Optical Cable (OCC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable (OCC) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.1 million in Q1 2026, down 82.37% quarter-over-quarter from $6.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 0.76% on a YoY basis from $1.1 million in Q1 2025.
Optical Cable (OCC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optical Cable's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 0.76% year-over-year to $1.1 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $18.6 million (up 6.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.5 million, up 4.82% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $1.1 million for Q1 2026 at Optical Cable, down from $6.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $6.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $4.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.2 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses grew 14.13% in 2023, then slumped 78.97% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $5.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.84% to $5.1 million in 2023, then gained by 13.7% to $5.9 million in 2024, then rose by 3.06% to $6.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 82.37% to $1.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.1 million (Q1 2026), $6.0 million (Q4 2025), and $5.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 105.70 Mn | 105.57 Mn | 5.37 Mn | 1.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.06 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 6.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.74 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.07 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 4.59 Mn |