OCC Stock — Optical Cable Corporation

Optical Cable Corporation (OCC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

OCC is a Stock. Total return is -18.6% over the past 30.5 years, 1886.1 points behind SPY at 1867.5%.

Optical Cable Corporation manufactures fiber optic and copper data communications cabling and connectivity solutions for enterprise customers in the United States and internationally, offering products ranging from cables and connectors to cable management systems and specialty components for military and harsh-environment applications. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This security appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the data communications infrastructure sector rather than those focused on dividend income.

OCC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -18.6% over the past 30.5 years, 1886.1 points behind SPY at 1867.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 29.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 58.3%.

OCC key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/03/1996

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

1.77

Last close

$12.91 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$114,150,530

Average volume

124826.0

Ex-dividend date

10/28/2015

Payment date

11/20/2015

Beta

0.576

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

44.52

EPS

$0.29

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

OCC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 58.3%.

Who may consider OCC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (OCC does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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