Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) posted Gross Margin of -147.17% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026), down 171.05 percentage points from 23.88% a year earlier.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jan 31, 2026, Gross Margin at Ocean Power Technologies was -9.38%, down 47.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025), it came in at 28.32%, down 22.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +34.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ocean Power Technologies' Gross Margin was 51.15% in FY2024 (+42.51 pp), 8.64% in FY2023 (+14.38 pp), -5.74% in FY2022 (+83.23 pp) and -88.97% in FY2021 (-82.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -34.02 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 99.83 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a drop of 171.05 percentage points.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 35.03% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 20.77% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 37.34% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 15.49% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 37.59% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 10.20 Mn | -22.15 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -147.17% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -1.95% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 16.79% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 23.88% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 32.88% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 34.36% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 54.83% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 45.37% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 54.89% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 52.12% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -13.67% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 18.53% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 12.87% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 27.17% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.57% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -23.35% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -21.46% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -55.51% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -71.26% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -120.19% |
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