Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025)
Ocean Power Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -109.98% for fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2025), up 1.05 percentage points from -111.03% a year earlier but down 35.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025), Ocean Power Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -81.96%, up 5.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -1.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -87.09% in FY2024 (-34.42 pp), -52.66% in FY2023 (-24.64 pp), -28.02% in FY2022 (+2.00 pp) and -30.03% in FY2021 (+50.86 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -120.83% (fiscal Q4 2024) to -17.00% (fiscal Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 85.41 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 63.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows OPTT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -73.99% (Q4 2025), -79.85% (Q3 2025) and -92.60% (Q2 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 7.77 Mn | -24.58 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
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Ocean Power Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();