OCC
Optical Cable Corporation
OCC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over OCC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
OCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
OCC's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over OCC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
OCC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for OCC to show an outlook.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
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.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over OCC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 378% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 |
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (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.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on valuation relative to its sector.
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 stronger trend alignment. OCC is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-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.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over OCC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.