Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Otter Tail posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.46% for Q1 2026, down 132.0% year-on-year from 29.57% in Q1 2025, and down 2.75% on a QoQ basis from 9.73% in Q4 2025.
Otter Tail (OTTR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.46% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 132.0% year-over-year to 9.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.46% (down 132.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.0%, down 212.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.46%, down 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%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 591 bps; it then sank 263 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.46% (Q1 2026), 9.73% (Q4 2025), and 9.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 13.94% |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 17.35% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -9.76% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
| 10 | Falcon's Beyond Global | 575.98 Mn | 586.01 Mn | - | -35.07% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.14% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.98% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.99% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.42% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.37% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.71% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.03% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.02% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.31% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.96% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.90% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.72% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.14% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 7.44% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.21% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.81% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.96% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.75% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.73% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.35% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.44% |