Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI)

NASDAQ: AAOI · USD

$81.9

+4.90 (+6.4%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	7.4B
Revenue (ttm)	596M
Net income (ttm)	-57M
EPS (ttm)	-$0.79
Shares out	90.6M
P/E (forward)	35.6x
Volume	8,598,335
Beta	3.84

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 596M
Net income (ttm): -57M
EPS (ttm): -$0.79
P/E (forward): 35.6x
Market cap: 7.4B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

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Forward P/E35.6

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ROE-5.4

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ROIC-5.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001158114
Company name	Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	03823U102
Earnings date	2026-11-05
Earnings time	amc
Employees	4,691
Employees change	1,382
Employees growth	41.76%
Enterprise value	$7.2B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1997
Industry	Communication Equipment
IPO date	2013-09-26
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US03823U1025
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-26
Last earnings date	2026-08-06
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$7.4B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-05
Options	Yes
Price	$81.85
Price currency	USD
Sector	Technology
SIC code	3674
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	AAOI
U.S. state	Texas
Website	https://www.ao-inc.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	-0.96%
EV/Sales	11.8x
FCF / EV yield	-12.8%
FCF yield	-12.45%
Forward EV/Sales	3.84x
Forward P/E	35.57x
Forward P/S	3.95x
Industry forward P/E	22.06x
Industry P/E	41.46x
P/B ratio	3.89x
P/S ratio	12.14x
Price / tangible book value	4.36x
Sector forward P/E	18.55x
Sector P/E	32.64x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	-11.31%
EBITDA margin	-5.39%
Gross margin	28.92%
Operating margin	-11.31%
Pretax margin	-10.6%
Profit margin	-9.57%
Profit per employee	$-12,155
Revenue per employee	$127,045
ROA	-2.72%
ROA (5Y)	-7.21%
ROCE	-3.6%
ROE	-5.45%
ROE (5Y)	-34.14%
ROIC	-5.58%
ROIC (5Y)	-15.51%
SBC / revenue	2.56%
Tax / revenue	-1.03%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	1
Gross profit growth	62.04%
Gross profit growth (Q)	70.74%
Gross profit growth 3Y	73.29%
Gross profit growth 5Y	27.1%
Net income growth years	1
Revenue growth	61.85%
Revenue growth (Q)	86.42%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	26.98%
Revenue growth 10Y	10.7%
Revenue growth 3Y	40.93%
Revenue growth 5Y	20.68%
Revenue growth quarters	9
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-768.6M
Depreciation and amortization	$35.3M
EBIT	$-67.4M
EBITDA	$-32.1M
EPS	$-0.79
FCF per share	$-9.94
Financing cash flow	$1.3B
Free cash flow	$-900.5M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-915.7M
Gross profit	$172.3M
Income taxes	$-6.1M
Investing cash flow	$-769.1M
Net borrowing	$34.6M
Net cash flow	$421.6M
Net income	$-57M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$-147.1M
Operating income	$-67.4M
Revenue	$596M
Stock-based compensation	$15.2M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	5.19
Book value per share	$19.77
Debt / equity	0.18
Interest coverage	-19.07
Long-term assets	$1.1B
Long-term liabilities	$204.7M
Net cash (debt)	$199.6M
Net cash / market cap	2.76%
Net debt / equity	-0.12
Piotroski F-Score	3
Property, plant and equipment	$772.3M
Shareholders' equity	$1.7B
Tangible book value	$1.7B
Tangible book value per share	$19.67
Total assets	$2.3B
Total cash	$499.7M
Total debt	$300.1M
Total liabilities	$633.2M
WACC	24.41%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.38
Current assets	$1.2B
Current liabilities	$428.4M
Current ratio	2.78
Inventory turnover	2.03
Net working capital	$357.1M
Quick ratio	1.9
Working capital	$761.4M
Working capital turnover	1.19

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-49.26%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-49.26%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	309.86%
10Y return CAGR	15.15%
10Y total return	309.86%
150-day SMA	$129.88
1D price change	6.37%
1M price change	-19.2%
1M total return	-19.2%
1W price change	6.76%
1W total return	6.76%
1Y price change	120.12%
1Y return CAGR	120.24%
1Y total return	120.12%
20-day SMA	$92.77
200-day SMA	$113.78
3M price change	-16.24%
3M total return	-16.24%
3Y price change	1,063.78%
3Y return CAGR	126.57%
3Y total return	1,063.78%
50-day SMA	$100.81
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$233.67
52-week high date	2026-05-13
52-week low	$18.50
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	965.41%
5Y return CAGR	60.52%
5Y total return	965.41%
6M price change	-43.8%
6M total return	-43.8%
After-hours change	0.66%
After-hours close	$81.85
After-hours price	$82.39
All-time high	$233.67
All-time high date	2026-05-13
All-time low	$1.48
All-time low date	2022-07-13
Average true range (ATR)	$8.02
Average volume	11.9M
Beta (1Y)	3.15
Beta (2Y)	3.67
Beta (5Y)	3.84
Change from 52-week high	-64.97%
Change from 52-week low	342.43%
Change from all-time high	-64.94%
Change from all-time low	5,435.81%
Change from open	4.71%
Day's gap	1.59%
Dollar volume	$703.8M
High price	$81.92
Low price	$77.02
Monthly RSI	54.21
Open price	$78.17
Position in 52-week range	98.57%
Premarket change	1.52%
Premarket close	$76.95
Premarket price	$78.12
Premarket volume	579.7K
Previous close	$76.95
Price vs 150-day SMA	-36.92%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-11.68%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-27.99%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-18.73%
Relative volume	0.72
RSI	43.55
Sharpe ratio	1.2
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.21
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.94
Sortino ratio	2.1
Sortino ratio (3Y)	2.12
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.64
Volume	8.6M
Weekly RSI	43.3
YTD price change	135.03%
YTD total return	135.03%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	86.6M
Float percentage	95.58%
Shares change (QoQ)	7.35%
Shares change (YoY)	49.26%
Shares held by insiders	4.22%
Shares held by institutions	56.98%
Shares outstanding	90.6M
Short % of float	16.02%
Short % of shares	15.31%
Short ratio	2.1 days

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI)

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