Idacorp vs Otter Tail
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The short version
- Idacorp is the larger business, with $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for Otter Tail.
- Idacorp grew revenue faster (−1.2%, against −2.3%).
- Otter Tail kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (26.6% operating margin, against 20.3%).
- Otter Tail turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.5% FCF margin, against −33.1%).
- Otter Tail earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.3%, against 5.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | IDA · FY25 | OTTR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.7B | $3.8B |
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | −$577M | $97.9M |
| Net income | $324M | $276M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.2% | −2.3% |
| 5-year growth | 6.3% | 8.0% |
| Share count change | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 20.3% | 26.6% |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 21.2% |
| FCF margin | −33.1% | 7.5% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 15.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.3B | $583M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.5x | 1.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $192M | $88.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 19.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
IDA $1.2B
OTTR $804M
FY17
IDA $1.3B
OTTR $849M
FY18
IDA $1.3B
OTTR $916M
FY19
IDA $1.3B
OTTR $920M
FY20
IDA $1.3B
OTTR $883M
FY21
IDA $1.4B
OTTR $1.2B
FY22
IDA $1.6B
OTTR $1.5B
FY23
IDA $1.6B
OTTR $1.4B
FY24
IDA $1.8B
OTTR $1.3B
FY25
IDA $1.7B
OTTR $1.3B
IDA
OTTR
Operating margin
FY16
IDA 23.3%
OTTR 14.5%
FY17
IDA 23.9%
OTTR 15.6%
FY18
IDA 22.6%
OTTR 14.1%
FY19
IDA 23.2%
OTTR 14.7%
FY20
IDA 24.1%
OTTR 16.7%
FY21
IDA 23.8%
OTTR 20.9%
FY22
IDA 21.0%
OTTR 26.6%
FY23
IDA 19.1%
OTTR 27.9%
FY24
IDA 18.5%
OTTR 28.6%
FY25
IDA 20.3%
OTTR 26.6%
IDA
OTTR
Free cash flow
FY16
IDA $47.3M
OTTR $2.1M
FY17
IDA $150M
OTTR $40.7M
FY18
IDA $214M
OTTR $38.0M
FY19
IDA $87.9M
OTTR −$22.3M
FY20
IDA $77.2M
OTTR −$160M
FY21
IDA $63.3M
OTTR $59.4M
FY22
IDA −$81.3M
OTTR $218M
FY23
IDA −$344M
OTTR $117M
FY24
IDA −$415M
OTTR $94.1M
FY25
IDA −$577M
OTTR $97.9M
IDA
OTTR
Return on capital
FY16
IDA 6.3%
OTTR —
FY17
IDA 6.6%
OTTR 7.6%
FY18
IDA 7.0%
OTTR 8.4%
FY19
IDA 6.7%
OTTR 8.0%
FY20
IDA 6.6%
OTTR 7.7%
FY21
IDA 6.6%
OTTR 11.6%
FY22
IDA 6.2%
OTTR 16.4%
FY23
IDA 5.6%
OTTR 15.1%
FY24
IDA 5.5%
OTTR 13.9%
FY25
IDA 5.5%
OTTR 12.3%
IDA
OTTR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.