Optical Cable (OCC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable's EBIT Margin was 8.69% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.87 percentage points from 2.82% a year earlier and up 2.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Optical Cable (OCC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Optical Cable's EBIT Margin was 4.20% through Jul 31, 2026, up 4.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at -0.62%, up 4.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +9.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was -5.06% in FY2024 (-6.44 pp), 1.38% in FY2023 (+0.69 pp), 0.68% in FY2022 (+4.02 pp) and -3.34% in FY2021 (+6.67 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 11.64 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 15.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, OCC's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.87% (Q2 2026), -1.27% (Q1 2026) and 1.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 122.59 Mn | 121.78 Mn | 9.09 Mn | 8.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8.69% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.87% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.27% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.36% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -2.45% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -5.41% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -8.25% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -8.08% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -9.42% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -7.45% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.82% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 5.72% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.96% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.12% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -5.22% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.41% |
Optical Cable EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "OCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();