Ocean Power Technologies OPTT
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) posted Return on Capital Employed of 109.98% for Q3 2025, down 48.65% sequentially from 73.99% in Q2 2025, and up 105.0% YoY from 53.65% in Q3 2024.

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ocean Power Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 109.98% in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 105.0% year-over-year to 109.98% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2025 was 109.98% (up 105.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 81.96%, up 513.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 109.98% in Q3 2025 per OPTT's latest filing, from 73.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.0% in Q2 2021 and troughed at 120.83% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 61.61% and a median of 60.49% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 8541 bps in 2021, then tumbled 6387 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.85% in 2021, then plunged by 67 bps to 38.18% in 2022, then plunged by 132 bps to 88.49% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 92.6% in 2024, then fell by 19 bps to 109.98% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 109.98%, 73.99%, and 79.85% for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 GE Vernova 256.94 Bn 243.82 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 163.14 Bn 162.45 Bn 2.86 Bn 32.86%
3 Parker-Hannifin 126.50 Bn 126.02 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Emerson Electric 87.87 Bn 85.69 Bn 2.66 Bn 14.90%
5 Cummins 81.13 Bn 76.46 Bn 2.47 Bn 15.98%
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.86 Bn 80.02 Bn 1.90 Bn 41.86%
7 Ametek 54.87 Bn 54.38 Bn 735.04 Mn 14.77%
8 Rockwell Automation 48.51 Bn 48.03 Bn 1.14 Bn 23.62%
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.31 Bn 30.14 Bn 862.60 Mn 9.23%
10 Ocean Power Technologies 36.77 Mn 29.67 Mn -755,000.00 -

Historic Data

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Jul 31, 2025 -109.98%
Apr 30, 2025 -73.99%
Jan 31, 2025 -79.85%
Oct 31, 2024 -92.60%
Jul 31, 2024 -111.03%
Apr 30, 2024 -120.83%
Jan 31, 2024 -107.97%
Oct 31, 2023 -88.49%
Jul 31, 2023 -69.89%
Apr 30, 2023 -60.49%
Jan 31, 2023 -44.09%
Oct 31, 2022 -38.18%
Jul 31, 2022 -33.37%
Apr 30, 2022 -29.57%
Jan 31, 2022 -27.07%
Oct 31, 2021 -22.85%
Jul 31, 2021 -18.76%
Apr 30, 2021 -17.00%
Jan 31, 2021 -24.67%
Oct 31, 2020 -88.18%