Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025)
Ocean Power Technologies' Capital Expenditures came in at $1.45 million for fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2025), up 288.5% from $374,000 a year earlier and up 837.4% from the prior quarter.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2025, Ocean Power Technologies reported Capital Expenditures of $1.58 million, down 43.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025), it was $505,000, down 80.5% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 50.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $2.59 million in FY2024 (+298.9%), $648,000 in FY2023 (+346.9%), $145,000 in FY2022 (+457.7%) and $26,000 in FY2021 (-60.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 186.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 700.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 88.6%).
- Business Quant data shows OPTT's Capital Expenditures at $155,000 (Q4 2025), $222,000 (Q3 2025) and -$246,000 (Q2 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 335.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 669.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 733.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 318.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 104.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 234.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 55.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 302.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 315.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 10.20 Mn | -22.15 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.45 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 155,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 222,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -246,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 374,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 526,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 565,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 133,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 346,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 123,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 123,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 56,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -174,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 295,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 7,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 9,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 4,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 20,000.00 |
Ocean Power Technologies Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "OPTT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();