Latest revenue
$16.4M
as of 2026-01-31
Latest net income
$-397.5K
as of 2026-01-31
Net margin
-2.4%
as of 2026-01-31
Price · 5Y
Live market
delayed ≤15 min- Market cap
- $111.5M
- Enterprise value
- $111.5M
- P/E (trailing)
- —
- Forward P/E
- —
- P/B
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- 52-wk high
- $13.95
- 52-wk low
- $2.44
- Beta
- —
- Shares out
- 8.8M
5-year trend
What this company does
Item 1. BUSINESS Overview Optical Cable Corporation was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1983. We are headquartered at 5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, Virginia 24019 and our telephone number is (540) 265-0690. Optical Cable Corporation, together with our wholly owned subsidiaries, including Applied Optical Systems, Inc. (“AOS”), has offices, manufacturing and warehouse facilities located in Roanoke, Virginia, near Asheville, North Carolina and near Dallas, Texas. Optical Cable Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “OCC®”) is a leading manufacturer of a broad range of fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions…
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Generated from OCC's filing dated 2025-12-18
Key risks
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS Item 1A. Risk Factors is not a required disclosure for a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Certain risk factors that may adversely affect the Company, the Company’s future results of operations and future financial condition, and future market valuation of the Company are mentioned under “Forward-Looking Information” included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this report on Form 10-K), and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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Profitability
Gross margin
30.9%
13.3%Operating margin
-0.6%
87.8%Net margin
-2.0%
68.5%Return on equity
-8.8%
56.4%Return on assets
-3.6%
65.2%Leverage
Debt / equity
1.43×
52.4%Long-term debt / equity
0.00×
100.0%Debt / assets
58.8%
21.6%Earnings tracker
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net income | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 2026 2026-01-31 | $16.4M | +4.4% | $-397.5K | +64.1% | -2.4% |
Q4 2025 2025-10-31 | $19.8M | +1.8% | $48.6K | -87.0% | 0.2% |
Q3 2025 2025-07-31 | $19.9M | +22.8% | $301.9K | +119.4% | 1.5% |
Q2 2025 2025-04-30 | $17.5M | +8.9% | $-697.9K | +56.4% | -4.0% |
Q1 2025 2025-01-31 | $15.7M | +6.0% | $-1.1M | +22.3% | -7.0% |
Q4 2024 2024-10-31 | $19.5M | — | $373.5K | — | 1.9% |
Q3 2024 2024-07-31 | $16.2M | -4.2% | $-1.6M | -1644.6% | -9.6% |
Q2 2024 2024-04-30 | $16.1M | — | $-1.6M | — | -9.9% |
Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.
Industry trend
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Insider activity
Insider buying
$0
Insider selling
$0
Net activity
+$0
Distinct insiders
0
Open-market trades over the last 365 days.
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.
Who owns OCC
Institutional value
$6.3M
Total shares held
824.0K
Distinct holders
19
-14 vs prior
As of
2026-03-31
Prior: 2025-12-31
Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.
Top institutional holders
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | QoQ change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 211.5K | $1.7M | — | New |
| 2 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 168.2K | $1.4M | -100.7K (-37.5%) | Trimmed |
| 3 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 91.4K | $753.8K | — | New |
| 4 | EAM Investors, LLC | 75.1K | $619.4K | — | New |
| 5 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 54.8K | $451.9K | +7.7K (+16.3%) | Added |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 37.3K | $308.1K | -396 (-1.0%) | Trimmed |
| 7 | Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. | 33.4K | $275.5K | -10.0K (-23.0%) | Trimmed |
| 8 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 32.5K | $268.1K | — | New |
| 9 | UBS Group AG | 22.4K | $185.2K | +13.6K (+154.3%) | Added |
| 10 | Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 17.9K | $147.7K | +0 (+0.0%) | No change |
| 11 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 12.5K | $103.3K | — | New |
| 12 | Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 4.2K | $34.4K | — | New |
| 13 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 1.0K | $8.3K | +0 (+0.0%) | No change |
| 14 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 828 | $6.8K | +300 (+56.8%) | Added |
| 15 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 120 | $990 | +0 (+0.0%) | No change |
| 16 | GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | 32.7K | $270 | +12.6K (+62.3%) | Added |
| 17 | SHIKIAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 28.1K | $232 | +3.5K (+14.4%) | Added |
| 18 | CITIGROUP INC | 1 | $8 | +0 (+0.0%) | No change |
| 19 | Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 1 | $8 | — | New |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.
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