SuperworthOptical Cable profit margin OCC
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 4.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +4.7 pts
- Peer median
- 2.4%
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Optical Cable kept 3.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.2% and a gross margin of 34.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.9%.
The median for 10 electronic components stocks of a similar size is 2.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | 30.9% |
| FY2024 | −6.3% | −5.1% | 27.3% |
| FY2023 | 2.9% | 1.4% | 30.9% |
| FY2022 | −0.5% | 0.7% | 29.7% |
| FY2021 | 11.2% | −3.3% | 27.5% |
| FY2020 | −11.1% | −10.0% | 25.5% |
| FY2019 | −7.9% | −7.2% | 25.7% |
| FY2018 | 1.2% | 2.0% | 31.7% |
| FY2017 | −2.7% | −2.1% | 32.4% |
| FY2016 | −2.8% | −1.9% | 30.5% |
| FY2015 | −5.8% | −3.2% | 29.6% |
| FY2014 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 34.3% |
| FY2013 | −0.1% | 1.0% | 34.4% |
| FY2012 | 3.3% | 5.3% | 37.8% |
| FY2011 | 0.9% | 2.0% | 35.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 3.1% | +4.7 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 1.3% | +5.6 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −1.0% | +4.8 pts | 0.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −2.0% | +4.3 pts | −0.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −1.6% | +7.5 pts | −0.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −4.3% | +2.1 pts | −2.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −5.8% | −5.5 pts | −4.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −6.3% | −9.2 pts | −5.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −9.1% | −15.1 pts | −8.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −6.4% | −11.8 pts | −5.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −0.2% | −2.2 pts | −2.1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 2.9% | +3.4 pts | 1.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Hardware, Equipment & Parts nearest Optical Cable's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| OCCOptical Cable | 3.1% |
| RFILR F Industries | 2.8% |
| ESPEspey MFG & Electronics | 24.2% |
| OPXSOptex Systems | 9.8% |
| INTTIntest | 0.8% |
| MPTIM-tron Industries | 16.3% |
| NSYSNortech Systems | 0.8% |
| KEKimball Electronics | 2.0% |
| VPGVishay Precision | 1.2% |
| MLABMesa Laboratories | 1.9% |
| FEIMFrequency Electronics | 3.7% |
| Peer median | 2.4% |
Where Optical Cable ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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