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Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | May 4, 2026 | $1.73vs $1.42+21.8% | $347Mvs $339M+2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 | $1.23vs $1.16+6.0% | $308Mvs $311M-1.0% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $1.86vs $1.80+3.3% | $326Mvs $311M+4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | $1.85vs $1.71+8.2% | $333Mvs $337M-1.1% |
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Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 849.35M | 916.45M | 919.5M | 890.11M | 1.2B | 1.46B | 1.35B | 1.33B | 1.3B | 1.31B |
| Revenue Growth % | 5.7% | 7.9% | 0.33% | -3.2% | 34.46% | 22% | -7.6% | -1.38% | -1.99% | -0.54% |
| Cost of Revenue | 592.38M | 645.26M | 639.97M | 588.1M | 772.77M | 889.71M | 784.02M | 747.45M | 941.35M | 855.41M |
| Gross Profit | 256.97M▲ 0% | 271.18M▲ 5.5% | 279.53M▲ 3.1% | 302.01M▲ 8.0% | 424.07M▲ 40.4% | 570.5M▲ 34.5% | 565.15M▼ 0.9% | 583.1M▲ 3.2% | 362.7M▼ 37.8% | 458.32M▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 30.26% | 29.59% | 30.4% | 33.93% | 35.43% | 39.07% | 41.89% | 43.82% | 27.81% | 34.89% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 7.49% | 5.53% | 3.08% | 8.04% | 40.42% | 34.53% | -0.94% | 3.18% | -37.8% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 130.84M | 141.79M | 144.65M | 154.12M | 174.36M | 180.06M | 187.23M | 202.85M | 17.02M | 111.4M |
| Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | 198.68M | 204.06M | 212.97M | 229.92M | 341.07M | 483.04M | 475.87M | 487.37M | 463.79M | 465.63M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 23.39% | 22.27% | 23.16% | 25.83% | 28.5% | 33.08% | 35.27% | 36.63% | 35.57% | 35.44% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 7.66% | 2.71% | 4.37% | 7.96% | 48.34% | 41.63% | -1.48% | 2.42% | -4.84% | -2.97% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 72.55M | 74.67M | 78.09M | 82.04M | 91.36M | 92.6M | 97.95M | 107.12M | 118.11M | 118.71M |
| D&A / Revenue % | 8.54% | 8.15% | 8.49% | 9.22% | 7.63% | 6.34% | 7.26% | 8.05% | 9.06% | 9.04% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | 126.13M▲ 0% | 129.39M▲ 2.6% | 134.88M▲ 4.2% | 147.89M▲ 9.6% | 249.71M▲ 68.9% | 390.44M▲ 56.4% | 377.92M▼ 3.2% | 380.25M▲ 0.6% | 345.68M▼ 9.1% | 346.92M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | 14.85% | 14.12% | 14.67% | 16.61% | 20.86% | 26.74% | 28.01% | 28.58% | 26.51% | 26.41% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 13.53% | 2.58% | 4.24% | 9.64% | 68.85% | 56.36% | -3.21% | 0.62% | -9.09% | - |
| Interest Expense | 29.6M | 30.41M | 31.41M | 34.45M | 37.77M | 36.02M | 37.68M | 41.81M | 47.23M | 4M |
| Interest Coverage | 4.28x | 4.19x | 4.32x | 4.37x | 6.63x | 10.93x | 10.65x | 9.77x | 7.32x | - |
| Interest / Revenue % | 3.49% | 3.32% | 3.42% | 3.87% | 3.16% | 2.47% | 2.79% | 3.14% | 3.62% | 0.3% |
| Non-Operating Income | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -4M |
| Pretax Income | 99.16M▲ 0% | 96.93M▼ 2.2% | 104.29M▲ 7.6% | 116.06M▲ 11.3% | 212.82M▲ 83.4% | 357.54M▲ 68.0% | 363.49M▲ 1.7% | 366.89M▲ 0.9% | 322.28M▼ 12.2% | 321.58M▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | 11.68% | 10.58% | 11.34% | 13.04% | 17.78% | 24.49% | 26.94% | 27.57% | 24.71% | 24.48% |
| Income Tax | 27.04M | 14.59M | 17.44M | 20.21M | 36.05M | 73.35M | 69.3M | 65.23M | 46.38M | 41.18M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 27.27% | 15.05% | 16.72% | 17.41% | 16.94% | 20.52% | 19.06% | 17.78% | 14.39% | 12.8% |
| Net Income | 72.44M▲ 0% | 82.34M▲ 13.7% | 86.85M▲ 5.5% | 95.85M▲ 10.4% | 176.77M▲ 84.4% | 284.18M▲ 60.8% | 294.19M▲ 3.5% | 301.66M▲ 2.5% | 275.89M▼ 8.5% | 280.4M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | 8.53% | 8.99% | 9.44% | 10.77% | 14.77% | 19.46% | 21.81% | 22.67% | 21.16% | 21.34% |
| Net Income Growth % | 16.24% | 13.68% | 5.47% | 10.37% | 84.42% | 60.77% | 3.52% | 2.54% | -8.54% | -5.08% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.82▲ 0% | 2.06▲ 13.2% | 2.17▲ 5.3% | 2.34▲ 7.8% | 4.23▲ 80.8% | 6.78▲ 60.3% | 7.00▲ 3.2% | 7.17▲ 2.4% | 6.55▼ 8.6% | 6.67▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | 13.04% | 13.19% | 5.34% | 7.83% | 80.77% | 60.28% | 3.24% | 2.43% | -8.65% | -4.99% |
| EPS (Basic) | 1.84 | 2.08 | 2.19 | 2.35 | 4.26 | 6.83 | 7.06 | 7.22 | 6.59 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 39.75M | 39.89M | 39.95M | 40.91M | 41.82M | 41.93M | 42.04M | 42.07M | 42.12M | 42.07M |
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | 2B | 2.05B | 2.27B | 2.58B | 2.75B | 2.9B | 3.24B | 3.65B | 3.96B | 4.15B |
| Asset Growth % | 4.81% | 2.41% | 10.77% | 13.4% | 6.84% | 5.33% | 11.75% | 12.63% | 8.55% | 37.45% |
| PP&E (Net) | 1.54B | 1.58B | 1.75B | 2.05B | 2.12B | 2.21B | 2.42B | 2.69B | 2.88B | 3.06B |
| PP&E / Total Assets % | 76.82% | 77.03% | 77.14% | 79.48% | 77.12% | 76.26% | 74.58% | 73.72% | 72.57% | 73.81% |
| Total Current Assets | 239.13M | 241.42M | 254.86M | 234.83M | 369.35M | 452.75M | 570.17M | 630.04M | 799.73M | 798.96M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 16.22M | 861K | 21.2M | 1.16M | 1.54M | 119M | 230.37M | 294.65M | 386.19M | 348.35M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Inventory | 88.03M | 106.27M | 97.85M | 92.17M | 148.49M | 145.95M | 149.7M | 148.88M | 158.6M | 157.06M |
| Other Current Assets | 35.04M | 23.34M | 28.18M | 27.55M | 44.37M | 43.41M | 32.95M | 40.54M | 55.13M | 55.45M |
| Long-Term Investments | 8.63M | 8.96M | 45.37M | 51.86M | 56.69M | 54.84M | 62.52M | 121.18M | 78.82M | 363.46M |
| Goodwill | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M | 37.57M |
| Intangible Assets | 13.77M | 12.45M | 11.29M | 10.14M | 9.04M | 7.94M | 6.84M | 5.74M | 4.64M | 4.38M |
| Other Assets | 36.01M | 149.92M | 170.71M | 194.68M | 157.56M | 135.83M | 147.09M | 165.09M | 166.83M | 168.22M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.31B | 1.32B | 1.49B | 1.71B | 1.76B | 1.68B | 1.8B | 1.98B | 2.1B | 2.25B |
| Total Debt | 602.94M | 608.77M | 718.09M | 845.52M | 855.16M | 832.02M | 905.48M | 1.01B | 1.1B | 1.21B |
| Net Debt | 586.72M | 607.91M | 696.89M | 844.35M | 853.62M | 713.03M | 675.11M | 718.7M | 717.57M | 862.75M |
| Long-Term Debt | 490.38M | 590M | 689.58M | 624.43M | 734.01M | 823.82M | 824.06M | 943.73M | 963.57M | 1.06B |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 112.56M | 18.77M | 6.18M | 221.08M | 121.15M | 8.2M | 81.42M | 69.61M | 140.19M | 147.94M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 22.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 256.65M | 170.09M | 189.74M | 436.79M | 387.7M | 237.64M | 309.76M | 309.79M | 350.96M | 391.88M |
| Accounts Payable | 84.68M | 96.29M | 120.78M | 120.62M | 135.09M | 104.4M | 94.43M | 113.57M | 93.61M | 132.82M |
| Accrued Expenses | 21.53M | 24.86M | 22.73M | 27.45M | 31.7M | 32.33M | 38.13M | 34.4M | 35.67M | 120.78M |
| Deferred Revenue | 49.73M | 54.29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 37.88M | 30.17M | 18.39M | 48.8M | 80.52M | 73.36M | 69.18M | 74.89M | 63.03M | 63.84M |
| Deferred Taxes | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1.24B |
| Other Liabilities | 560.35M | 422.61M | 444.03M | 475.39M | 437.41M | 385.67M | 413.3M | 447.32M | 467.74M | 467.84M |
| Total Equity | 696.89M▲ 0% | 728.86M▲ 4.6% | 781.48M▲ 7.2% | 870.97M▲ 11.5% | 990.78M▲ 13.8% | 1.22B▲ 22.9% | 1.44B▲ 18.5% | 1.67B▲ 15.6% | 1.86B▲ 11.6% | 1.91B▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | 4% | 4.59% | 7.22% | 11.45% | 13.76% | 22.86% | 18.54% | 15.63% | 11.58% | 48.14% |
| Shareholders Equity | 696.89M | 728.86M | 781.48M | 870.97M | 990.78M | 1.22B | 1.44B | 1.67B | 1.86B | 1.91B |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 197.79M | 198.32M | 200.79M | 207.35M | 207.76M | 208.16M | 208.55M | 209.14M | 209.53M | 209.77M |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 343.45M | 344.25M | 364.79M | 414.25M | 419.76M | 423.03M | 426.96M | 429.09M | 434.19M | 431.83M |
| Retained Earnings | 161.29M | 190.43M | 222.34M | 257.88M | 369.78M | 585.21M | 806.34M | 1.03B | 1.22B | 1.27B |
| Accumulated OCI | -5.63M | -4.14M | -6.44M | -8.51M | -6.52M | 915K | 1.15M | 532K | 470K | 269K |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.7% | 4.06% | 4.01% | 3.95% | 6.63% | 10.05% | 9.58% | 8.75% | 7.24% | 7.13% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.6% | 11.55% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 18.99% | 25.74% | 22.12% | 19.39% | 15.63% | 15.21% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.87x | 0.84x | 0.92x | 0.97x | 0.86x | 0.68x | 0.63x | 0.61x | 0.59x | 0.59x |
| Debt / Assets | 30.08% | 29.66% | 31.58% | 32.79% | 31.04% | 28.67% | 27.92% | 27.75% | 27.84% | 29.16% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.95x | 2.98x | 3.27x | 3.67x | 2.50x | 1.48x | 1.42x | 1.47x | 1.55x | 1.55x |
| Book Value per Share | 17.53 | 18.27 | 19.56 | 21.29 | 23.69 | 29.03 | 34.33 | 39.66 | 44.2 | 45.35 |
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 173.58M | 143.45M | 185.04M | 211.92M | 231.24M | 389.31M | 404.5M | 452.73M | 385.99M | 385.99M |
| Operating CF Growth % | 6.24% | -17.36% | 28.99% | 14.53% | 9.12% | 68.35% | 3.9% | 11.92% | -14.74% | 63.16% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 20.44% | 15.65% | 20.12% | 23.81% | 19.32% | 26.66% | 29.98% | 34.03% | 29.6% | 29.38% |
| Net Income | 72.12M | 82.34M | 86.85M | 95.85M | 176.77M | 284.18M | 294.19M | 301.66M | 275.89M | 280.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 72.55M | 74.67M | 78.09M | 82.04M | 91.36M | 92.6M | 97.95M | 107.12M | 118.11M | 118.71M |
| Deferred Taxes | 22.53M | 17.82M | 10.68M | 13.98M | 28.15M | 31.68M | 12.76M | 22.88M | 32.52M | 21.68M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 16.08M | -23.67M | -24.29M | -7.43M | -13.86M | -18.18M | -7.64M | -8.59M | -10.74M | 7.84M |
| Working Capital Changes | -13.34M | -12.16M | 27.76M | 21.2M | -58.09M | -7.79M | -518K | 20.14M | -38.91M | -13.85M |
| Capital Expenditures | -132.91M | -105.42M | -207.37M | -371.55M | -171.83M | -171.13M | -287.13M | -358.65M | -288.07M | -415.34M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 15.65% | 11.5% | 22.55% | 41.74% | 14.36% | 11.72% | 21.28% | 26.96% | 22.82% | 32.12% |
| CapEx / D&A | 1.83x | 1.41x | 2.66x | 4.53x | 1.88x | 1.85x | 2.93x | 3.35x | 2.52x | 3.55x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 1.31x | 1.36x | 0.89x | 0.57x | 1.35x | 2.27x | 1.41x | 1.26x | 1.30x | 0.91x |
| Cash from Investing | -132.59M | -107.42M | -209.47M | -375.65M | -171.51M | -175.07M | -289.29M | -411.37M | -290.72M | -416.82M |
| Acquisitions | 4.49M | 2.38M | 0 | 5.01M | 0 | 4.35M | 0 | 0 | 6.92M | 4.93M |
| Purchase of Investments | -4.17M | -4.37M | -10.63M | -9.11M | -9.38M | -8.28M | -8.38M | -61.57M | 0 | -3.47M |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.01M | 0 | -4.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 4.49M | 2.38M | 8.52M | 5.01M | 9.7M | 4.35M | 6.22M | 8.85M | 0 | 3.68M |
| Cash from Financing | -24.77M | -51.38M | 44.77M | 143.69M | -59.36M | -96.78M | -3.83M | 22.92M | -3.72M | 63.23M |
| Dividends Paid | -50.63M | -53.2M | -55.72M | -60.31M | -64.86M | -68.75M | -73.06M | -78.27M | -88.06M | -90.31M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | 69.9% | 64.6% | 64.16% | 62.92% | 36.69% | 24.19% | 24.83% | 25.94% | 31.92% | - |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Stock Issued | 4.35M | -108K | 20.34M | 52.43M | 696K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -1.8M | -3.01M | -2.73M | -2.07M | -1.51M | -2.94M | -3.09M | -6.46M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 2.05M | -869K | -4.34M | 3.83M | -3.68M | -2.12M | -904K | -549K | -6.28M | -5.57M |
| Net Change in Cash | -24.77M▲ 0% | -15.36M▲ 38.0% | 20.34M▲ 232.5% | -20.04M▼ 198.5% | 374K▲ 101.9% | 117.46M▲ 31306.1% | 111.38M▼ 5.2% | 64.28M▼ 42.3% | 91.54M▲ 42.4% | 63.54M▲ 0% |
| Exchange Rate Effect | -40.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 40.99M | 16.22M | 861K | 21.2M | 1.16M | 1.54M | 119M | 230.37M | 294.65M | 386.19M |
| Cash at End | 16.22M | 861K | 21.2M | 1.16M | 1.54M | 119M | 230.37M | 294.65M | 386.19M | 348.35M |
| Free Cash Flow | 40.66M▲ 0% | 38.02M▼ 6.5% | -22.33M▼ 158.7% | -159.63M▼ 614.9% | 59.41M▲ 137.2% | 218.18M▲ 267.2% | 117.36M▼ 46.2% | 94.08M▼ 19.8% | 97.92M▲ 4.1% | 1.79M▲ 0% |
| FCF Growth % | 1811.8% | -6.49% | -158.72% | -614.94% | 137.22% | 267.21% | -46.21% | -19.84% | 4.08% | -97.7% |
| FCF Margin % | 4.79% | 4.15% | -2.43% | -17.93% | 4.96% | 14.94% | 8.7% | 7.07% | 7.51% | 0.14% |
| FCF / Net Income % | 56.14% | 46.18% | -25.71% | -166.54% | 33.61% | 76.77% | 39.89% | 31.19% | 35.49% | 0.64% |
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.6% | 11.55% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 18.99% | 25.74% | 22.12% | 19.39% | 15.63% | 15.21% |
| EBITDA Margin | 23.39% | 22.27% | 23.16% | 25.83% | 28.5% | 33.08% | 35.27% | 36.63% | 35.57% | 35.44% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.95x | 2.98x | 3.27x | 3.67x | 2.50x | 1.48x | 1.42x | 1.47x | 1.55x | 1.55x |
| Interest Coverage | 4.28x | 4.19x | 4.32x | 4.37x | 6.63x | 10.93x | 10.65x | 9.77x | 7.32x | - |
| CapEx / Revenue | 15.65% | 11.5% | 22.55% | 41.74% | 14.36% | 11.72% | 21.28% | 26.96% | 22.82% | 32.12% |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 69.9% | 64.6% | 64.16% | 62.92% | 36.69% | 24.19% | 24.83% | 25.94% | 31.92% | 32.21% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.87x | 0.84x | 0.92x | 0.97x | 0.86x | 0.68x | 0.63x | 0.61x | 0.59x | 0.59x |
| EPS Growth | 13.04% | 13.19% | 5.34% | 7.83% | 80.77% | 60.28% | 3.24% | 2.43% | -8.65% | -4.99% |
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) reported $1.31B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 263% increase from $361.7M in 1996.
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) saw revenue decline by 2.0% over the past year.
Yes, Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) is profitable, generating $280.4M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (21.2% net margin).
Yes, Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.35%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 15.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) generated $1.8M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) has a dividend payout ratio of 32%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) financial analysis — history, returns, DCA and operating performance tools
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