Optical Cable (OCC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable (OCC) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Optical Cable's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.20% as of 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.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +9.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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 is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 11.64 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022, against a drop of 15.14 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.87% (Q2 2026), -1.27% (Q1 2026) and 1.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 149.56 Mn | 148.76 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();