Question 1

What is Optical Cable's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable (OCC) P/FCF ratio is 48.7× as of March 9, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Optical Cable?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Optical Cable specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.9×.

Question 5

Is Optical Cable's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable's P/FCF ratio of 48.7× is above its own 5-year average of 36.5× and above the sector median of 21.9×. That places the current reading at the 82th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Optical Cable's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Optical Cable (OCC) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 1.5× in 2002 to a high of 621.6× in 2012. The 5-year average is 36.5× and the 5-year median is 29.0×.

Question 7

What was Optical Cable's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable (OCC) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 62.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Optical Cable's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$69.8M	$1.11M	62.7×	—	Oct 31, 2025
2024	$19M	-$1.23M	—	—	Oct 31, 2024
2023	$20.6M	-$919K	—	—	Oct 31, 2023
2022	$28.2M	-$1.89M	—	—	Oct 31, 2022
2021	$29.3M	$1.92M	15.2×	—	Oct 31, 2021
2020	$19.6M	-$3.72M	—	—	Oct 31, 2020
2019	$21.6M	-$834K	—	—	Oct 31, 2019
2018	$31.7M	$2.47M	12.8×	—	Oct 31, 2018
2017	$15.9M	-$1.27M	—	—	Oct 31, 2017
2016	$19.9M	$2.45M	8.1×	—	Oct 31, 2016
2015	$19.5M	-$2.04M	—	—	Oct 31, 2015
2014	$28.9M	$1.43M	20.3×	-50.0×	Oct 31, 2014
2013	$23M	$327K	70.3×	+9.9×	Oct 31, 2013
2012	$26.2M	$433K	60.4×	+33.3×	Oct 31, 2012
2011	$22.5M	$828K	27.2×	-5.5×	Oct 31, 2011
2010	$19.9M	$609K	32.7×	+24.3×	Oct 31, 2010
2009	$17.6M	$2.09M	8.4×	-8.0×	Oct 31, 2009
2008	$28.1M	$1.71M	16.4×	+11.0×	Oct 31, 2008
2007	$28M	$5.17M	5.4×	—	Oct 31, 2007
2006	$36.2M	-$2.35M	—	—	Oct 31, 2006
2005	$33.1M	-$200K	—	—	Oct 31, 2005
2004	$25.3M	$1.98M	12.8×	+6.5×	Oct 31, 2004
2003	$29.3M	$4.7M	6.2×	+4.8×	Oct 31, 2003
2002	$10M	$6.87M	1.5×	—	Oct 31, 2002


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P/FCF Ratio for Optical Cable (OCC) 2002-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Optical Cable (OCC)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Optical Cable (OCC) from 2002 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Optical Cable (OCC)

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio by Year

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio 2025: 62.7×

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio 2021: 15.2×

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio 2018: 12.8×

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio 2016: 8.1×

Optical Cable P/FCF Ratio 2014: 20.3×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

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