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 statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 18, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 28, 2015
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 6.83
- 2.01
- P/OCF Ratio
- 103.02
- 10.65
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.17
- 1.00
- EV / EBIT
- 27.92
- 17.23
- EV / FCF
- 219.64
- 20.44
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 9.44%
- 0.06%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.13%
- -0.10%
- Float
- 7M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 21.7%
- 6.82%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 24.2%
- 78.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 560,381
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.37%
- -1.35%
- Short % of Float
- 8.10%
- 3.87%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.34%
- 3.28%
- Days to Cover
- 6.30
- 3.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $27.98
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $4.02
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $11.69
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $13.63
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $12.53
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.05
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 22.9%
- 6.86%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -24.3%
- -3.85%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -38.1%
- -19.7%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -16.1%
- -18.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 147.4%
- -3.91%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 39.9%
- 8.62%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 326.7%
- 57.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 178.7%
- 51.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 315.5%
- 71.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 118,237
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 104,851
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 193,905
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.63
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.1
- 43.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 130.0%
- 49.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.77
- 1.13
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.09%
- 5.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.14%
- 10.5%
- FCF Margin
- 0.53%
- 4.12%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 15.6%
- 7.87%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 6.03%
- 3.75%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 21.6%
- 6.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 12.2%
- 5.64%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.17
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.74
- 1.05
- Interest Coverage
- 3.76
- 3.31
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 13.9%
- 17.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 1.87%
- 0.04%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.73%
- 9.32%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.95
- 0.95
- Inventory Turnover
- 2.61
- 4.48
- Revenue Per Employee
- $237.85K
- $673.42K
- Profits Per Employee
- $7.37K
- $13.78K
- Employee Count
- 348
- 2,906
- WACC
- 8.74%
- 9.49%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $2.55M
- $60.65M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $297.19K
- -$26.02M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.03
- -$0.85
- Equity (Book Value)
- $14.73M
- $718.87M
- Book Value Per Share
- $1.67
- $15.12
- Tangible Book Value
- $14.26M
- $275.23M
- Working Capital
- $19.16M
- $297.61M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$503.09K
- -$52.11M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.05
- $1.10
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.63%
- 4.02%
- FCF Yield
- 0.45%
- 2.33%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $924.92K
- $33.50M
- Income Tax
- -$9.52K
- $23.60M
- Effective Tax Rate
- -0.37%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $3.30
- $39.79
- Graham Upside
- -70.1%
- -27.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 5.41
- 2.62
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.92
- -2.50
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | OCC | S&P 500 | Difference | OCC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -28.0% | -2.7% | −25.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -34.8% | -1.7% | −33.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +147.4% | +11.9% | +135.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +39.9% | +12.0% | +27.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +333.5% | +78.2% | +255.3 pts | +63.0% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +178.7% | +73.2% | +105.5 pts | +22.8% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +315.5% | +309.6% | +5.8 pts | +15.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M OCC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.4% from the previous report, or 8.10% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 560,381 | -1.4% | 88,951 | 6.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 568,191 | -2.3% | 130,440 | 4.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 581,664 | -13.4% | 154,544 | 3.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 672,022 | +9.4% | 373,750 | 1.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 614,458 | -14.2% | 206,891 | 3.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 716,225 | +8.8% | 238,801 | 3.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 658,454 | -7.6% | 182,884 | 3.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 712,418 | +25.2% | 303,558 | 2.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 569,113 | +0.9% | 473,413 | 1.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 563,919 | +7.2% | 2,524,512 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 525,812 | +79.6% | 406,732 | 1.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 292,792 | +21.0% | 284,695 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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