Otter Tail Corporation (Nasdaq: OTTR) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

SUMMARY

  • Reported quarterly diluted loss per share of $0.18 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.66.

  • Updated our annual diluted earnings per share guidance range to $3.84 to $4.24.

  • Initiated annual adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance range of $5.68 to $6.08.

CEO OVERVIEW

“Our team advanced our strategic initiatives during the quarter and delivered on our near-term priorities and growth plan for the benefit of our customers and shareholders,” said CEO Chuck MacFarlane. “I am grateful for their efforts in what was a very busy quarter and for the ways they continue to support our customers.

“Otter Tail Power’s team members continue to execute well on our regulatory and strategic priorities. During the second quarter, we secured route permits for two of our large regional transmission projects, filed our 15-year integrated resource plan with the Minnesota commission and continued to make progress on our ongoing Minnesota rate case.

“Our Manufacturing segment produced improved financial results, primarily driven by a favorable product mix as our team continues to focus on providing value-added service to customers, creating margin expansion. Sales volumes also increased as our businesses were well positioned to capitalize on improved demand, especially in the recreational vehicle, construction and horticulture end markets.

“Our Plastics segment outperformed our expectations, driven by strong sales volumes as our customers sought to secure PVC pipe in advance of announced resin price increases. Additionally, the rate of decline in the sales price of our PVC pipe moderated in a strong demand environment. Our team effectively leveraged the additional capacity recently added at our Phoenix facility to fulfill customer demand.

“During the second quarter, we entered into settlement agreements with the three putative classes in the PVC pipe U.S. antitrust litigation. If final approval is granted by the court, the settlement agreements will resolve all claims arising from these putative classes. While not admitting any wrongdoing, fault or liability, we agreed to pay $103.5 million to resolve the class action litigation. We concluded resolution through settlements was in our best interest as it meaningfully reduces the uncertainty, distraction and significant costs and exposure associated with complex antitrust litigation, and allows our team members to remain focused on what we do best – serving our customers.

“We are updating our 2026 diluted earnings per share guidance range to $3.84 to $4.24 from $5.22 to $5.62 primarily due to the impact of the settlement agreements and related expense. We are initiating an adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance range of $5.68 to $6.08 which excludes the after-tax impact of the litigation settlement expense and reflects an increase from our original guidance range.

“The fundamentals of our diversified business model remains strong, and we are well positioned to deliver on our investment targets over the long term. We continue to target a long-term earnings per share growth rate of 7 to 9 percent and a total shareholder return of 10 to 12 percent.”

QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

On August 3, 2026, the corporation’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.5775 per share. This dividend is payable on September 10, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 14, 2026.

CASH FLOWS AND LIQUIDITY

Our consolidated cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $182.7 million compared to $159.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This increase was primarily due to a decrease in working capital requirements, largely driven by the timing of vendor payments and the recovery of fuel cost and rider revenues from our utility customers.

Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 included capital expenditures of $324.8 million. Our capital investments were largely within our Electric segment and included investments in our Abercrombie and Solway solar projects, as well as investments in our wind repowering and other projects.

Financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 included the issuance of $170.0 million of long-term debt by Otter Tail Power; the proceeds of which were used to repay short-term borrowings, fund capital investments and support operating activities. Financing activities for the period also included dividend payments of $48.5 million.

As of June 30, 2026 we had $170.0 million and $153.0 million of available liquidity under our Otter Tail Corporation and Otter Tail Power credit facilities, respectively, along with $278.4 million of available cash and cash equivalents, resulting in total available liquidity of $601.4 million.

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

Electric Segment

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Change

 

% Change

Operating Revenues

$

121,320

 

$

128,731

 

$

(7,411

)

 

(5.8

)%

Net Income

 

18,698

 

 

19,195

 

 

(497

)

 

(2.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail MWh Sales

 

1,400,638

 

 

1,337,696

 

 

62,942

 

 

4.7

%

Heating Degree Days

 

602

 

 

460

 

 

142

 

 

30.9

 

Cooling Degree Days

 

164

 

 

145

 

 

19

 

 

13.1

 

 

The following table shows heating degree days and cooling degree days as a percent of normal.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

Heating Degree Days

112.7 %

 

86.5 %

Cooling Degree Days

127.1 %

 

114.2 %

 

The following table summarizes the estimated effect on diluted earnings per share of the difference in retail kilowatt-hour (kwh) sales under actual weather conditions and expected retail kwh sales under normal weather conditions for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

 

2026 vs Normal

 

2026 vs

2025

 

2025 vs Normal

Effect on Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

$

 

Operating Revenues decreased $7.4 million primarily due to an increase in the amount of production tax credits (PTCs) generated during the period, the benefit of which is passed through to customers, as well as lower fuel recovery revenues. The increase in PTCs was driven by additional wind generation and the completion of our wind repowering projects earlier this year, which allowed the facilities to begin generating PTCs as they were placed back into service. A planned outage at one of our coal-fired plants during the period drove the reduction in fuel recovery revenues and also resulted in less excess generation, which resulted in lower wholesale revenues. Lower market energy prices resulted in lower purchased power costs which also contributed to the decrease in fuel recovery revenues.

The decreases described above were partially offset by the impact of increased interim and final rates in Minnesota and South Dakota, respectively, the recovery of additional rate base investments, increased commercial sales volumes, and favorable weather impacts.

Net Income decreased $0.5 million primarily due to higher operating and maintenance expenses, including plant outage-related expenses, increased labor costs, and increased vegetative management expenses, as well as higher depreciation and interest expense associated with our rate base investments.

An increase in allowance for funds used during construction, driven by our continued investments in our large solar projects, partially offset the impact of lower revenues and higher operating and maintenance expenses.

Manufacturing Segment

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Operating Revenues

$

88,461

 

$

78,726

 

$

9,735

 

12.4

%

Net Income

 

4,571

 

 

3,481

 

 

1,090

 

31.3

 

 

Operating Revenues increased $9.7 million primarily due to steel cost increases, which drove a 9% revenue increase, as steel costs are passed on to customers, as well as a 3% increase in sales volumes. Demand improved in certain markets we serve, including the construction, recreational vehicle and horticulture markets, compared to softer demand and tighter inventory management efforts during the same period last year.

Net Income increased $1.1 million primarily due to higher margins resulting from the mix of products sold and higher sales volumes, which results in a greater leveraging of our fixed costs. These impacts were partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses.

Plastics Segment

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Operating Revenues

$

124,602

 

 

$

125,586

 

$

(984

)

 

(0.8

)%

Net Income (Loss)

 

(30,081

)

 

 

53,104

 

 

(83,185

)

 

n/m

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

47,130

 

 

 

53,104

 

 

(5,974

)

 

(11.2

)

 

Operating Revenues decreased $1.0 million compared to the same period last year, primarily due to a 14% decrease in average sales prices. The impact of lower pricing was largely offset by a 15% increase in sales volumes, primarily driven by customer purchasing activity ahead of announced PVC resin cost increases and additional production capacity recently added at our Phoenix facility.

Net Income decreased $83.2 million, resulting in a net loss for the quarter. The decrease was primarily due to estimated losses recognized during the period arising from the settlement agreements reached with each of the three putative classes in the ongoing U.S. antitrust class action lawsuits. In connection with these matters, we recognized an estimated pre-tax loss in the amount of $103.5 million during the period.

Adjusted Net Income reflects an adjustment to exclude the after-tax impact of the legal settlement expenses recognized in the second quarter of 2026. Adjusted net income decreased $6.0 million from the second quarter of 2025 primarily due to decreased sales prices, partially offset by increased sales volumes, as discussed above.

Corporate

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Net Income (Loss)

$

(795

)

 

$

1,948

 

$

(2,743

)

 

n/m

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, corporate results reflected a net loss of $0.8 million compared to net income of $1.9 million for the same period last year. The change from the prior year was primarily due to the internal allocation of interim tax expense and an increase in employee compensation costs.

2026 OUTLOOK

We are updating our 2026 diluted earnings per share guidance to a range of $3.84 to $4.24 and initiating our 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance in the range of $5.68 to $6.08.

The segment components of our 2026 guidance compared with actual earnings for 2025 are as follows:

 

 

2025 EPS

 

2026 EPS Guidance

 

2026 EPS Guidance

 

2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance(1)

 

 

by

 

 

February 16, 2026

 

August 3, 2026

 

August 3, 2026

 

 

Segment

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

High

Electric

 

$

2.32

 

 

$

2.61

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

 

$

2.69

 

Manufacturing

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

0.38

 

Plastics

 

 

4.05

 

 

 

2.49

 

 

 

2.71

 

 

 

1.13

 

 

 

1.35

 

 

 

2.97

 

 

 

3.19

 

Corporate

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Total

 

$

6.55

 

 

$

5.22

 

 

$

5.62

 

 

$

3.84

 

 

$

4.24

 

 

$

5.68

 

 

$

6.08

 

Return on Equity

 

15.6

%

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

12.3

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

Adjusted Return on Equity(1)

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

13.3

%

(1) Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted Return on Equity are non-GAAP financial measures or metrics. Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance, for both the Plastics segment and on a consolidated basis, can be reconciled to anticipated GAAP diluted EPS by excluding an adjustment of $1.84 which reflects the impact of legal settlement expenses recorded in the second quarter of 2026. Adjusted Return on Equity can be reconciled to anticipated return on equity calculated using a GAAP basis net income and GAAP basis shareholders’ equity, by excluding the impact of legal settlement expenses recorded in the second quarter of 2026 from anticipated net income and average shareholders’ equity for the annual period, which increases anticipated return on equity by 380 basis points.

The following items contribute to our 2026 earnings guidance:

Electric Segment – We are maintaining our segment earnings guidance.

Manufacturing Segment – We are increasing our segment earnings guidance based on:

  • Higher sales volumes in the second half of the year due to improved end market demand.

  • Increased margins driven by improved pricing realization and a greater leveraging of our fixed costs.

Plastics Segment – We are increasing our segment earnings guidance based on:

  • Better than expected financial results in the second quarter of 2026.

  • Revised expectations for PVC pipe pricing for the remainder of the year.

Corporate Costs – We expect our costs to increase due to less investment income and a lower tax benefit.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

The corporation will host a live webcast on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss its financial and operating performance.

The presentation will be posted on our website before the webcast. To access the live webcast, go to www.ottertail.com/presentations and select “Webcast.” Please allow time prior to the call to visit the site and download any software needed to listen in. An archived copy of the webcast will be available on our website shortly after the call.

If you are interested in asking a question during the live webcast, visit and follow the link provided in the press release announcing the upcoming conference call.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes certain adjusted financial measures (non-GAAP financial measures). The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, can provide more information to assist investors in evaluating current period performance and in assessing future performance. For these reasons, internal management reporting also includes non-GAAP financial measures.

We use Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, and Adjusted Return on Equity in evaluating the operating performance and profitability of our business. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by facilitating period-to-period comparisons of operating results excluding the effects of the legal settlement expense and related income tax benefit. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income excluding legal settlement expenses and the related income tax benefit. We define Adjusted Earnings per Share as diluted net income per share excluding the per share impact of legal settlement expenses and the related income tax benefit. We define Adjusted Return on Equity as annual Adjusted Net Income divided by the average of total consolidated shareholders’ equity excluding the impact of legal settlement expenses and the related income tax benefit.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not superior to or as a substitute for, the GAAP financial measures presented in this release and the Company’s financial statements and other publicly filed reports. Non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of adjusted financial measures used in this release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the non-GAAP Reconciliations section. Guidance for Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share and Adjusted Return on Equity are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures that are reconciled to their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in footnote (1) under 2026 Outlook.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information contained here, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “confident,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “goal,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “optimistic,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “position,” “potential,” “predict,” “probable,” “projected,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management. Forward-looking statements made herein, which may include statements regarding 2026 earnings and earnings per share, long-term earnings, earnings-per-share growth and earnings mix, anticipated levels of energy generation from renewable resources, anticipated reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, future investments and capital expenditures, rate base levels and rate base growth, future raw materials costs, future raw materials availability and supply constraints, future operating revenues and operating results, and expectations regarding regulatory proceedings, as well as other assumptions and statements, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in current or future periods to differ materially from the forecasted assumptions and expected results. The Company’s risks and uncertainties include, among other things, uncertainty of future investments and capital expenditures; rate base levels and rate base growth; risks associated with energy markets; the availability and pricing of resource materials; inflationary cost pressures; attracting and maintaining a qualified and stable workforce; changing macroeconomic and industry conditions that impact the demand for our products, pricing and margin; long-term investment risk; seasonal weather patterns and extreme weather events; future business volumes with key customers; reductions in our credit ratings; our ability to access capital markets on favorable terms; assumptions and costs relating to funding our employee benefit plans; our subsidiaries’ ability to make dividend payments; cybersecurity threats or data breaches; the impact of government executive orders, legislation and regulation including foreign trade policy; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of climate change including compliance with legislative and regulatory changes to address climate change; expectations regarding regulatory proceedings, assigned service areas, the construction of major facilities, capital structure, and allowed customer rates; actual and threatened claims or litigation; and operational and economic risks associated with our electric generating and manufacturing facilities. These and other risks are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as applicable. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking information.

Category: Earnings

About the Corporation: Otter Tail Corporation, a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, has interests in diversified operations that include an electric utility and manufacturing businesses. Otter Tail Corporation stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol OTTR. The latest investor and corporate information is available at www.ottertail.com. Corporate offices are in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and Fargo, North Dakota.

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

121,320

 

 

$

128,731

 

 

$

287,188

 

 

$

278,451

 

Product Sales

 

213,063

 

 

 

204,312

 

 

 

394,221

 

 

 

391,945

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

334,383

 

 

 

333,043

 

 

 

681,409

 

 

 

670,396

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Production Fuel

 

10,613

 

 

 

16,292

 

 

 

31,385

 

 

 

30,613

 

Electric Purchased Power

 

13,270

 

 

 

15,497

 

 

 

40,282

 

 

 

46,367

 

Electric Operating and Maintenance Expense

 

54,692

 

 

 

46,804

 

 

 

104,948

 

 

 

95,685

 

Cost of Products Sold (excluding depreciation)

 

118,409

 

 

 

105,966

 

 

 

225,947

 

 

 

210,353

 

Nonelectric Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

 

22,169

 

 

 

17,352

 

 

 

43,940

 

 

 

38,644

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

30,811

 

 

 

29,447

 

 

 

60,789

 

 

 

58,822

 

Electric Property Taxes

 

5,121

 

 

 

4,227

 

 

 

9,583

 

 

 

8,455

 

Legal Settlement Expenses

 

103,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,500

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

358,585

 

 

 

235,585

 

 

 

620,374

 

 

 

488,939

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

(24,202

)

 

 

97,458

 

 

 

61,035

 

 

 

181,457

 

Other Income and (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

(12,890

)

 

 

(11,720

)

 

 

(25,526

)

 

 

(23,273

)

Nonservice Components of Postretirement Benefits

 

1,050

 

 

 

854

 

 

 

1,494

 

 

 

2,136

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

7,278

 

 

 

4,788

 

 

 

11,720

 

 

 

9,244

 

Income (Loss) Before Taxes

 

(28,764

)

 

 

91,380

 

 

 

48,723

 

 

 

169,564

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(21,157

)

 

 

13,652

 

 

 

(16,280

)

 

 

23,737

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(7,607

)

 

$

77,728

 

 

$

65,003

 

 

$

145,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

41,955

 

 

 

41,874

 

 

 

41,929

 

 

 

41,850

 

Diluted

 

41,955

 

 

 

42,118

 

 

 

42,100

 

 

 

42,090

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.18

)

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

1.55

 

 

$

3.48

 

Diluted

$

(0.18

)

 

$

1.85

 

 

$

1.54

 

 

$

3.46

 

 

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

Assets

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$

278,383

 

$

386,193

Restricted Cash

 

73,500

 

 

Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses

 

199,034

 

 

145,496

Inventories

 

169,980

 

 

158,598

Investments

 

55,320

 

 

54,311

Regulatory Assets

 

19,917

 

 

20,437

Other Current Assets

 

41,219

 

 

34,690

Total Current Assets

 

837,353

 

 

799,725

Noncurrent Assets

 

 

 

Investments

 

82,666

 

 

78,823

Property, Plant and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 

3,138,430

 

 

2,876,685

Regulatory Assets

 

91,843

 

 

86,062

Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization

 

4,108

 

 

4,642

Goodwill

 

37,572

 

 

37,572

Other Noncurrent Assets

 

101,633

 

 

80,770

Total Noncurrent Assets

 

3,456,252

 

 

3,164,554

Total Assets

$

4,293,605

 

$

3,964,279

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

Short-Term Debt

$

53,847

 

$

60,242

Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt

 

79,977

 

 

79,951

Accounts Payable

 

131,054

 

 

93,606

Accrued Salaries and Wages

 

32,197

 

 

35,666

Accrued Taxes

 

14,236

 

 

18,460

Regulatory Liabilities

 

28,830

 

 

16,600

Other Current Liabilities

 

150,427

 

 

46,433

Total Current Liabilities

 

490,568

 

 

350,958

Noncurrent Liabilities and Deferred Credits

 

 

 

Pension Benefit Liability

 

32,001

 

 

32,376

Other Postretirement Benefits Liability

 

32,341

 

 

31,813

Regulatory Liabilities

 

300,720

 

 

297,398

Deferred Income Taxes

 

289,697

 

 

305,931

Deferred Tax Credits

 

14,155

 

 

14,321

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

 

124,363

 

 

106,156

Total Noncurrent Liabilities and Deferred Credits

 

793,277

 

 

787,995

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

Capitalization

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

1,132,889

 

 

963,566

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

209,928

 

 

209,528

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

432,754

 

 

434,195

Retained Earnings

 

1,234,046

 

 

1,217,567

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

143

 

 

470

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

1,876,871

 

 

1,861,760

Total Capitalization

 

3,009,760

 

 

2,825,326

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

4,293,605

 

$

3,964,279

 

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

Net Income

$

65,003

 

 

$

145,827

 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

60,789

 

 

 

58,822

 

Deferred Tax Credits

 

(166

)

 

 

(285

)

Deferred Income Taxes

 

(18,519

)

 

 

6,149

 

Investment Losses

 

(2,878

)

 

 

(2,741

)

Stock Compensation Expense

 

8,526

 

 

 

7,396

 

Legal Settlement Expenses

 

103,500

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

(4,810

)

 

 

(1,745

)

Change in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(53,538

)

 

 

(34,859

)

Inventories

 

(10,590

)

 

 

(131

)

Regulatory Assets

 

(4,837

)

 

 

(643

)

Other Assets

 

(2,771

)

 

 

4,756

 

Accounts Payable

 

32,200

 

 

 

(6,477

)

Accrued and Other Liabilities

 

(8,402

)

 

 

(13,447

)

Regulatory Liabilities

 

20,749

 

 

 

198

 

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

 

(1,545

)

 

 

(3,441

)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

182,711

 

 

 

159,379

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

(324,755

)

 

 

(124,239

)

Proceeds from Disposal of Noncurrent Assets

 

5,165

 

 

 

2,792

 

Purchases of Investments and Other Assets

 

(7,015

)

 

 

(5,579

)

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(326,605

)

 

 

(127,026

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

Net Repayments of Short-Term Debt

 

(6,395

)

 

 

(69,615

)

Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt

 

170,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Dividends Paid

 

(48,524

)

 

 

(44,023

)

Payments for Shares Withheld for Employee Tax Obligations

 

(3,974

)

 

 

(3,134

)

Other, net

 

(1,523

)

 

 

(2,991

)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

109,584

 

 

 

(19,763

)

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

(34,310

)

 

 

12,590

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period

 

386,193

 

 

 

294,651

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

$

351,883

 

 

$

307,241

 

 

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

121,320

 

 

$

128,731

 

 

$

287,188

 

 

$

278,451

 

Manufacturing

 

88,461

 

 

 

78,726

 

 

 

178,021

 

 

 

160,412

 

Plastics

 

124,602

 

 

 

125,586

 

 

 

216,200

 

 

 

231,533

 

Total Operating Revenues

$

334,383

 

 

$

333,043

 

 

$

681,409

 

 

$

670,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

13,401

 

 

$

23,633

 

 

$

53,321

 

 

$

52,676

 

Manufacturing

 

6,498

 

 

 

5,065

 

 

 

12,628

 

 

 

7,492

 

Plastics

 

(39,433

)

 

 

72,034

 

 

 

5,270

 

 

 

130,909

 

Corporate

 

(4,668

)

 

 

(3,274

)

 

 

(10,184

)

 

 

(9,620

)

Total Operating Income (Loss)

$

(24,202

)

 

$

97,458

 

 

$

61,035

 

 

$

181,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

18,698

 

 

$

19,195

 

 

$

53,948

 

 

$

43,903

 

Manufacturing

 

4,571

 

 

 

3,481

 

 

 

8,854

 

 

 

5,013

 

Plastics

 

(30,081

)

 

 

53,104

 

 

 

2,859

 

 

 

96,543

 

Corporate

 

(795

)

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

(658

)

 

 

368

 

Total Net Income (Loss)

$

(7,607

)

 

$

77,728

 

 

$

65,003

 

 

$

145,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric(1)

$

18,698

 

 

$

19,195

 

 

$

53,948

 

 

$

43,903

 

Manufacturing(1)

 

4,571

 

 

 

3,481

 

 

 

8,854

 

 

 

5,013

 

Plastics

 

47,130

 

 

 

53,104

 

 

 

80,070

 

 

 

96,543

 

Corporate(1)

 

(795

)

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

(658

)

 

 

368

 

Total Adjusted Net Income

$

69,604

 

 

$

77,728

 

 

$

142,214

 

 

$

145,827

 

(1) No adjustments were made to net income (loss) for Electric, Manufacturing, or Corporate.

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (unaudited)

ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents reconciliations of non-GAAP performance measures to the most directly comparable GAAP performance measures for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

Plastics Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(30,081

)

 

$

53,104

 

$

2,859

 

 

$

96,543

Add: Legal Settlement Expense

 

103,500

 

 

 

 

 

103,500

 

 

 

Less: Tax Effect of Adjustment(1)

 

(26,289

)

 

 

 

 

(26,289

)

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

$

47,130

 

 

$

53,104

 

$

80,070

 

 

$

96,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(7,607

)

 

$

77,728

 

$

65,003

 

 

$

145,827

Add: Legal Settlement Expense

 

103,500

 

 

 

 

 

103,500

 

 

 

Less: Tax Effect of Adjustment(1)

 

(26,289

)

 

 

 

 

(26,289

)

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

$

69,604

 

 

$

77,728

 

$

142,214

 

 

$

145,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

$

(0.18

)

 

$

1.85

 

$

1.54

 

 

$

3.46

Add: Legal Settlement Expense

 

2.47

 

 

 

 

 

2.46

 

 

 

Less: Tax Effect of Adjustment(1)

 

(0.63

)

 

 

 

 

(0.62

)

 

 

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

1.66

 

 

$

1.85

 

$

3.38

 

 

$

3.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The tax effect of the adjustment was calculated using a 25.4% tax rate, determined based on a 21.0% federal statutory rate and a 4.4% blended state income tax rate.

 

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