Name: Orica (ORI) Short Position History
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ORI

Materials

Orica

Short interest: 0.18%; +0.05 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 812K
Shares on issue: 463.543M

Price & short interest

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About Orica

Orica is a global leader in the supply of commercial explosives and blasting systems, serving the mining and infrastructure sectors. The company is renowned for its ground support solutions in mining and tunnelling, as well as being a top supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction. Orica's extensive product range and innovative technologies position it as a key player in the materials industry.

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Orica (ASX:ORI) has 0.18% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 811,989 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.47 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 17.23% in August 2015. ORI is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads ORI today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 35rank 331 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 50rank 41 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 40rank 403 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 10rank 940 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 43rank 200 of 1669

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ORI fundamentals

In the 12 months to 31 Mar 2026, Orica (ASX:ORI) recorded revenue of A$8.1B and net profit after tax of A$250.7M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +5.9% (FY), EPS +173.2% (TTM). Net margin 3.1%, return on equity 5.8% (TTM). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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