Orkla Asa (ORKLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Orkla ASA is a Norway-based branded consumer goods company headquartered in Oslo. The company develops, markets and sells everyday products through established brands, primarily in the food, snacks, health and personal care, home care, and food ingredients categories.

Its portfolio includes products such as prepared foods, sauces, plant-based foods, confectionery, snacks, bakery and cooking ingredients, dietary supplements, personal care products, and household goods. Orkla sells through grocery, convenience, foodservice, pharmacy and specialty retail channels, with operations and commercial activities across the Nordic and Baltic countries, parts of Central Europe and India.

Orkla traces its origins to a mining company established in Norway in 1654 and has evolved through industrial and investment activities into a focused branded consumer goods group. Its business includes a combination of wholly owned companies, regional brands and selected partnerships, serving consumers in multiple international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.82 to $9.95
• 50-Day Range: $9.43 to $11.10
• 52-Week Range: $9.40 to $13.90
• Volume: 215,829 shs
• Average Volume: 213,588 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.01
• Dividend Yield: 4.62%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Orkla Asa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Orkla Asa scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Orkla Asa has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Orkla Asa has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Orkla Asa is 14.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Orkla Asa is 14.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Orkla Asa has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Orkla Asa has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Orkla Asa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orkla Asa has recently increased by 62,998.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Orkla Asa is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Orkla Asa does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Orkla Asa is 64.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Orkla Asa has a news sentiment score of -1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Orkla Asa this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Orkla Asa insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Orkla Asa has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ORKLY
• CIK: 940896
• Web: www.orkla.com
• Phone: (472) 254-4000
• Fax: 47-2254-4490
• Employees: 18,626
• Year Founded: 1654

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.11 billion
• Net Margins: 9.63%
• Pretax Margin: 11.93%
• Return on Equity: 13.98%
• Return on Assets: 7.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.42
• Cash Flow: $0.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.11
• Book Value: $5.04 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 985,430,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $9.81 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37