Growth Metrics

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 22.16% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1401.0% to 22.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.71% through Jan 2026, down 514.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.67% for FY2025, 130.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 22.16% in Q1 2026 for Ocean Power Technologies, down from 6.49% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 20.52% in Q2 2022 to a low of 22.16% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 6.37% across 5 years, with a median of 6.49% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: soared 2916bps in 2022 and later plummeted -3023bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 15.99% in 2022, then surged by 49bps to 8.11% in 2023, then soared by 80bps to 1.62% in 2024, then tumbled by -301bps to 6.49% in 2025, then plummeted by -241bps to 22.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for OPTT at 22.16% in Q1 2026, 6.49% in Q4 2025, and 6.25% in Q3 2025.