Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
9.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$32.47M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 9.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Optical Cable (OCC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Optical Cable (OCC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Optical Cable (OCC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Optical Cable (OCC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
The 2025 reading of Optical Cable (OCC) buyback spend is $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Across 2015–2025 (10 years), Optical Cable buyback spend produced a CAGR of -100.0% – with a net decline across the window.
Optical Cable buyback spend peaked at $9.28M in 2001; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
2001 marks the peak buyback spend at $9.28M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1996.
Optical Cable Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Optical Cable posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2025, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Optical Cable Buyback Spend 2024: $112.95K
In 2024, Optical Cable reported buyback spend of $112.95K, edged down 2.5% below 2023.
Optical Cable Buyback Spend 2023: $115.85K
Optical Cable buyback spend in 2023 was $115.85K, edged up 4.2% from 2022.
Optical Cable Buyback Spend 2022: $111.14K
Optical Cable buyback spend in 2022 was $111.14K.
Optical Cable Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Optical Cable buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Optical Cable (OCC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $386.64K | −$386.64K | — | 0.01B | +4.0% | |
| 2024 | $112.95K | $443.23K | −$330.28K | 0.60% | 0.01B | -1.8% | |
| 2023 | $115.85K | $611.48K | −$495.63K | 0.56% | 0.01B | +4.8% | |
| 2022 | $111.14K | $412.00K | −$300.86K | 0.39% | 0.01B | -0.9% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $335.52K | −$335.52K | — | 0.01B | +3.2% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $142.24K | −$142.24K | — | 0.01B | -0.4% | |
| 2019 | $1.57K | $980.55K | −$978.98K | 0.01% | 0.01B | -2.7% | |
| 2018 | $1.56K | $2.22M | −$2.22M | 0.00% | 0.01B | +16.0% | |
| 2017 | $18.12K | $787.10K | −$768.98K | 0.11% | 0.01B | +1.6% | |
| 2016 | $40.15K | $800.52K | −$760.37K | 0.20% | 0.01B | +3.9% | |
| 2015 | $379.68K | $1.08M | −$698.89K | 1.94% | 0.01B | -8.3% | |
| 2014 | $195.21K | $956.86K | −$761.65K | 0.67% | 0.01B | +16.9% | |
| 2013 | $543.42K | $971.14K | −$427.73K | 2.36% | 0.01B | -10.4% | |
| 2012 | $1.18M | $1.44M | −$263.87K | 4.49% | 0.01B | +2.4% | |
| 2011 | $846.29K | $893.35K | −$47.07K | 3.76% | 0.01B | +4.8% | |
| 2010 | $425.35K | $942.71K | −$517.37K | 2.14% | 0.01B | +6.3% | |
| 2009 | $454.70K | $920.22K | −$465.52K | 2.59% | 0.01B | -6.7% | |
| 2008 | $36.53K | $0.00 | $36.53K | 0.13% | 0.01B | +1.6% | |
| 2007 | $722.51K | $0.00 | $722.51K | 2.58% | 0.01B | +2.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | -0.3% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | -2.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | -4.9% | |
| 2003 | $3.11M | $0.00 | $3.11M | 10.59% | 0.01B | -11.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | +1.1% | |
| 2001 | $9.28M | $0.00 | $9.28M | 13.01% | 0.01B | -1.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | +0.1% | |
| 1999 | $5.90M | $0.00 | $5.90M | — | 0.01B | -2.4% | |
| 1998 | $9.00M | $0.00 | $9.00M | — | 0.01B | -2.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | +1.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$112.95K
- 2023$115.85K
- 2022$111.14K
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$1.57K
- 2018$1.56K
- 2017$18.12K
- 2016$40.15K
- 2015$379.68K
- 2014$195.21K
- 2013$543.42K
- 2012$1.18M
- 2011$846.29K
- 2010$425.35K
- 2009$454.70K
- 2008$36.53K
- 2007$722.51K
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$3.11M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$9.28M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$5.90M
- 1998$9.00M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Optical Cable (OCC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Optical Cable (OCC)
How Optical Cable splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Optical Cable, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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