Idacorp vs Otter Tail
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I put Idacorp and Otter Tail side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Idacorp
IDA
1/10
Revenue growth
Otter Tail
OTTR
8/10
5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.