---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-007973"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:50:09.565454+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OCC Q1 FY2026 net sales up 4.4% to $16.4M, net loss narrows to $0.05/share

## Summary
- Net sales $16.4M (+4.4% YoY); gross profit $5.4M (+16.1%); gross margin 32.7% vs 29.4%.
- Net loss $398k ($0.05 per share) vs $1.1M loss ($0.14 per share) in prior year.
- Backlog/forward load increased to $10.4M from $7.3M as of Oct 31, 2025 (up 42.5%).
- SG&A expenses rose slightly to $5.6M from $5.5M; international sales up 18.0%.
- Management cites growing momentum in data center markets and expects continued growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-007973
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774926007973/0001437749-26-007973-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774926007973/occ20260311_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  OPTICAL CABLE CORP reported first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $16.4 million, net income $398,000, EPS $0.05 per basic and diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $16.4 million
  - Net income: $398,000
  - EPS: $0.05 per basic and diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 increased 4.4% to $16.4 million, compared to $15.7 million for the same period in the prior year. OCC experienced an increase in net sales in both its enterprise and specialty markets during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Net sales to customers outside of the United States increased 18.0% and net sales to customers in the United States increased less than one percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared to the same period last year. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, the Company’s sales order backlog/forward load increased to $10.4 million when compared to $7.3 million as of October 31, 2025. Gross profit increased 16.1% to $5.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared to $4.6 million for the same period in fiscal year 2025, as a result of increased volumes and the resulting positive impact of OCC’s manufacturing o
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774926007973/0001437749-26-007973-index.htm

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