Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Conglomerates industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Otter Tail Corporation, an entity founded in 1907 and based in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is a diversified enterprise conducting business in the United States across three primary sectors: an electric utility, manufacturing operations, and the production of plastic pipes. The company adopted its current name in 2001, having previously been known as Otter Tail Power Company. The Electric segment is responsible for generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electricity.
Is Otter Tail Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) trades at 19.4× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (19.2×) $89 (-1 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $120 (+33 %).
Kaplio overview: Otter Tail Corporation
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $77 – $94 (3 % below the high) · P/E 19.4× · 2027 expected P/E 17.2× · Dividend 2.5 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings November 2, 2026 · expected EPS $1.55 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 3.
- Valuation: P/E 19.4× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 6 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.5× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (19.2×) $89 (-1 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $120 (+33 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in industrials: 6 of 10 pass
- ROIC 5.5 %, fails.
- FCF conversion 35.5 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 22.1 %, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 12.7×, fails.
- 5y revenue growth 7.3 %, passes.
- Operating margin 26.5 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.5×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.1, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 5 de 9, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 19.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Otter Tail Corporation: P/E 19.4×; EV/EBITDA 12.7×; ROIC 5.5 %; $3.8B. Avista Corporation (P/E 13.3×; EV/EBITDA 9.7×; ROIC 4.3 %; $3.1B), Northwestern Energy Group Inc (P/E 28.4×; EV/EBITDA 14.2×; ROIC 3.9 %; $4.8B), MGE Energy, Inc. (P/E 18.1×; EV/EBITDA 12.5×; ROIC 4.7 %; $2.8B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 19.4× · median 19.2× · minimum 10.2× · maximum 30.3× · cheap below 13.5× · expensive above 25.6×. It has been cheaper than today 51% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 2.5 % ($2.10 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +7 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.3× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $25.00 a year ($2.08 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 10.43% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.54% |
| Return on Assets | 4.54% |
| Gross Margin | 39.98% |
| Operating Margin | 17.13% |
| Net Margin | 14.83% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.67 |
| Current Ratio | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.15 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +1.48% |
| 3 months | +2.32% |
| Year-to-date | +11.95% |
| 1 year | +17.10% |
| 3 years | +29.69% |
| 5 years | +45.90% |
| 10 years | +151.66% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $2.2575 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.5775 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.5775 |
| 2026-02-13 | $0.5775 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.5250 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.4675 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.4675 |
| 2024-05-14 | $0.4675 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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