Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Otter Tail (OTTR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.46% for Q1 2026, down 132.0% on a YoY basis 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 has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.38% in Q3 2022, with the low at 9.46% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.26% across 5 years, with a median of 12.72% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 591 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 263 bps.
  • Otter Tail's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.67% in 2022, then declined by 11 bps to 13.01% in 2023, then fell by 11 bps to 11.52% in 2024, then declined by 16 bps to 9.73% in 2025, then fell 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 Pampa Energy 1,836.33 Bn 900.18 Bn 109.00 Mn -0.04%
2 Honeywell International 145.45 Bn 134.13 Bn 3.54 Bn 13.94%
3 3M 85.14 Bn 81.04 Bn 2.46 Bn 17.35%
4 Valmont Industries 11.12 Bn 10.97 Bn 316.88 Mn 16.67%
5 Seaboard 4.59 Bn 3.45 Bn 217.00 Mn 4.40%
6 Otter Tail 3.66 Bn 3.25 Bn 239.49 Mn 9.46%
7 Tetra Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn 38.23 Mn -9.76%
8 Deluxe 1.04 Bn 1.01 Bn 279.40 Mn 10.82%
9 Matthews International 826.85 Mn 790.76 Mn 101.98 Mn 6.54%
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 760.64 Mn 828.28 Mn 189.36 Mn 0.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%