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Otter Tail Corp OTTR

Nasdaq · stock · Electric Services · website · IPO 1980-03-17

Otter Tail Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.8B
P / E13.8×
P / S2.9×
P / B2.0×
Dividend yield2.31%
Net margin21.2%
Return on equity14.8%
Net debt$577.4M
Net debt / EBITDA1.2×
Enterprise value USD$4.4B
EV / EBITDA9.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.9%
Return on capital9.6%
Graham number -12.4%$80.71

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($80.71); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
7.80% 8.50% 9.00% 9.40% 10.80% 14.80% 19.30% 21.70% 22.70% 21.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.50% 15.60% 14.10% 14.70% 16.60% 20.90% 26.60% 27.90% 28.60% 26.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.30% 10.40% 11.30% 11.10% 11.00% 17.80% 23.30% 20.40% 18.10% 14.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
39.3M 39.7M 39.9M 40.2M 41.5M 41.8M 41.9M 42.0M 42.1M 42.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$540.9M $476.5M $591.7M $671.2M $766.0M $765.5M $708.0M $593.7M $649.1M $577.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.30% 3.60% 4.00% 3.80% 3.70% 6.40% 9.80% 9.10% 8.30% 7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.81× 0.71× 0.81× 0.89× 0.88× 0.77× 0.68× 0.57× 0.57× 0.52× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.61 $1.82 $2.06 $2.17 $2.34 $4.23 $6.78 $7.00 $7.17 $6.55 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Otter Tail Corp trades at about 14.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.5×–24.7×, median 17×).

9.5× 24.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.5×–24.7×); dot = today's 14.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin26.5%28.6%27.9%26.6%20.9%16.6%14.7%14.1%15.6%14.5%
Net margin21.2%22.7%21.7%19.3%14.8%10.8%9.4%9.0%8.5%7.8%
Return on assets7.0%8.3%9.1%9.8%6.4%3.7%3.8%4.0%3.6%3.3%
Return on equity14.8%18.1%20.4%23.3%17.8%11.0%11.1%11.3%10.4%9.3%
Debt / equity0.52×0.57×0.57×0.68×0.77×0.88×0.89×0.81×0.71×0.81×
Current ratio2.282.031.841.910.950.541.341.420.930.96

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.