Last 48 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Electric & Multi-Utilities
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 18.77 | 15.61 | — | 12.64 | 16.42 | 11.02 | 10.42 | 12.40 | 14.20 | 9.63 | 10.58 | 12.20 | 15.51 | 8.67 | 10.12 | 12.13 | 14.68 | 7.65 | 8.19 | 9.08 | 14.52 |
| — | +41.7% | — | +1.9% | +15.7% | +14.5% | -1.5% | +1.6% | -8.4% | +11.1% | +4.5% | +0.6% | +5.6% | +13.3% | +23.7% | +33.5% | +1.1% | -31.1% | -32.2% | -42.5% | -38.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.51 | 2.90 | 2.83 | 2.65 | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.51 | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.69 | 2.62 | 2.84 | 2.23 | 2.46 | 2.24 | 2.04 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 2.24 |
| — | +9.2% | +16.2% | +5.9% | +7.8% | +9.0% | -9.4% | -4.2% | -9.8% | +9.1% | +9.5% | +17.0% | +39.2% | +32.6% | +39.7% | +28.2% | -9.0% | -9.2% | -1.5% | -5.1% | +15.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.77 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 1.93 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.97 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 2.35 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 2.28 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.02 | 2.18 | 2.52 | 2.50 | 3.02 |
| — | +2.9% | +10.3% | -2.0% | -1.8% | -6.3% | -22.3% | -18.8% | -24.8% | -11.5% | -5.8% | +1.0% | +22.5% | +4.4% | -0.9% | -3.9% | -33.0% | -11.4% | +13.1% | +15.3% | +49.0% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | 38.19 | 21.33 | 15.12 | — | 25.02 | 54.05 | 18.40 | — | 31.11 | 14.34 | 10.99 | — | 11.52 | 10.78 | 7.99 | 39.16 | 34.04 |
| — | — | — | — | +52.7% | -60.5% | -17.8% | — | -19.6% | +276.9% | +67.4% | — | +170.1% | +33.1% | +37.6% | — | -66.2% | -15.8% | -58.5% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.59 | 11.93 | 177.93 | 9.86 | 10.59 | 8.27 | 7.85 | 9.15 | 10.14 | 7.47 | 8.02 | 8.97 | 11.14 | 6.66 | 7.76 | 9.12 | 10.21 | 6.00 | 6.24 | 7.13 | 10.18 |
| — | +44.3% | +2167.6% | +7.8% | +4.5% | +10.7% | -2.1% | +2.0% | -9.0% | +12.2% | +3.3% | -1.7% | +9.0% | +10.9% | +24.4% | +27.9% | +0.3% | -27.1% | -29.4% | -33.0% | -23.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.60 | 15.40 | — | 12.61 | 13.97 | 10.14 | 9.66 | 11.56 | 13.00 | 8.71 | 9.36 | 10.63 | 13.56 | 7.70 | 9.05 | 11.19 | 13.68 | 7.18 | 7.46 | 8.82 | 13.45 |
| — | +51.9% | — | +9.1% | +7.5% | +16.3% | +3.2% | +8.7% | -4.1% | +13.1% | +3.4% | -5.0% | -0.9% | +7.3% | +21.3% | +26.9% | +1.7% | -33.5% | -39.0% | -43.8% | -39.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.8% | 38.8% | 64.6% | 25.8% | 23.3% | 45.5% | 44.6% | 41.2% | 40.4% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 41.5% | 38.2% | 46.3% | 44.9% | 37.7% | 33.5% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 38.3% | 35.6% |
| — | -14.9% | +44.9% | -37.2% | -42.3% | -2.0% | -4.2% | -0.9% | +5.8% | +0.4% | +3.7% | +10.2% | +14.2% | +11.2% | +7.9% | -1.5% | -6.0% | +11.6% | +15.3% | +18.8% | +12.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 26.5% | 21.5% | -7.2% | 24.6% | 21.9% | 29.7% | 29.3% | 24.9% | 22.0% | 31.8% | 32.4% | 27.4% | 22.3% | 33.8% | 31.4% | 23.8% | 18.2% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 26.2% | 21.4% |
| — | -27.6% | -124.7% | -1.4% | -0.4% | -6.7% | -9.7% | -9.0% | -1.1% | -5.9% | +3.2% | +15.0% | +22.3% | +11.8% | +3.8% | -9.3% | -14.6% | +28.4% | +44.5% | +55.3% | +73.3% | |
| Net Margin | 21.2% | 18.6% | -2.3% | 20.9% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 23.3% | 20.2% | 18.1% | 25.3% | 25.4% | 21.4% | 18.4% | 25.7% | 24.3% | 18.4% | 13.9% | 21.9% | 21.5% | 19.2% | 15.5% |
| — | -22.9% | -109.7% | +3.7% | -7.1% | -4.9% | -8.2% | -5.8% | -1.5% | -1.6% | +4.7% | +16.2% | +31.9% | +17.0% | +13.0% | -4.1% | -10.0% | +31.6% | +45.8% | +65.7% | +88.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 15.6% | 3.1% | -0.4% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| — | -27.7% | -109.0% | -4.2% | -15.6% | -18.7% | -21.6% | -20.4% | -18.2% | -20.6% | -10.2% | +0.4% | +16.0% | -8.0% | -20.4% | -28.7% | -34.1% | +29.6% | +70.2% | +104.9% | +145.2% | |
| ROA | 7.2% | 1.4% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| — | -33.2% | -108.6% | -3.5% | -12.7% | -15.4% | -18.7% | -18.1% | -15.4% | -16.9% | -4.9% | +6.7% | +24.0% | +0.3% | -11.1% | -18.3% | -23.3% | +48.9% | +90.7% | +122.4% | +158.6% | |
| ROIC | 10.4% | 1.8% | -0.7% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 2.9% |
| — | -37.1% | -122.3% | -7.6% | -6.2% | -17.3% | -20.9% | -21.6% | -15.6% | -21.0% | -4.7% | +8.3% | +17.2% | -3.2% | -18.4% | -22.5% | -26.9% | +46.8% | +90.5% | +107.5% | +133.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| — | +13.9% | +14.8% | +3.6% | -2.4% | -8.0% | -3.7% | -2.7% | -3.2% | -0.8% | -7.2% | -10.0% | -8.2% | -10.3% | -13.9% | -14.9% | -20.8% | -23.2% | -21.6% | -18.7% | -11.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 12.48 | 191.69 | 10.51 | 11.34 | 8.27 | 8.22 | 9.28 | 10.74 | 7.51 | 6.95 | 7.81 | 9.49 | 6.01 | 6.71 | 8.46 | 10.71 | 5.93 | 5.90 | 7.07 | 9.06 |
| — | +50.9% | +2231.6% | +13.2% | +5.6% | +10.1% | +18.2% | +18.9% | +13.1% | +25.0% | +3.6% | -7.8% | -11.4% | +1.3% | +13.7% | +19.7% | +18.2% | -33.0% | -45.1% | -47.8% | -47.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.28 | 1.37 | 1.71 | 2.04 | 2.28 | 3.57 | 3.31 | 2.62 | 2.03 | 2.17 | 2.27 | 2.92 | 1.84 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.64 | 1.08 | 0.95 |
| — | -61.6% | -48.5% | -22.2% | +12.0% | +64.6% | +46.2% | -10.1% | +10.5% | +20.9% | +30.0% | +68.5% | -3.4% | -5.7% | +6.6% | +60.5% | +100.0% | +189.9% | +159.4% | +91.3% | +77.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.83 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 1.64 | 1.83 | 2.82 | 2.57 | 2.03 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 2.21 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.13 | 0.69 | 0.57 |
| — | -62.8% | -47.1% | -19.2% | +17.6% | +69.8% | +53.9% | -8.1% | +14.4% | +24.0% | +32.2% | +87.0% | +5.1% | +3.0% | +12.2% | +71.6% | +126.6% | +200.7% | +169.6% | +89.7% | +74.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 7.82 | 5.87 | -1.23 | 7.13 | 6.06 | 8.73 | 8.80 | 7.77 | 6.95 | 10.32 | 11.55 | 10.35 | 8.34 | 13.72 | 11.52 | 9.05 | 6.58 | 12.53 | 13.45 | 11.02 | 7.79 |
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Otter Tail Corporation's current P/E is 18.8x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 14.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Otter Tail Corporation's current operating margin is 26.5%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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