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Otter Tail

OTTR Nasdaq Electric Utilities Financials FY2016–FY2025

Otter Tail's revenue fell 2.3% to $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 26.6%, down from 28.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $98 million, up 4.1%. It paid out $88 million in dividends and buybacks, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$90.49

0.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.3B
2.3% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
26.6%
2.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$276M
8.6%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$97.9M
4.1%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
12.3%
1.6 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$3.8B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
19.5x
On $4.64 EPS (TTM)

What Otter Tail does

No business description yet.

Legal name
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001466593-26-000008
0001466593

Revenue and margins

Otter Tail had $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.3% on the year before.

Revenue
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Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 16.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $97.9M in fiscal 2025, 7.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Otter Tail returned $88.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Otter Tail yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$583M and divides by 42.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 19.5x · peers 21.3x · sector 20.7x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Otter Tail can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $1.5M$119M$230M$295M$441M
Debt incl. finance leases $858M$835M$906M$1.0B$1.0B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x1.5x1.4x1.5x1.3x
Debt / equity 0.9x0.7x0.6x0.6x0.6x
Interest coverage 6.6x10.8x10.0x9.1x7.3x
Current ratio 1.0x1.9x1.8x2.0x2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x1.3x1.4x1.6x1.8x
Total assets $2.8B$2.9B$3.2B$3.7B$4.0B
Total liabilities $1.8B$1.7B$1.8B$2.0B$2.1B
Shareholders' equity $991M$1.2B$1.4B$1.7B$1.9B
Net debt (− = net cash) $857M$716M$675M$718M$583M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.4M

1 insider

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 11, 2026 Paul L KnutsonVP, Human Resources Sold 475 $94.63 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 10, 2026 Paul L KnutsonVP, Human Resources Sold 250 $92.84 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 7, 2026 Paul L KnutsonVP, Human Resources Sold 3,500 $93.11 $0.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 4 / 85 / 85 / 8
Accruals ratio −3.6%−4.4%−2.9%
Altman Z'' 2.963.083.26

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

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Otter Tail OTTR $3.8B −2.3% 26.6% 7.5% 12.3% 19.5x 5
Idacorp IDA $7.7B −1.2% 20.3% −33.1% 5.5% — 5 Compare →
TXNM Energy TXNM $6.6B 9.9% 20.4% −28.2% 4.8% 44.1x 6 Compare →
MGE Energy MGEE $2.7B 9.9% 23.0% −10.8% 7.0% 18.8x 5 Compare →
Hawaiian Electric Industries HE $1.5B −4.1% 7.6% 1.6% 5.2% 6.5x 5 Compare →

10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $804M $849M $916M $920M $883M $1.2B $1.5B $1.4B $1.3B $1.3B
Operating income $117M $132M $129M $135M $148M $250M $390M $378M $380M $346M
Interest expense $31.9M $29.6M $30.4M $31.4M $34.4M $37.8M $36.0M $37.7M $41.8M $47.2M
Pretax income $82.5M $99.7M $96.9M $104M $116M $213M $358M $364M $367M $322M
Income tax $20.2M $27.3M $14.6M $17.4M $20.2M $36.1M $73.4M $69.3M $65.2M $46.4M
Net income $62.3M $72.4M $82.3M $86.8M $95.9M $177M $284M $294M $302M $276M
Diluted EPS $1.61 $1.82 $2.06 $2.17 $2.34 $4.23 $6.78 $7.00 $7.17 $6.55
Diluted shares 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $163M $174M $143M $185M $212M $231M $389M $405M $453M $386M
Capital expenditure $161M $133M $105M $207M $372M $172M $171M $287M $359M $288M
Free cash flow $2.1M $40.7M $38.0M −$22.3M −$160M $59.4M $218M $117M $94.1M $97.9M
Depreciation and amortization $73.4M $72.5M $74.7M $78.1M $82.0M $91.4M $92.6M $98.0M $107M $118M
Stock-based compensation $3.2M $3.6M $4.4M $6.0M $6.3M $6.9M $6.8M $7.8M $9.5M $9.1M
Acquisitions $1.5M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.1M $1.8M $3.0M $2.7M $2.1M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $50.6M $53.2M $55.7M $60.3M $64.9M $68.8M $73.1M $78.3M $88.1M
Dividends and buybacks $0.1M $52.4M $56.2M $58.5M $62.4M $64.9M $68.8M $73.1M $78.3M $88.1M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $0.0M $16.2M $0.9M $21.2M $1.2M $1.5M $119M $230M $295M $441M
Total debt $584M $605M $611M $698M $848M $858M $835M $906M $1.0B $1.0B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $208M $239M $241M $255M $235M $369M $453M $570M $630M $800M
Current liabilities $216M $257M $170M $190M $437M $388M $238M $310M $310M $351M
Inventory $83.7M $88.0M $106M $97.9M $92.2M $149M $146M $150M $149M $159M
Property and equipment, net $1.5B $1.5B $1.6B $1.8B $2.0B $2.1B $2.2B $142M $179M $171M
Total assets $1.9B $2.0B $2.1B $2.3B $2.6B $2.8B $2.9B $3.2B $3.7B $4.0B
Total liabilities $1.2B $1.3B $1.3B $1.5B $1.7B $1.8B $1.7B $1.8B $2.0B $2.1B
Shareholders' equity $670M $697M $729M $782M $871M $991M $1.2B $1.4B $1.7B $1.9B
Margins
Operating margin 14.5% 15.6% 14.1% 14.7% 16.7% 20.9% 26.6% 27.9% 28.6% 26.6%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 24.1% 22.3% 23.2% 26.0% 28.5% 32.9% 35.2% 36.7% 35.7%
Net margin 7.8% 8.5% 9.0% 9.4% 10.9% 14.8% 19.3% 21.7% 22.7% 21.2%
FCF margin 0.3% 4.8% 4.2% −2.4% −18.1% 5.0% 14.9% 8.7% 7.1% 7.5%
Returns
Return on capital — 7.6% 8.4% 8.0% 7.7% 11.6% 16.4% 15.1% 13.9% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 7.7% 7.1% 6.8% 7.0% 11.1% 15.5% 13.5% 12.1% 9.9%
Return on equity 9.8% 10.6% 11.6% 11.5% 11.6% 19.0% 25.7% 22.1% 19.4% 15.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 3.7% 4.1% 4.0% 4.0% 6.6% 10.1% 9.6% 8.8% 7.2%
Growth
Revenue growth 3.0% 5.7% 7.9% 0.3% −4.0% 35.6% 22.7% −7.9% −1.7% −2.3%
Net income growth 5.0% 16.2% 13.7% 5.5% 10.4% 84.4% 60.8% 3.5% 2.5% −8.5%
EPS growth 1.9% 13.0% 13.2% 5.3% 7.8% 80.8% 60.3% 3.2% 2.4% −8.7%
FCF growth — 1,811.8% −6.5% −158.7% — — 267.2% −46.2% −19.8% 4.1%
Share count change 2.8% 2.6% 0.4% 0.2% 2.4% 2.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.9x 3.0x 3.2x 3.7x 2.5x 1.5x 1.4x 1.5x 1.3x
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Interest coverage 3.7x 4.5x 4.3x 4.3x 4.3x 6.6x 10.8x 10.0x 9.1x 7.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x 1.3x 0.5x 1.0x 1.9x 1.8x 2.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x 1.3x 1.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 20.1% 15.7% 11.5% 22.6% 42.1% 14.4% 11.7% 21.2% 27.0% 22.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Payouts / FCF 4.9% 128.9% 147.8% — — 109.2% 31.5% 62.3% 83.2% 89.9%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 0.7 1.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.3
Accruals ratio −5.4% −5.2% −3.0% −4.5% −4.8% −2.0% −3.7% −3.6% −4.4% −2.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001466593). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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