Otter Tail (OTTR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Otter Tail's (OTTR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 24.56% in Q1 2026, down 34.0% year-on-year from 37.22% in Q1 2025, and up 11.91% quarter-over-quarter from 21.95% in Q4 2025.
Otter Tail (OTTR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Otter Tail's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.56% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 34.0% year-over-year to 24.56% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 26.41%, a 156.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.51%, down 207.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 24.56% in Q1 2026 per OTTR's latest filing, from 21.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 33.83% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 18.23% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 27.36% (2024), against an average of 27.06%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 933 bps in 2022 and sank 314 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 18.23% in 2022, then increased by 21 bps to 21.99% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 22.02% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 21.95% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 24.56% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest OTTR Operating Margin figures stand at 24.56% (Q1 2026), 21.95% (Q4 2025), and 29.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 24.95% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -0.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.95% |