Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2025)
Ocean Power Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was -75.60% in fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2025), up 10.43 percentage points from -86.03% a year earlier but down 6.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Ocean Power Technologies came in at -72.31%, down 5.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -66.97% in FY2024 (-25.43 pp), -41.53% in FY2023 (-17.91 pp), -23.63% in FY2022 (+7.92 pp) and -31.55% in FY2021 (+33.35 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -86.88% (fiscal Q4 2024) and -17.25% (fiscal Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -15.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 66.13 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 46.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, OPTT's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2026 was -69.16% (Q4 2025), -71.09% (Q3 2025) and -76.96% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 7.16% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 5.04% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.56% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 10.26% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 10.35% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 8.75% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 10.78% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 2.77 Mn | -29.58 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | -75.60% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -69.16% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -71.09% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -76.96% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -86.03% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -86.88% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -81.69% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -70.06% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -55.55% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -46.84% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -35.48% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -32.15% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -30.62% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -24.88% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -24.54% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -21.15% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -17.25% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -17.44% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -23.01% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -69.42% |
API Access
Ocean Power Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();