Ocean Power Technologies OPTT
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) posted Research & Development of $600000.0 for Q3 2025, up 20.0% sequentially from $500000.0 in Q3 2024, and up 20.0% YoY from $500000.0 in Q3 2024.

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ocean Power Technologies has reported Research & Development for 15 years, with the latest figure at $600000.0 in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 20.0% year-over-year to $600000.0 in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2025 was $6.6 million (down 17.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.6 million, down 53.25% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $600000.0 in Q3 2025 per OPTT's latest filing, from $500000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $3.1 million in Q4 2021 and troughed at $500000.0 in Q3 2024.
  • A 4-year average of $1.6 million and a median of $1.4 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 189.93% in 2021, down 13.73% in 2021.
  • Over 4 years, Research & Development stood at $3.1 million in 2021, then slipped by 20.02% to $2.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 79.72% to $500000.0 in 2024, then rose by 20.0% to $600000.0 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $600000.0, $500000.0, and $2.5 million for Q3 2025, Q3 2024, and Q1 2022 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 257.83 Bn 244.71 Bn 2.36 Bn 334.00 Mn
2 Eaton 163.36 Bn 162.67 Bn 2.86 Bn 227.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 126.27 Bn 125.80 Bn 2.02 Bn -
4 Emerson Electric 87.42 Bn 85.24 Bn 2.66 Bn -
5 Cummins 81.55 Bn 76.88 Bn 2.47 Bn 385.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.96 Bn 80.12 Bn 1.90 Bn -
7 Ametek 54.63 Bn 54.14 Bn 735.04 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 48.56 Bn 48.08 Bn 1.14 Bn 173.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.64 Bn 30.47 Bn 862.60 Mn -
10 Ocean Power Technologies 36.36 Mn 29.26 Mn -755,000.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2025 600,000.00
Jul 31, 2024 500,000.00
Jan 31, 2022 2.47 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 3.08 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 1.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 1.41 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 1.02 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 1.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 1.25 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 941,000.00
Jan 31, 2020 896,000.00
Oct 31, 2019 1.31 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 1.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 879,000.00
Jan 31, 2019 1.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 1.57 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 1.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 922,000.00
Jan 31, 2018 1.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 978,000.00