Ocean Power Technologies OPTT
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2024)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.07% for Q2 2024, down 39.16% sequentially from 0.05% in Q1 2024, and down 111.0% YoY from 0.64% in Q2 2023.

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Ocean Power Technologies has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% in Q2 2024.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 111.0% year-over-year to 0.07% in Q2 2024, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2024 was 0.07% (down 111.0% YoY) and the FY2023 annual result came in at 3.7%, down 3308.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.07% in Q2 2024 per OPTT's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 4.68% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.14% in Q4 2021.
  • A 4-year average of 0.51% and a median of 0.05% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital increased 10 bps in 2022, then plunged 364 bps in 2023.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% in 2021, then jumped by 73 bps to 0.04% in 2022, then soared by 2950 bps to 1.04% in 2023, then plunged by 107 bps to 0.07% in 2024.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.07%, 0.05%, and 1.04% for Q2 2024, Q1 2024, and Q2 2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 GE Vernova 256.94 Bn 243.82 Bn 2.36 Bn -
2 Eaton 163.14 Bn 162.45 Bn 2.86 Bn 0.01%
3 Parker-Hannifin 126.50 Bn 126.02 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Emerson Electric 87.87 Bn 85.69 Bn 2.66 Bn 0.00%
5 Cummins 81.13 Bn 76.46 Bn 2.47 Bn 0.00%
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.86 Bn 80.02 Bn 1.90 Bn 0.00%
7 Ametek 54.87 Bn 54.38 Bn 735.04 Mn 0.00%
8 Rockwell Automation 48.51 Bn 48.03 Bn 1.14 Bn 0.01%
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.31 Bn 30.14 Bn 862.60 Mn 0.03%
10 Ocean Power Technologies 36.77 Mn 29.67 Mn -755,000.00 -

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2024 -0.07%
Jan 31, 2024 -0.05%
Apr 30, 2023 1.04%
Jan 31, 2023 -0.05%
Oct 31, 2022 -0.04%
Jul 31, 2022 -0.05%
Apr 30, 2022 4.68%
Jan 31, 2022 -0.09%
Oct 31, 2021 -0.14%
Jul 31, 2021 -0.11%
Apr 30, 2019 -0.07%
Jan 31, 2019 -0.08%
Apr 30, 2018 0.43%
Jan 31, 2018 -0.19%
Apr 30, 2017 2.09%
Jan 31, 2017 -0.23%
Apr 30, 2016 -0.16%
Jan 31, 2016 -0.14%
Apr 30, 2015 -0.14%
Jan 31, 2015 -0.11%