Optical Cable (OCC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Optical Cable (OCC) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.77% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 13.02 percentage points from -0.25% a year earlier and up 4.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Optical Cable (OCC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Optical Cable's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -1.93%, up 10.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +15.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Optical Cable's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -12.52% in FY2024 (-16.32 pp), 3.80% in FY2023 (+2.31 pp), 1.49% in FY2022 (+7.84 pp) and -6.35% in FY2021 (+10.90 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with a gain of 21.52 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a drop of 35.65 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.79% (Q2 2026), 0.83% (Q1 2026) and -1.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,825.63 Bn | 4,573.12 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 429.17 Bn | 365.10 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 346.69 Bn | 302.44 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Sandisk | 261.00 Bn | 249.52 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 257.88 Bn | 211.33 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 214.45 Bn | 209.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 166.98 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.46 Bn | 94.85 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 92.66 Bn | 84.47 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 142.27 Mn | 141.46 Mn | 9.09 Mn | 12.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12.77% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.79% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.83% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -1.94% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.25% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -8.59% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -11.11% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -14.17% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -21.77% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -15.41% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.19% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.47% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.88% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.42% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.46% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -3.14% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -6.07% |
API Access
Optical Cable Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();