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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-030174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-11T20:15:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-11T20:16:24.272014+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OCC Q3 FY26 net sales up 22% to $24.3M; EPS $0.21 vs $0.04; backlog $13.5M

## Summary
- Net sales $24.3M (+22.0% YoY); gross profit $9.1M (+43.9%); gross margin 37.4% vs 31.7%.
- Q3 net income $1.9M ($0.21/share) vs $302k ($0.04/share) a year ago; 9-month EPS $0.28 vs $0.19 loss.
- Sales backlog/forward load $13.5M at July 31, 2026 vs $7.3M a year earlier; up from $13.3M at April 30.
- US Q3 sales +20.3%, international +28.8%; inventories $22.9M and trade receivables $11.8M at quarter end.
- CEO cites robust demand in enterprise, data center and specialty markets driving growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-030174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-11T20:15:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774926030174/0001437749-26-030174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774926030174/occ20260910_8k.htm

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