4%0.8%−4.9%+26% / +11%
CAPMAN.HECapMan Oyj300.2 m23.16.8%20.9%+9.4%−8% / −20%
ICP1V.HEIncap Oyj261.0 m18.710.4%6.5%−6.7%−3% / +37%
FSECURE.HEF-Secure Oyj243.7 m10.943.4%15.3%−0.4%−17% / −23%
ASPO.HEAspo Oyj219.4 m9.315.4%5.0%+2.1%+2% / +9%
ETTE.HEEtteplan Oyj173.7 m16.48.8%2.9%+0.1%−27% / −51%
DIGIA.HEDigia Oyj131.6 m10.514.5%5.9%+5.5%−16% / −12%
ILKKA.HEIlkka Oyj93.8 m8.16.2%30.8%+22.6%+0% / +21%
CONSTI.HEConsti Oyj77.4 m11.615.3%2.0%+2.9%−8% / −6%
APETIT.HEApetit Oyj75.6 m8.48.2%5.4%+3.1%−14% / −3%
ESENSE.HEEnersense International Oyj74.9 m74.73.1%0.4%−27.7%+12% / +9%
CTH1V.HEComponenta Oyj66.1 m324.00.8%0.2%−4.6%+49% / +182%
KAMUX.HEKamux Oyj47.4 m10.34.2%0.5%+0.8%−40% / −77%

1- and 3-year price returns: for ORNBV.HE from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.

olivLaw engine forecast

The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.

The engine has no published run for this company yet.

Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)

Illustrative scenarios

Illustrative: not forecasts and without probabilities. Each case is one coherent set of assumptions, computed on today's figures.

Bear
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
Allowed range: -100 … 100%
Allowed range: 0 … 100
Allowed range: -10 … 20%
Allowed range: 0 … 100%
Base
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
Allowed range: -100 … 100%
Allowed range: 0 … 100
Allowed range: -10 … 20%
Allowed range: 0 … 100%
Bull
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
Allowed range: -100 … 100%
Allowed range: 0 … 100
Allowed range: -10 … 20%
Allowed range: 0 … 100%
Nothing is saved.

Estimated price (EUR)

Estimated priceBearBaseBull
1 years
66.20
Total return -33% · Per year -33%
116.49
Total return 17% · Per year 17%
174.74
Total return 75% · Per year 75%
3 years
78.52
Total return -18% · Per year -6%
154.06
Total return 59% · Per year 17%
251.63
Total return 157% · Per year 37%
5 years
93.14
Total return 0% · Per year 0%
203.75
Total return 114% · Per year 16%
362.35
Total return 274% · Per year 30%
What moves the 3-year price the most
  • Exit P/E± 38.52
  • Net margin± 26.96
  • Annual revenue growth± 20.11
  • Annual dilution± 2.27

AI analysis

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

In brief

Orion Oyj is a Finnish pharmaceutical group that develops and sells innovative medicines, generics, consumer health and animal health products, and also manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients in-house. The company aims to strengthen its position in Europe and Asia Pacific, which makes it relevant to investors and the public 1.

SWOT

Strengths

  • A diversified portfolio across several divisions, from innovative medicines to generics and animal health.
  • In-house active ingredient manufacturing through Fermion, which supports all divisions.
  • Research and development expertise in oncology and pain management.

Weaknesses

  • Dependence on a complex value chain and on suppliers exposed to environmental and supply risks.
  • Active ingredient production generates hazardous waste in significant quantities.
  • Some products depend on reagents obtained from vulnerable species, creating exposure in quality control.

Opportunities

  • Expansion in Asia Pacific and Japan could open new revenue sources.
  • Establishing operations in the United States could strengthen research and commercialisation capabilities.
  • Demand growth in oncology and pain management could support the innovative divisions.

Threats

  • Stricter environmental regulation could raise compliance costs and required investment.
  • Water and energy restrictions could increase the costs of intensive production.
  • Additional environmental assessments could make some new products unprofitable.

Risks

  • Rules on pharmaceutical residuesmedium

    Extended producer responsibility requirements for medicines could generate additional costs, and these requirements could be extended over time.

  • Dependence on LAL reagenthigh

    A disruption in access to reagents derived from horseshoe crabs could affect critical quality control processes, although synthetic alternatives exist.

  • Pollution incident riskhigh

    A significant pollution incident in own operations could damage reputation and would require repair investment.

  • Climate pressure on pricingmedium

    If emission mitigation measures are not considered adequate, the company could lose access to some tenders or be forced to reduce prices.

  • Dependence on water and energymedium

    Rising energy prices and water scarcity could increase the costs of energy-intensive processes across the value chain.

Investment thesis

What would need to be true (bull case)

  • If the growth strategy in Europe, Asia Pacific and the United States is delivered, diversification across divisions could support long-term value creation.
  • In-house active ingredient manufacturing through Fermion could offer cost and quality control advantages.
  • Expertise in oncology and pain management could generate high-value products.

What would break the thesis

  • If environmental regulation tightens quickly, compliance costs could reduce profit margins.
  • Dependence on a complex value chain could expose the company to supply interruptions.
  • International expansion requires significant investment, and results could take longer to materialise.

What to watch

  • Progress of the expansion strategy in Asia Pacific and the United States2027
  • Developments in regulation on pharmaceutical residues2027
  • Availability of the LAL reagent and of synthetic alternativesnext 10-K
  • Results of the strategy assessment and sustainability indicatorsnext 10-K

Products, market & competition

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

The business

According to the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025, the group strategy rests on a customer-driven portfolio, geographic expansion and growth enablers such as safety, sustainability and global commercialisation capabilities 1. The strategy is confirmed annually by the board of directors and reviewed quarterly in sessions with the Executive Team 1. The company aims to strengthen its position in Europe and expand operations in Asia Pacific including Japan, and to establish operations in the United States for research and commercialisation 1. Orion describes building an end-to-end value chain, from molecule development to marketing and distribution, as a central element of its strategy 1.

The portfolio includes divisions with distinct roles: Innovative Medicines, focused on oncology and pain management, is described as the global growth driver; Branded Products aims to be an impactful player in respiratory, central nervous system and women's health in Europe and Asia 1. Generics and Consumer Health provides a stable base through its generics and consumer health products, and Animal Health focuses on companion and livestock animals 1. Fermion manufactures key active ingredients for all divisions 1.

Orion states its commitment to patient safety and sustainability across the entire product life cycle, which it also presents as a point of differentiation with European partners 1. In 2025 the company amended its operating environment scenarios with a heightened focus on climate change and biodiversity to keep its strategy resilient 1.

Segments

Innovative Medicines

The Innovative Medicines division focuses on oncology and pain management, leveraging Orion's research and development expertise in these fields, which it considers crucial and expanding 1. Management describes it as the global growth driver of the group 1.

Generics and Consumer Health

This division offers a large cost-effective generics portfolio for European hospitals and other selected markets, complemented by value-added complex generics and consumer health products 1. It is described as the solid bedrock of the group, with a focus on affordable quality medicines 1.

Branded Products

The Branded Products division continues to build on its strength in respiratory and Parkinson's disease, with the target of becoming an impactful player in respiratory, central nervous system and women's health in Europe and Asia 1.

Market context

Orion operates in the pharmaceutical industry, where the European market is an important part of its business, and expansion into Asia Pacific and the United States is part of its growth strategy 1. The company notes that the global nature of its business makes it necessary to monitor geopolitical developments and different markets 1.

The pharmaceutical industry increasingly depends on environmental and sustainability regulation, and Orion assesses how these affect costs and market access, including environmental risk assessment requirements for new products 1.

Trends

  • Stricter environmental regulationheadwind

    The European initiative to limit pharmaceuticals in the environment could generate additional costs for Orion through extended producer responsibility allocations, if these rules apply 1.

  • Sustainability reporting requirementsmixed

    Sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements can raise compliance costs, but can also strengthen trust among partners and authorities 1.

  • Expansion in Asia Pacifictailwind

    If the expansion of operations in Asia Pacific and Japan succeeds, it could open new growth sources for the Branded Products and Innovative Medicines divisions 1.

  • Environmental pressure on productionheadwind

    Water stress, climate change and resource restrictions could raise energy and water costs for energy-intensive production 1.

Competitive position

Orion competes in European and global pharmaceutical markets with other companies developing innovative medicines, generics, consumer health and animal health products. The sources provided do not describe competitors in detail, so the list below is limited to what is mentioned in the company's documents.

Orion's competitive position rests on research and development capability in oncology and pain, an integrated value chain and in-house active ingredient manufacturing through Fermion 1. The company aims to build global commercialisation capabilities to compete at a larger scale 1.

  • Other European innovative and generic medicines producers

    European companies active in the same therapeutic segments, mentioned only generically in the source without named identification.

  • Generics producers supplying European hospitals

    Competitors in the generics segment offering cost-effective portfolios, the same segment where Orion describes its solid base.

  • Animal health companies

    Competitors in the animal health division for companion and livestock animals, not named in the source.

  • Companies active in oncology and pain management

    Competitors in the therapeutic areas Orion considers priorities for global growth.

News & filings

In the press

Annual reports (ESEF)

Sources

  1. [1] Annual report, fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 (ESEF) · SEC / Orion Oyj · 31 Dec 2025

Figures computed by olivLaw from ESEF annual reports and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.