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 | 345.05 Bn | 303.57 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -19.49% |
| 2 | Rtx | 264.29 Bn | 232.56 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 139.11 Bn | 48.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 135.12 Bn | 119.35 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 97.72 Bn | 82.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 86.43 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 86.17 Bn | 81.92 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.88 Bn | 64.34 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -7.52% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 2.63 Mn | -29.72 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();