Question 1

What is Optical Cable's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable (OCC) P/E ratio is 130.1× as of July 27, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. 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/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Optical Cable specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 29.9×.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable's P/E ratio of 130.1× is above its own 5-year average of 17.7× and above the sector median of 29.9×. That places the current reading at the 94th 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/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Optical Cable (OCC) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 3.5× in 2022 to a high of 496.9× in 2006. The 5-year average is 17.7× and the 5-year median is 6.5×.

Question 7

What was Optical Cable's P/E ratio in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Optical Cable (OCC) P/E ratio at the end of 2023 was 10.0×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). 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	-$1.45M	—	—	Oct 31, 2025
2024	$19M	-$4.21M	—	—	Oct 31, 2024
2023	$20.6M	$2.07M	10.0×	—	Oct 31, 2023
2022	$28.2M	-$347K	—	—	Oct 31, 2022
2021	$29.3M	$6.61M	4.4×	—	Oct 31, 2021
2020	$19.6M	-$6.12M	—	—	Oct 31, 2020
2019	$21.6M	-$5.67M	—	—	Oct 31, 2019
2018	$31.7M	$1.07M	29.6×	—	Oct 31, 2018
2017	$15.9M	-$1.74M	—	—	Oct 31, 2017
2016	$19.9M	-$1.8M	—	—	Oct 31, 2016
2015	$19.5M	-$4.3M	—	—	Oct 31, 2015
2014	$28.9M	$639K	45.3×	—	Oct 31, 2014
2013	$23M	-$53.9K	—	—	Oct 31, 2013
2012	$26.2M	$2.71M	9.7×	-33.6×	Oct 31, 2012
2011	$22.5M	$521K	43.2×	—	Oct 31, 2011
2010	$19.9M	-$5.85M	—	—	Oct 31, 2010
2009	$17.6M	-$1.92M	—	—	Oct 31, 2009
2008	$28.1M	$2.21M	12.7×	-9.4×	Oct 31, 2008
2007	$28M	$1.27M	22.1×	-81.2×	Oct 31, 2007
2006	$36.2M	$351K	103.3×	+75.1×	Oct 31, 2006
2005	$33.1M	$1.17M	28.2×	-5.5×	Oct 31, 2005
2004	$25.3M	$750K	33.8×	-59.5×	Oct 31, 2004
2003	$29.3M	$315K	93.2×	+57.8×	Oct 31, 2003
2002	$10M	$283K	35.4×	—	Oct 31, 2002


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

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

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

About P/E Ratio at Optical Cable (OCC)

Optical Cable P/E Ratio by Year

Optical Cable P/E Ratio 2023: 10.0×

Optical Cable P/E Ratio 2021: 4.4×

Optical Cable P/E Ratio 2018: 29.6×

Optical Cable P/E Ratio 2014: 45.3×

Optical Cable P/E Ratio 2012: 9.7×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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