Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Otter Tail (OTTR) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.03% for Q2 2026, down 4.05 percentage points from 10.09% a year earlier and down 3.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Otter Tail's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.00%, down 2.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Otter Tail's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.12% in FY2024 (-1.56 pp), 13.68% in FY2023 (-1.39 pp), 15.07% in FY2022 (+4.11 pp) and 10.96% in FY2021 (+3.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 5.91 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 4.05 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 9.46% (Q1 2026), 9.73% (Q4 2025) and 9.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Otter Tail | 3.73 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 216.33 Mn | 6.03% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.03% |
| 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% |
API Access
Otter Tail Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OTTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "OTTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OTTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();