Optical CableOCC +9.93%46 Shareholder Yield % is 0.60% as of Apr. 2026, which is 44% below its 10-year median of 1.07. GuruFocus rates OCC with a GF Score™ of 46/100 and a GF Value™ of $3.22 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,440 Hardware companies, Optical Cable ranks better than 52.01% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % was 0.60%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Optical Cable Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Optical Cable Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
OCC vs INSG, AMPG, WATT: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Optical Cable Shareholder Yield % vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Optical Cable (OCC) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.60% as of Apr. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Optical Cable and its competitors. This is 44% below median its historical median of 1.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Optical Cable ranks #1171 out of 2440 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 48%.
Is Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Optical Cable's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.60% is 44% below median its 10-year median of 1.07. The Hardware industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.48. Optical Cable's value of 0.60% is 26.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Optical Cable ranks #1171 out of 2440 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Optical Cable has a GF Score™ of 46/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Optical Cable's Shareholder Yield % compare to INSG and AMPG?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Optical Cable ranks #1171 out of 2440 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Optical Cable in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.48. Optical Cable's value of 0.60% is 26.3% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.07 vs. the industry median of 0.48, Optical Cable has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Hardware company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Hardware companies is 0.48, based on 2,440 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Optical Cable's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.60% is 26.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Optical Cable and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Optical Cable's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.60%, which is 44% below median its own 10-year median of 1.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Optical Cable stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Optical Cable (OCC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.22, compared to a current price of $20.16 — trading 526.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.60%, which is 44% below median its 10-year median of 1.07 and 26.3% above the Hardware industry median of 0.48. Optical Cable's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Optical Cable (OCC), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.60% as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Optical Cable (OCC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Optical Cable stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $20.16 is trading 526.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $3.22.
GuruFocus considers Optical Cable to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for OCC:
Shareholder Yield %: 0.60% (44% below median its 10-year median of 1.07)
GF Value™: $3.22 vs. price of $20.16 (526.1% above fair value)
Industry Position: 26.3% above the Hardware median (#1171 of 2440)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OCC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Optical Cable Corp manufactures a broad range of fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions for the enterprise, wireless carrier, and specialty markets. The Company offers high quality products that operate as a system solution or integrate with other components, including fiber, copper, hybrid cabling, cabinets, racks, enclosures, and deployable solutions for enterprise networks, data centers, residential, campus, Passive Optical LAN installations, and customized applications in military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, renewable energy, and broadcast industries. It operates a single reportable segment covering the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of its cabling and connectivity solutions.
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