Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -155.40% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026), down 69.93 percentage points from -85.47% a year earlier.
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025), Ocean Power Technologies posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -93.53%, down 6.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -14.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -86.84% in FY2024 (-40.15 pp), -46.68% in FY2023 (-21.40 pp), -25.28% in FY2022 (+9.37 pp) and -34.65% in FY2021 (+44.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 94.77 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 69.93 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 49.67% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 40.42% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 77.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 33.25% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 16.96% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 81.51% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 25.69% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 49.02% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 7.77 Mn | -24.58 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -155.40% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -100.24% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -81.15% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -85.47% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -97.22% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -119.54% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -123.23% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -106.48% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -85.12% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -66.69% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -54.34% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -39.28% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -34.93% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -32.76% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -26.51% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -25.86% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -22.06% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -18.27% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -18.61% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -25.38% |
API Access
Ocean Power Technologies Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OPTT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();