Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.97x

Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.97x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $70.61 Million is below net income of $72.61 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Otter Tail Corporation debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.97x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$70.61 Million
USD

Net Income

$72.61 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Otter Tail Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1994–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Otter Tail Corporation across 30 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Otter Tail Corporation (1994–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Otter Tail Corporation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.40x $385.99 Million $275.89 Million ▼ -6.8%
2024 1.50x $452.73 Million $301.66 Million ▲ +9.2%
2023 1.37x $404.50 Million $294.19 Million ▲ +0.4%
2022 1.37x $389.31 Million $284.18 Million ▲ +4.7%
2021 1.31x $231.24 Million $176.77 Million ▼ -40.8%
2020 2.21x $211.92 Million $95.85 Million ▲ +3.8%
2019 2.13x $185.04 Million $86.85 Million ▲ +22.3%
2018 1.74x $143.45 Million $82.34 Million ▼ -27.6%
2017 2.41x $173.58 Million $72.12 Million ▼ -8.6%
2016 2.63x $163.39 Million $62.04 Million ▲ +31.3%
2015 2.01x $117.54 Million $58.59 Million ▲ +1.5%
2014 1.98x $112.47 Million $56.88 Million ▼ -33.0%
2013 2.95x $148.08 Million $50.17 Million ▼ -50.8%
2012 5.99x $233.55 Million $38.97 Million ▼ -4.1%
2009 6.25x $162.75 Million $26.03 Million ▲ +97.3%
2008 3.17x $111.32 Million $35.12 Million ▲ +101.6%
2007 1.57x $84.81 Million $53.96 Million ▲ +0.1%
2006 1.57x $80.25 Million $51.11 Million ▲ +2.5%
2005 1.53x $95.80 Million $62.55 Million ▲ +7.8%
2004 1.42x $59.92 Million $42.20 Million ▼ -26.8%
2003 1.94x $76.95 Million $39.66 Million ▲ +16.6%
2002 1.66x $76.80 Million $46.13 Million ▼ -6.4%
2001 1.78x $77.53 Million $43.60 Million ▲ +18.6%
2000 1.50x $60.28 Million $40.22 Million ▼ -13.9%
1999 1.74x $78.30 Million $45.00 Million ▼ -16.5%
1998 2.08x $64.00 Million $30.70 Million ▼ -3.0%
1997 2.15x $69.40 Million $32.30 Million ▼ -3.9%
1996 2.24x $67.10 Million $30.00 Million ▲ +11.3%
1995 2.01x $58.10 Million $28.90 Million ▲ +10.6%
1994 1.82x $51.80 Million $28.50 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.