Otter Tail vs Unitil
Otter Tail reported revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.4 times Unitil's $536 million in fiscal 2025. Otter Tail's revenue fell 2.3% in its latest year, and Unitil's grew 8.3%. Otter Tail had an operating margin of 26.6%, against 18.9% at Unitil. Free cash flow was $98 million at Otter Tail and −$54 million at Unitil.
Side by side
| Otter Tail | Unitil | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.3B | $536M |
| Revenue growth | −2.3% | 8.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.0% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 26.6% | 18.9% |
| Net margin | 21.2% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow | $98M | −$54M |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.5% | −10.0% |
| Return on capital | 12.2% | 5.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.3x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $88M | $30M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | 4.2% |
| Last close | $90.07 | $55.27 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.4× | 17.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $394,044 | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 4 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Otter Tail and Unitil pages.