Optical Cable (OCC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable (OCC) recorded Operating Expenses of $6.96 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 21.4% from $5.74 million a year earlier and up 11.0% from the prior quarter.
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Optical Cable (OCC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Optical Cable's Operating Expenses came in at $24.82 million as of Jul 31, 2026, up 8.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $22.97 million, up 6.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses came in at $21.5 million in FY2024 (+1.3%), $21.22 million in FY2023 (+6.3%), $19.96 million in FY2022 (+9.4%) and $18.24 million in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q2 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 21.4% in fiscal Q3 2026, against a decline of 6.6% in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $6.27 million (Q2 2026), $5.56 million (Q1 2026) and $6.03 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 19.08 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 532.30 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 545.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 465.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 122.59 Mn | 121.78 Mn | 9.09 Mn | 6.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 6.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.56 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 6.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.74 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.85 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.24 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.32 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 5.09 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 4.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 5.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 5.19 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.04 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.78 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.81 Mn |
API Access
Optical Cable Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();