secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Otter Tail Corp (OTTR)
CIK:        0001466593
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001466593-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Otter Tail reports FY2025 diluted EPS of $6.55; initiates 2026 guidance $5.22-$5.62
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- FY2025 net income $276M; diluted EPS $6.55; consolidated ROE 16% with 63% equity ratio.
- 2026 EPS guidance range $5.22-$5.62; midpoint $5.42 implies ~17% decline from FY2025.
- Electric segment net income $97.6M (+7.3% YoY); rate base growth 14% expected in 2026.
- Plastics segment net income $170.4M (-15.1% YoY); 2026 guidance expects 36% decline due to price erosion.
- Five-year capex plan $2.05B; Electric segment average rate base CAGR 10% through 2030.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659326000002/0001466593-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659326000002/ottr-20260216.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466593-26-000002

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