Otis Worldwide
Otis Worldwide's revenue rose 1.2% to $14.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 14.8%, up from 14.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.4 billion, up 0.5%. It paid out $1.5 billion in dividends and buybacks, 101% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
What Otis Worldwide does
Otis makes, installs, services and modernizes elevators, escalators and moving walkways. It serves customers in over 200 countries and territories and has a direct presence in more than 70 countries, with more than 1,400 branches and offices.
It has two segments. New Equipment designs, makes, sells and installs elevators and escalators for homes, offices, shops and infrastructure such as airports and metros. Its customers are mainly property developers and general contractors, as well as government agencies. Service maintains, repairs and modernizes elevators and escalators already in use. Otis reports: 35% of net sales came from New Equipment and 65% from Service, while Service produced 91% of segment operating profit and New Equipment 9%.
About 71% of 2025 net sales came from outside the United States. Otis says it is not dependent on any single customer. Customers usually make an advance payment on new equipment orders, followed by progress payments, and Otis recognizes that revenue as the work is completed. Its main elevator models are Gen2, Gen3, Gen360 and SkyRise.
Its biggest risks, as it describes them
- Weakness in construction and infrastructure markets, which drives demand for new equipment.
- International risks, including trade policy, emerging markets and geopolitical conflicts.
- Reliance on suppliers, and on estimating costs and timing correctly on projects.
- Cost-cutting efforts that may not deliver the benefits expected.
- Product safety claims, lawsuits and anti-corruption compliance.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2018 to 2025, earnings per share grew 5.4% a year and net income 4.0% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 9%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Otis Worldwide yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Otis Worldwide's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Otis Worldwide's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $1.4B, net cash of −$6.9B at December 31, 2025 and 395 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Otis Worldwide: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 1.8% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $75.27
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Otis Worldwide's earnings per share of $3.89 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 26.7×, the middle of Otis Worldwide's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Industrials median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $75.27
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Otis Worldwide's P/E at the last close
- 19.3×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. W. GraingerGWW | $1,357.60 | $39.21 | 34.6× |
| Parker HannifinPH | $904.43 | $28.48 | 31.8× |
| Illinois Tool WorksITW | $276.22 | $11.03 | 25.0× |
| Stanley Black & DeckerSWK | $99.37 | $4.10 | 24.2× |
| Otis WorldwideOTIS | $75.27 | $3.89 | 19.3× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,565 | 1,189 | 1,274 | 2,300 | 1,096 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 7,273 | 6,768 | 6,898 | 8,324 | 7,956 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 5,708 | 5,579 | 5,624 | 6,024 | 6,860 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.5x | 2.5x | 2.4x | 2.8x | 3.0x |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 15.5x | 14.5x | 14.1x | 11.0x | 9.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Otis Worldwide shares on the open market, and 6 insiders sold $17.2 million, $9.3 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Thibault Pierre Marie LefeburePresident, Otis EMEA | Sold | 1,628 | $76.89 | $125,177 | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Montlivault Stephane dePresident, Otis Asia Pacific | Sold | 47,944 | $92.25 | $4.4 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Nora E. LaFreniereEVP, General Counsel | Sold | 27,418 | $90.38 | $2.5 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Michael Patrick RyanSVP, CAO & Controller | Sold | 1,182 | $90.06 | $106,451 | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Judith Fran MarksChair, CEO and President, Director | Sold plan | 56,107 | $90.89 | $5.1 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Judith Fran MarksChair, CEO and President, Director | Sold plan | 46,780 | $89.57 | $4.2 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Neil GreenEVP & Chief Digital Officer | Sold | 6,000 | $86.45 | $518,700 | Form 4 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Michael Patrick RyanSVP, CAO & Controller | Sold | 3,028 | $91.69 | $277,637 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 7 of 8 | 5 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −2.2% | 0.8% | −1.9% |
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
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| Otis Worldwide | FY25 | 1.2% | 14.8% | 10.0% | 116.6% | 3.0x | 5 | |
| Stanley Black & Decker | FY25 | −1.5% | — | 4.5% | 6.2% | 4.3x | 6 | Compare |
| Illinois Tool Works | FY25 | 0.9% | 26.3% | 16.9% | 30.2% | 1.8x | 6 | Compare |
| W. W. Grainger | FY25 | 4.5% | 13.9% | 7.4% | 32.3% | 0.7x | 6 | Compare |
| Parker Hannifin | FY26 | 8.3% | 23.6% | 18.2% | 17.6% | 1.3x | 9 | Compare |
8 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | 12,915 | 13,118 | 12,756 | 14,298 | 13,685 | 14,209 | 14,261 | 14,431 |
| Revenue growth | — | 1.6% | −2.8% | 12.1% | −4.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | 181 | 163 | 152 | 159 | 150 | 144 | 152 | 152 |
| Operating income | 1,835 | 1,814 | 1,639 | 2,108 | 2,033 | 2,186 | 2,008 | 2,133 |
| Net income | 1,049 | 1,116 | 906 | 1,246 | 1,253 | 1,406 | 1,645 | 1,384 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.08 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 3.39 | 4.07 | 3.50 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 433 | 433 | 435 | 431 | 423 | 415 | 404 | 395 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | 1,550 | 1,469 | 1,480 | 1,750 | 1,560 | 1,627 | 1,563 | 1,596 |
| Capital expenditure | 172 | 145 | 183 | 156 | 115 | 138 | 126 | 152 |
| Free cash flow | 1,378 | 1,324 | 1,297 | 1,594 | 1,445 | 1,489 | 1,437 | 1,444 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 260 | 393 | 465 | 539 | 606 | 647 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 725 | 850 | 800 | 1,007 | 809 |
| Acquisitions | 50 | 47 | 53 | 80 | 46 | 36 | 87 | 109 |
| Stock-based compensation | 38 | 37 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 80 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,329 | 1,446 | 1,782 | 1,565 | 1,189 | 1,274 | 2,300 | 1,096 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | 39 | 5,963 | 7,273 | 6,768 | 6,898 | 8,324 | 7,956 |
| Total assets | — | 9,687 | 10,710 | 12,279 | 9,819 | 10,117 | 11,316 | 10,653 |
| Total liabilities | — | 7,361 | 13,911 | 15,263 | 14,483 | 14,837 | 16,044 | 15,924 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,012 | 1,700 | −3,862 | −3,625 | −4,870 | −4,924 | −4,848 | −5,392 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 9.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.0% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | 91.1% | 88.2% | — | — | 116.6% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | — | 8.9% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 15.3% | 12.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −0.7x | 2.3x | 2.5x | 2.5x | 2.4x | 2.8x | 3.0x |