Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Otter Tail's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.30% for Q2 2026, down 3.64 percentage points from 10.94% a year earlier and down 3.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Otter Tail (OTTR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Otter Tail's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.88%, down 1.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +2.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.82% in FY2024 (-1.38 pp), 14.20% in FY2023 (-2.28 pp), 16.48% in FY2022 (+3.60 pp) and 12.88% in FY2021 (+4.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.68 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.64 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows OTTR's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 10.44% (Q1 2026), 10.38% (Q4 2025) and 10.44% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.94% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.41% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.55% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 3.27% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 10 | Otter Tail | 3.73 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 216.33 Mn | 7.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.26% |
API Access
Otter Tail Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OTTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OTTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();