Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Otter Tail's (OTTR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.46% in Q1 2026, down 132.0% year-on-year from 29.57% in Q1 2025, and down 2.75% quarter-over-quarter from 9.73% in Q4 2025.
Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Otter Tail's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.46% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 132.0% year-over-year to 9.46% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.46%, a 132.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.0%, down 212.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 9.46% in Q1 2026 per OTTR's latest filing, from 9.73% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.38% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 9.46% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.72% (2024), against an average of 12.26%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 591 bps in 2022 and tumbled 263 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.67% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 13.01% in 2023, then retreated by 11 bps to 11.52% in 2024, then fell by 16 bps to 9.73% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 9.46% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest OTTR Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.46% (Q1 2026), 9.73% (Q4 2025), and 9.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 92.06 Bn | 88.73 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 77.31 Bn | 68.11 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.56 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.61 Bn | -9.97 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.45 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.83 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.22 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Tetra Technologies | 1.02 Bn | 984.04 Mn | 38.23 Mn | -5.83% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 891.87 Mn | 855.78 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 751.98 Mn | 691.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.46% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.55% |