Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026)
Ocean Power Technologies' (OPTT) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.22% in Q1 2026, down 14.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 254.47% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06% in Q3 2025.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ocean Power Technologies has disclosed Return on Sales across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.22% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Sales for Q1 2026 came in at 0.22%, down 14.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.07% (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.04%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales came in at 0.22% for Q1 2026 at Ocean Power Technologies, down from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.21% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.22% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.07% (2023), against an average of 0.06%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Sales grew 29 bps in 2022 and fell 30 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Ocean Power Technologies' Return on Sales stood at 0.16% in 2022, then jumped by 49 bps to 0.08% in 2023, then jumped by 80 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 286 bps to 0.06% in 2025, then plunged by 254 bps to 0.22% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.22% (Q1 2026), 0.06% (Q3 2025), and 0.06% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ocean Power Technologies | 56.95 Mn | 49.89 Mn | -755,000.00 | -0.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -0.22% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.08% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -0.10% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -0.16% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.08% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.21% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -0.11% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -0.21% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -0.11% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -0.08% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -0.10% |