Optical Cable Corp (OCC) stock
OCCNasdaqDrawing & Insulating of Nonferrous WireFiscal year ends October 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 9, 2026Score 6/30176% above fair value
$11.01−0.44 (-3.84%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $97.35MP/E 38.0Yield –
Optical Cable gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Optical Cable's gross margin for the twelve months ending Jul 31, 2026 was 34.3%. For fiscal 2025 it was 30.9%, against 27.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 37.8% in fiscal 2012.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | 30.9% | +3.6 |
| FY2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 27.3% | −3.6 |
| FY2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 30.9% | +1.2 |
| FY2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | 29.7% | +2.2 |
| FY2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | 27.5% | +2.0 |
| FY2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | 25.5% | −0.2 |
| FY2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | 25.7% | −6.1 |
| FY2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 31.7% | −0.7 |
| FY2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | 32.4% | +1.9 |
| FY2016 | Oct 31, 2016 | 30.5% | +0.9 |
| FY2015 | Oct 31, 2015 | 29.6% | −4.7 |
| FY2014 | Oct 31, 2014 | 34.3% | −0.1 |
| FY2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | 34.4% | −3.3 |
| FY2012 | Oct 31, 2012 | 37.8% | +1.9 |
| FY2011 | Oct 31, 2011 | 35.8% | +0.7 |
| FY2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | 35.2% | +1.3 |
| FY2009 | Oct 31, 2009 | 33.9% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | 37.4% | +5.7 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 34.2% | +3.8 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | 32.7% | +3.3 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | 31.9% | −1.7 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | 31.7% | +7.6 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | 30.4% | +5.3 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | 29.4% | +4.4 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 33.5% | +11.2 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | 24.2% | −6.0 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | 25.1% | −9.5 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | 25.0% | −10.7 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 22.4% | −10.7 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | 30.2% | +2.5 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | 34.6% | +5.3 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Jan 31, 2023 | 35.7% | +7.6 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | 33.0% | +1.2 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | 27.7% | +1.5 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | 29.3% | −1.4 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Jan 31, 2022 | 28.0% | +8.6 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | 31.8% | +1.5 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | 26.2% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | 30.6% | +3.7 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Jan 31, 2021 | 19.4% | +0.8 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | 30.3% | +3.3 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | 25.5% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 26.9% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | 18.7% | −2.6 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | 27.1% | −5.8 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | 25.9% | −4.5 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | 28.0% | −5.3 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 | 21.3% | −8.5 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 32.9% | +3.7 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | 30.4% | −1.9 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | 33.3% | −2.4 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 | 29.8% | −3.1 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | 29.2% | −6.7 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | 32.3% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | 35.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 | 32.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Oct 31, 2016 | 35.9% | – |
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