TTM
32.7%
YoY change
+3.64pp
Trough year (2020)
25.5%
Peak year (2000)
48.4%
Latest annual
30.9%
Gross Margin history chart for Optical Cable (OCC) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: 30.9%
Gross Margin change chart for Optical Cable (OCC) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: +3.64pp
Gross Margin history table for Optical Cable (OCC) from 1996 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.9% | +3.64pp | ||
| 2024 | 27.3% | -3.59pp | ||
| 2023 | 30.9% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2022 | 29.7% | +2.17pp | ||
| 2021 | 27.5% | +2.04pp | ||
| 2020 | 25.5% | -0.18pp | ||
| 2019 | 25.7% | -6.07pp | ||
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.71pp | ||
| 2017 | 32.4% | +1.92pp | ||
| 2016 | 30.5% | +0.90pp | ||
| 2015 | 29.6% | -4.69pp | ||
| 2014 | 34.3% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2013 | 34.4% | -3.35pp | ||
| 2012 | 37.8% | +1.93pp | ||
| 2011 | 35.8% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2010 | 35.2% | +1.33pp | ||
| 2009 | 33.9% | -5.74pp | ||
| 2008 | 39.6% | +1.87pp | ||
| 2007 | 37.7% | +3.71pp | ||
| 2006 | 34.0% | -4.83pp | ||
| 2005 | 38.9% | +0.20pp | ||
| 2004 | 38.6% | +3.11pp | ||
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2002 | 35.2% | -5.24pp | ||
| 2001 | 40.4% | -7.98pp | ||
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.07pp | ||
| 1999 | 47.3% | +3.66pp | ||
| 1998 | 43.7% | +0.96pp | ||
| 1997 | 42.7% | -3.30pp | ||
| 1996 | 46.0% | — |
- 202530.9%+3.64pp
- 202427.3%-3.59pp
- 202330.9%+1.20pp
- 202229.7%+2.17pp
- 202127.5%+2.04pp
- 202025.5%-0.18pp
- 201925.7%-6.07pp
- 201831.7%-0.71pp
- 201732.4%+1.92pp
- 201630.5%+0.90pp
- 201529.6%-4.69pp
- 201434.3%-0.11pp
- 201334.4%-3.35pp
- 201237.8%+1.93pp
- 201135.8%+0.65pp
- 201035.2%+1.33pp
- 200933.9%-5.74pp
- 200839.6%+1.87pp
- 200737.7%+3.71pp
- 200634.0%-4.83pp
- 200538.9%+0.20pp
- 200438.6%+3.11pp
- 200335.5%+0.34pp
- 200235.2%-5.24pp
- 200140.4%-7.98pp
- 200048.4%+1.07pp
- 199947.3%+3.66pp
- 199843.7%+0.96pp
- 199742.7%-3.30pp
- 199646.0%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Optical Cable's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Optical Cable (OCC)
According to Optical Cable's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 32.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Optical Cable (OCC) gross margin totalled 30.94% – expanded 3.6 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 48.41% was reported in 2000. The lowest in the available history was 25.48% in 2020.
Optical Cable Gross Margin by Year
Optical Cable Gross Margin 2025: 30.9%
In 2025, Optical Cable reported gross margin of 30.94%, expanded 3.6 percentage points from 2024.
Optical Cable Gross Margin 2024: 27.3%
Optical Cable gross margin in 2024 was 27.30%, contracted 3.6 percentage points from 2023.
Optical Cable Gross Margin 2023: 30.9%
2023's gross margin for Optical Cable came in at 30.89%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2022.
Optical Cable Gross Margin 2022: 29.7%
Optical Cable posted gross margin of 29.69% in 2022, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2021.
Optical Cable Gross Margin 2021: 27.5%
Optical Cable gross margin in 2021 was 27.52%.
See more financial history for Optical Cable (OCC).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Optical Cable (OCC), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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