Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $38.47 EPS

Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The financial services provider reported ($38.54) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($38.47), Zacks reports. Origin Materials had a negative net margin of 275.03% and a negative return on equity of 21.95%. The company had revenue of $3.02 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.10 million.

Here are the key takeaways from Origin Materials’ conference call:

• Origin is delivering its latest PET cap design to multiple beverage brands and ~30 key prospects are evaluating it, with internal tests showing marked improvement and that the caps meet industry benchmarks on ball impact and heat-stress metrics.
• Commercial progress includes a store-shelf debut in California (Aug 2025) and distribution deals with HP Embalagens, Berlin Packaging, and Matrix Bottling Group, which the company says expands its global go-to-market access for premium water and other customers.
• The balance sheet shows $53.5 million in cash and marketable securities (Dec 31, 2025) but limited ability to use the convertible facility due to low stock price, and management estimates cash will fund planned operations only into the third quarter of 2026 absent new financing or additional cost cuts.
• Origin ceased further investment in its Furanics (OM1/OM2) platform, took a non-cash $165.9 million impairment, reduced headcount, and revalued those assets to about $18 million as it refocuses solely on caps and closures.
• Because customer qualification and iterative design have taken longer than expected, management pushed its projected adjusted EBITDA run-rate breakeven from 2027 to 2028 and now expects a more gradual, multi-stage commercialization ramp.

Origin Materials Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ ORGN opened at $3.66 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $4.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.51. The firm has a market cap of $18.41 million, a PE ratio of -0.07 and a beta of 0.99. Origin Materials has a 1-year low of $2.71 and a 1-year high of $28.49.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Origin Materials in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Origin Materials to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Origin Materials currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Trading of Origin Materials

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ORGN. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Origin Materials by 21.7% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 111,823 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 19,950 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Origin Materials by 112.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 75,387 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 39,856 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Origin Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Origin Materials in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Origin Materials by 157.3% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 279,903 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 171,105 shares during the last quarter. 29.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Origin Materials Company Profile

Origin Materials, Inc is a cleantech company focused on producing sustainable chemicals and materials from renewable biomass rather than fossil feedstocks. The company’s core technology platform converts wood chips and other lignocellulosic feedstocks into a versatile intermediate called CMF (chloromethylfurfural), which can be further processed into a range of building‐block chemicals used in applications such as packaging, coatings and performance fibers. By offering a drop‐in alternative to petrochemical precursors, Origin Materials aims to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact across multiple industries.

The company operates a demonstration facility in Sarnia, Ontario, where it validates its conversion process at scale and produces sample volumes of bio‐based intermediates.