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Otter Tail Corporation OTTR
$88.87 +0.46% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $3.73B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Nov 2, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin narrowed to 17.1% from 27.1% a year earlier.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +10.3%).
- The shares trade at 19.2× trailing earnings, higher than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth7Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 22%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 8%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 19%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 42%
Quality74Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 49%
- Gross marginTop 24%
- Operating marginTop 18%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 30%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 42%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 38%
- Interest coverTop 45%
Value37Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 18%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 23%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 37%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 31%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 6%
Momentum65Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 48%
- 6-month returnBottom 48%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 46%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 10%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 27%
Revisions34Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 37%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 5%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 1%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 5%
Stability94Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 10%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 6%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 38%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.5% | 0.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -5.0% | -31.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 43.2% | 40.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 17.1% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 10.6% | -6.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 0.3% | -0.5% | ↑ | Bottom 21% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -31.9% | -5.0% | ↓ | Bottom 22% |
| Gross margin | 40.0% | 43.2% | ↓ | Top 24% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 27.1% | ↓ | Top 18% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 21.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -6.0% | 10.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | — | Bottom 49% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.7% | — | Bottom 19% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.10×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +9.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.69×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.48%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.48%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +10.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $81.00
- Target vs current price
- -8.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 7
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 0%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | +9.9% | +2.0% | +6.1% | +2.7% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | +21.8% | -0.2% | -3.0% | -7.9% | -0.0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 | +6.0% | -1.7% | -3.1% | -1.2% | +1.7% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | +3.3% | +1.0% | +9.4% | +5.0% | +14.2% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | +8.2% | +1.2% | +5.9% | +11.6% | +3.2% |
| May 5, 2025 | +5.9% | -0.0% | -5.0% | -5.2% | -3.7% |
| Feb 17, 2025 | +3.2% | +6.1% | +5.9% | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +1.2% | +3.6% | -1.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $1.66 | $1.51 | +9.9% | $334.4M |
| May 4, 2026 | $1.73 | $1.42 | +21.8% | $347.0M |
| Feb 16, 2026 | $1.23 | $1.16 | +6.0% | $308.1M |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $1.86 | $1.80 | +3.3% | $325.6M |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $1.85 | $1.71 | +8.2% | $333.0M |
| May 5, 2025 | $1.62 | $1.53 | +5.9% | $337.4M |
| Feb 17, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.26 | +3.2% | $303.1M |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $2.03 | $1.98 | +2.5% | $338.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 19.2× | 12.5× | 95th | Top 18% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.7× | — | — | Top 37% |
| EV / Sales | 3.53× | — | — | Bottom 31% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -2.12% | — | — | Bottom 23% |
| Earnings yield | 5.21% | — | — | Top 18% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.0× – 20.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +10.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -31.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +73.5%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 2
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +0.7%
- RSI (14)
- 48.3
- Relative volume
- 1.34×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 20.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 11th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.36
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.26
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -5.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | -35.1% | 57 days | 170 days (Jul 17, 2023) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | -27.9% | 110 days | Not yet recovered |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Oct 30, 2023 | -24.6% | 58 days | 64 days (Feb 1, 2024) |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Apr 29, 2022 | -18.9% | 82 days | 64 days (Aug 2, 2022) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Mar 18, 2024 | -18.8% | 24 days | 90 days (Jul 26, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.73B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.63
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.32B
- Dividend yield
- 2.54%
- 52-week range
- $74.15 – $95.09
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.20B | $1.46B | $1.35B | $1.33B | $1.30B |
| Gross profit | $424.1M | $570.5M | $565.1M | $583.1M | $362.7M |
| Operating income | $249.7M | $390.4M | $377.9M | $380.3M | $345.7M |
| Net income | $176.8M | $284.2M | $294.2M | $301.7M | $275.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.23 | $6.78 | $7.00 | $7.17 | $6.55 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $338.0M | $303.1M | $337.4M | $333.0M | $325.6M | $308.1M | $347.0M | $334.4M |
| Net income | $85.5M | $54.9M | $68.1M | $77.7M | $78.3M | $51.8M | $72.6M | -$7.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.03 | $1.30 | $1.62 | $1.85 | $1.86 | $1.23 | $1.73 | -$0.19 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $231.2M | $389.3M | $404.5M | $452.7M | $386.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$171.8M | -$171.1M | -$287.1M | -$358.6M | -$288.1M |
| Free cash flow | $59.4M | $218.2M | $117.4M | $94.1M | $97.9M |
| Dividends paid | -$64.9M | -$68.8M | -$73.1M | -$78.3M | -$88.1M |
| Net share buybacks | -$811,000 | -$2.9M | -$3.1M | -$6.5M | -$3.1M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $407.2M
- Total assets
- $4.29B
- Total liabilities
- $2.42B
- Total debt
- $1.27B
- Net debt
- $914.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.88B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.58 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.58 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.58 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.53 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.53 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.53 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.53 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.47 | Dec 10, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,790,407
- Days to cover
- 22.99
- Change vs previous report
- -0.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 16, 2000
- 2-for-1
- Jun 16, 1988
- 2-for-1