OCC
Optical Cable Corporation
OCC's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 38x earnings, about six times its usual 6.8x.
OCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
OCC's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
OCC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.6x | $1.34 | -88% |
| Fair | 6.8x | $1.98 | -82% |
| Expensive | 36x | $10.34 | -6.1% |
| Current | 38x | $11.01 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OCC's PE is in its expensive range at 38x.
OCC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for OCC to show an outlook.
OCC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.29 | +$0.43 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.12 | +$0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.18 | +$0.36 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.14 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.38 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.50 | -$0.47 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.54 | -316% |
OCC has returned to profit: it earned $0.29 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
OCC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.3M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.2M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.4M | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.8M | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.9M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.5M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.7M | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.5M | +12% |
OCC's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.5% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.4% | +4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4% | +11 points |
OCC's operating margin was 8.7% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
OCC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3M | +$3.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.6M | -3640% |
| Q1 2026 | $1M | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $718.8K | +$2.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.3M | -579% |
| Q2 2025 | $73.4K | -66% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6M | +$2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.6M | -511% |
OCC's free cash flow has turned positive again: $441,876 over the past year, against −$1M the year before.
OCC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +2.9K shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +440K shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +968K shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +1.3M shares |
| Available history | +20% | +1.4M shares |
OCC has 9M diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $240 |
OCC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 15.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2023 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 0.9x | Very low |
OCC's net debt is about 1.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.8 years a year ago.
OCC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.3 | Oversold |
OCC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
OCC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | OCC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 28x | 36% above |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
OCC is trading at 38x earnings, a 36% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
OCC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.1 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $14.3 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.3 | 2.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.18 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.67 | 94% above |
OCC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 94% above its 200-week average.
OCC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.32 | $2.78 | -16% |
| 2021 | $2.78 | $4.85 | +74% |
| 2022 | $4.85 | $4.36 | -10% |
| 2023 | $4.36 | $2.70 | -38% |
| 2024 | $2.70 | $3.84 | +42% |
| 2025 | $3.84 | $4.42 | +15% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.42 | $11.0 | +149% |
OCC is up 149% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.