Optical Cable (OCC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Optical Cable's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 14.22% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 14.42 percentage points from -0.21% a year earlier and up 6.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Optical Cable (OCC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Optical Cable came in at -1.59%, up 8.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +19.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -10.01% in FY2024 (-12.90 pp), 2.89% in FY2023 (+1.19 pp), 1.70% in FY2022 (+9.99 pp) and -8.29% in FY2021 (+12.45 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 21.33 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 23.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, OCC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.64% (Q2 2026), 0.77% (Q1 2026) and -1.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 40.01% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.73% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 8.09% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 149.56 Mn | 148.76 Mn | 9.09 Mn | 14.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14.22% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.64% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.77% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -1.73% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.21% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -6.59% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -8.99% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -10.12% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -14.63% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -10.11% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -3.93% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.42% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 6.76% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.57% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -3.60% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.66% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -7.16% |
API Access
Optical Cable Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();