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Optical Cable Corporation
OCC Technology Communication Equipment
Optical Cable Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $73.0 million, up 9.55% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 22.0%, EPS grew 425.0%, free cash flow grew 156.4% and total debt rose 2.12%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to October
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 2.10 | 2.13 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.05 | 2.65 | 3.26 | 2.26 | 2.02 | 2.40 |
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| High | 3.60 | 3.80 | 6.40 | 6.16 | 4.62 | 6.85 | 5.75 | 4.74 | 7.00 | 11.50 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 331 | 356 | 376 | 366 | 317 | 322 | 337 | 327 | 339 | 348 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.21 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 65 | 64 | 88 | 71 | 55 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 73 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 30.53 | 32.45 | 31.74 | 25.66 | 25.48 | 27.52 | 29.69 | 30.89 | 27.30 | 30.94 | |||||
| EBT | (2) | (2) | 1 | (6) | (6) | 7 | 0 | 2 | (4) | (1) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (2.78) | (2.72) | 1.20 | (7.96) | (11.04) | 11.14 | (0.47) | 3.07 | (6.28) | (1.95) | |||||
| Net income | (2) | (2) | 1 | (6) | (6) | 7 | 0 | 2 | (4) | (1) | |||||
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 10.03 | 9.79 | 11.57 | 9.66 | 7.52 | 7.79 | 9.18 | 9.16 | 8.60 | 9.08 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.28) | (0.27) | 0.14 | (0.77) | (0.83) | 0.87 | (0.05) | 0.26 | (0.54) | (0.18) | |||||
| Cash flow | 0.49 | (0.10) | 0.42 | (0.04) | (0.48) | 0.28 | (0.21) | (0.05) | (0.11) | 0.18 | |||||
| Capex | (0.10) | (0.09) | (0.10) | (0.07) | (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.04) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.38 | (0.19) | 0.33 | (0.11) | (0.51) | 0.25 | (0.25) | (0.12) | (0.16) | 0.14 | |||||
| Book value | 3.84 | 3.62 | 3.53 | 2.88 | 2.07 | 2.93 | 2.95 | 3.14 | 2.69 | 2.05 | |||||
| Shares, m | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.54 | 0.00 | 10.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.87 | |||||
| P/B | 0.73 | 0.68 | 1.35 | 1.03 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.21 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 3.84 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.93 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 11.34 | (21.65) | 18.33 | (32.56) | (8.89) | 19.84 | (19.77) | (33.79) | (17.40) | 62.17 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 3 | (1) | 3 | 0 | (4) | 2 | (2) | 0 | (1) | 1 | ||||
| Capex | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2 | (1) | 2 | (1) | (4) | 2 | (2) | (1) | (1) | 1 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 22 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Total debt | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Net debt | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 25 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 17 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (4.15) | (4.30) | 2.57 | (13.63) | (15.97) | 17.75 | (0.88) | 4.89 | (10.00) | (3.62) | ||||
| ROIC | (2.18) | (2.34) | 3.02 | (12.12) | (12.07) | (4.06) | 0.91 | 1.81 | (9.09) | (1.49) | |||||
| ROE | (7.02) | (7.18) | 4.23 | (23.60) | (33.54) | 35.29 | (1.56) | 8.82 | (18.48) | (7.79) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Oct 2025 · latest quarter Jul 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
Optical Cable Corporation vs peers in Communication Equipment (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTRX Lantronix, Inc. | $320.2M | — (loss-making) | 179× | +8.03% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +89.00% (above 0%: growing) | 43.67% | (1.26%) | Compare |
| BKTI BK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $276.5M | 20.3× | 26.1× | +10.63% (above 0%: growing) | −18.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | −85.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.86% | 16.35% | Compare |
| AUDC AudioCodes Ltd. | $271.2M | 43.8× | 26.7× | +3.08% (above 0%: growing) | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | −15.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.70% | 5.08% | Compare |
| AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc. | $262.6M | 109× | 9.6× | +4.81% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −56.30% (below 0%: shrinking) | 30.81% | 4.82% | Compare |
| CRNT Ceragon Networks Ltd. | $189.1M | — (loss-making) | 29.6× | +14.16% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −65.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 31.65% | 0.25% | Compare |
| OCC Optical Cable Corporation | $138.9M | 54.5× | — (loss-making) | +21.99% (above 0%: growing) | +425.00% (above 0%: growing) | +156.41% (above 0%: growing) | 37.43% | 8.69% | |
| AMPG AmpliTech Group, Inc. | $84.7M | — (loss-making) | 21.6× | −26.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −3.69% (below 0%: shrinking) | 27.93% | (39.60%) | Compare |
| INSG Inseego | $76.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +9.35% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −283.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.75% | (16.45%) | Compare |
| WATT Energous Corporation | $62.6M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +216.82% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −90.60% (below 0%: shrinking) | 3.04% | (103.37%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $225.8M | 43.8× | 26.4× | +8.69% | — | −61.03% | 32.70% | (0.50%) |
Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) key facts
- Concern: Optical Cable Corporation reported a net loss of $1.5 million, or a loss of $0.18 per share, for fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Optical Cable Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $73.0 million, up 9.55% from fiscal 2024.
- Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) is a Communication Equipment company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 9, 2026, OCC traded at $15.80, a market capitalization of $138.9 million.
- At that price the stock trades at 54.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.7× sales; its P/E is higher than 79% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Return on equity was −7.79% and debt-to-equity 0.18.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.84 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.