In fiscal 2025, which ended Oct 31, 2025, Optical Cable Corporation reported revenue of $73.0 million, up 9.5% from the year before. It recorded a net loss of $1.5 million. The operating loss came to $450,332, an operating margin of -0.6%. Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, revenue was $82.8 million and net income was $2.6 million. Across the 10 fiscal years shown, revenue grew from $64.6 million in fiscal 2016 to $73.0 million in fiscal 2025, about 1.4% a year.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and margins. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Jul 31, 2026
|
FY 2025
Oct 31, 2025
|
FY 2024
Oct 31, 2024
|
FY 2023
Oct 31, 2023
|
FY 2022
Oct 31, 2022
|
FY 2021
Oct 31, 2021
|
FY 2020
Oct 31, 2020
|
FY 2019
Oct 31, 2019
|
FY 2018
Oct 31, 2018
|
FY 2017
Oct 31, 2017
|
FY 2016
Oct 31, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
83
+13.9%
|
73
+9.5%
|
67
-7.6%
|
72
+4.5%
|
69
+16.8%
|
59
+7.0%
|
55
-22.5%
|
71
-18.8%
|
88
+37.0%
|
64
-0.8%
|
65
-12.2%
|
| Cost of revenue |
54
+9.0%
|
50
+4.1%
|
48
-2.8%
|
50
+2.7%
|
49
+13.3%
|
43
+4.1%
|
41
-22.3%
|
53
-11.6%
|
60
+38.5%
|
43
-3.6%
|
45
-13.3%
|
| Gross profit |
28
+24.4%
|
23
+24.1%
|
18
-18.3%
|
22
+8.7%
|
21
+26.0%
|
16
+15.5%
|
14
-23.0%
|
18
-34.3%
|
28
+34.0%
|
21
+5.4%
|
20
-9.5%
|
| Selling, general and administrative |
25
+8.9%
|
23
+6.8%
|
22
+1.3%
|
21
+6.3%
|
20
+9.4%
|
18
-5.2%
|
19
-17.9%
|
23
-10.3%
|
26
+18.9%
|
22
+5.8%
|
21
-13.7%
|
| Operating income |
3
+6199.0%
|
-0
+86.7%
|
-3
-440.0%
|
1
+110.0%
|
0
+124.0%
|
-2
+64.3%
|
-6
-7.2%
|
-5
-396.6%
|
2
+232.1%
|
-1
-8.2%
|
-1
+48.9%
|
| Interest expense |
1
-12.6%
|
1
-13.8%
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Other non-operating income (expense) |
0
-83.8%
|
0
-36.8%
|
0
-71.5%
|
0
+738.5%
|
-0
-100.3%
|
9
+3014538.1%
|
-0
-104.0%
|
0
+109.7%
|
-0
-183.3%
|
0
+124.6%
|
0
+541.2%
|
| Pretax income |
3
+332.4%
|
-1
+66.0%
|
-4
-289.4%
|
2
+786.2%
|
-0
-104.9%
|
7
+208.0%
|
-6
-7.5%
|
-6
-639.4%
|
1
+160.3%
|
-2
+2.8%
|
-2
+36.2%
|
| Income tax |
-0
-130.7%
|
0
+46.3%
|
0
-85.8%
|
0
+490.1%
|
0
+224.1%
|
-0
-210.3%
|
0
+410.8%
|
-0
+65.1%
|
-0
-206.2%
|
-0
-192.2%
|
0
-99.6%
|
| Net income |
3
+326.9%
|
-1
+65.4%
|
-4
-303.7%
|
2
+695.4%
|
-0
-105.3%
|
7
+208.0%
|
-6
-8.0%
|
-6
-630.5%
|
1
+161.5%
|
-2
+2.3%
|
-2
+58.2%
|
| Basic EPS |
0.29
+303.8%
|
-0.18
+66.7%
|
-0.54
-307.7%
|
0.26
+620.0%
|
-0.05
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Weighted average shares, basic |
9
+11.3%
|
8
+3.8%
|
8
-1.7%
|
8
+4.8%
|
8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Other measures | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1
-5.8%
|
1
-7.1%
|
1
-8.5%
|
1
-11.9%
|
1
-10.9%
|
1
-15.4%
|
1
-17.1%
|
2
-5.3%
|
2
+8.5%
|
2
-18.5%
|
2
-1.0%
|
| EBITDA |
4
+451.1%
|
0
+114.1%
|
-3
-229.4%
|
2
+25.3%
|
2
+301.9%
|
-1
+81.3%
|
-4
-19.3%
|
-3
-196.7%
|
4
+892.4%
|
0
-57.2%
|
1
+374.5%
|
| Interest coverage |
3.76x
|
-0.45x
|
-2.89x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Margins | |||||||||||
| Gross margin |
34.28%
|
30.94%
|
27.30%
|
30.89%
|
29.69%
|
27.52%
|
25.48%
|
25.66%
|
31.74%
|
32.45%
|
30.53%
|
| Operating margin |
4.20%
|
-0.62%
|
-5.06%
|
1.38%
|
0.68%
|
-3.34%
|
-10.01%
|
-7.24%
|
1.98%
|
-2.05%
|
-1.88%
|
| Pretax margin |
3.09%
|
-1.95%
|
-6.28%
|
3.07%
|
-0.47%
|
11.14%
|
-11.04%
|
-7.96%
|
1.20%
|
-2.72%
|
-2.78%
|
| Profit margin |
3.10%
|
-1.99%
|
-6.31%
|
2.86%
|
-0.50%
|
11.18%
|
-11.07%
|
-7.95%
|
1.22%
|
-2.71%
|
-2.75%
|
| EBITDA margin |
5.14%
|
0.48%
|
-3.77%
|
2.69%
|
2.24%
|
-1.30%
|
-7.43%
|
-4.82%
|
4.05%
|
0.56%
|
1.30%
|
| Effective tax rate |
-0.37%
|
—
|
—
|
6.59%
|
—
|
-0.30%
|
—
|
—
|
-1.58%
|
—
|
—
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and margins. Weighted average shares are in millions. Interest expense and finance costs are positive costs. A negative amount on a gain (loss) or income (expense) line is a loss or an expense. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. More on our methodology.
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Company profile
- Industry
- Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire (SIC 3357)
- Listed as
- OCC (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- October 31
- Incorporated in
- VA
- Headquarters
- Roanoke, VA
- SEC filer status
- Non-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1000230
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.