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OTTR Otter Tail Corp

NASDAQ
Utilities
Utilities

$90.19

▲ 0.6%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

OTTR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
36
Health
61
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

9.0%

Interest Coverage

9.17x

Current Ratio

1.71x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Otter Tail Corp (OTTR) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Utilities industry, within the Utilities sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.30B in revenue and $275.89M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated OTTR yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
No moat evidenceMoat evidence score: 43/100

The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.

Operating margin level73/100

27.7% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability27/100

±5.9 pts around 20.6% across 10 years

Revenue durability28/100

grew in 5 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency60/100

positive in 8 of 10 years

Return on invested capital20/100

9.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

2.1%

Revenue moved from $803.54M in 2016 to $1.30B in 2025, a 5.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

26.6%

Net Margin

21.2%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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2/2 checks passedInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$1.13B

Net Debt

$854.51M

Net Debt / EBITDA

2.47x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 9.2x, with a current ratio of 1.7x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $1.13B of total debt against $278.38M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$385.99M

Free Cash Flow

$97.92M

FCF Margin

7.5%

In the latest year Otter Tail Corp produced about $385.99M of operating cash flow and $97.92M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
SafeSafety score: 71/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Per share (latest FY)

$2.10

Total paid (latest FY)

$88.06M

History on record

10 years

Free-cash-flow coverage17/100

dividend uses 90% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

32% of net income paid out

Raise streak100/100

total dividends increased 9 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 10 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
0/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

—

OTTR trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$40.04

Current price

$90.19

-56% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$97.92M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$756.78M
PV of terminal value$924.37M
Estimated equity value$1.68B
Shares outstanding42M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where OTTR sits versus the Utilities companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 38 Utilities companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How OTTR stacks up against its Utilities peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

OTTR doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 38 rated Utilities companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 20.5x

ROE vs sector

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median 10.3%

Growth vs sector

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median 8.8%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
OTTRThis stock——Not rated
OGE22.3x4.1%Neutral· 49
WTRG20.2x13.1%Neutral· 57
EMA19.7x13.4%Neutral· 55
KEP2.8x3.4%Neutral· 47
SBS12.1x-20.9%Favorable· 67
FTS23.1x4.3%Neutral· 50
NGG18.9x-6.2%Neutral· 46
Utilities median20.5x8.8%54/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianOGEWTRGEMAKEPSBSFTSNGGP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Utilities companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 38 rated companies among the 47 Utilities stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$114.62 – $191.03

vs. $90.19 today · implied CAGR 5% – 16%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.40B$1.52B$1.64B$1.77B$1.91B
Net income$294.76M$318.34M$343.81M$371.31M$401.02M
EPS$7.02$7.58$8.19$8.84$9.55
Share price (low)$84.25$90.99$98.26$106.13$114.62
Share price (high)$140.41$151.64$163.77$176.88$191.03
CAGR (low–high)-7% / 56%0% / 30%3% / 22%4% / 18%5% / 16%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 9 Wall Street analysts covering OTTR recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Sell
consensus · score 2.4 / 5 across 9 analysts
Strong Buy 0Buy 0Hold 6Sell 1Strong Sell 2

Latest SEC Filings

OTTR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

OTTR — frequently asked questions

Is OTTR a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Otter Tail Corp's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does OTTR's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Otter Tail Corp's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for OTTR calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this OTTR analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell OTTR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.