Technology / Communication EquipmentUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a live ticker hub with the latest available market, valuation, profitability, growth, ownership, and risk indicators.

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Market cap

12B

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Market data

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/E81.9

P25 12.5P50 22.3P75 38.6

Trailing P/En/a

P25 16.3P50 33.5P75 65.6

ROE-6.1

P25 -30.7P50 1.5P75 14.4

ROIC-6.8

P25 -18.6P50 1.9P75 13.7

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Indicator catalog

All AAOI market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

219

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Currency

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Showing 219 of 219 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

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

Metric	Value
Cik	0001158114
Company name	Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	03823U102
Employees	4,691
Employees Change	1,382%
Employees Change Percent	41.76
Enterprise value	$11.8B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Communication Equipment
IPO Date	2013-09-26
Isin	US03823U1025
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	$12B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Price	$149
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	108,079.3x
Sector	Technology
Sic	3674
Symbol	AAOI
Website	https://www.ao-inc.com

Valuation

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

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	-0.36%
EV Sales Forward	9.63x
EV/Sales	23.26x
FCF yield	-3.76%
Forward P/E	81.87x
P/B ratio	10.64x
P/S ratio	23.57x
PS Forward	9.76x

Profitability

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

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	-11.57%
EBITDA Margin	-5.42%
Gross margin	29.64%
Gross Profit	$150.3M
Gross Profit Growth	77.32%
Gross Profit Growth Q	43.78%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	64.36%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	22.3%
Net Income	$-43.3M
Net Income Growth Years	1%
Pretax Margin	-10.01%
Profit Margin	-8.55%
Profit Per Employee	$-9,238
ROA	-3.32
Roa5y	-7.21
ROCE	-4.49
ROE	-6.13
Roe5y	-34.14
ROIC	-6.81
Roic5y	-15.51

Growth

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

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	30.3%
Cagr1y	967.11%
Cagr3y	347.08%
Cagr5y	81.43%
EPS Growth Years	1
Revenue Growth	64.32x
Revenue Growth Q	51.36x
Revenue Growth Quarters	8x
Revenue Growth Years	2x
Revenue Growth3 Y	31.37x
Revenue Growth5 Y	15.76x

Financial strength

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

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$0.46
Assets	$1.6B
Cash	$439.7M
Current Assets	$992.6M
Current Liabilities	$259.4M
Debt	$280.4M
Debt Equity	$0.25
Equity	$1.1B
Interest Coverage	-17.12
Liabilities	$459.9M
Long Term Assets	$573.3M
Long Term Liabilities	$200.5M
Net Cash	$159.3M
Net Cash By Market Cap	$1.33
Net Debt Equity	$-0.14
Tangible Book Value	$1.1B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$13.9
WACC	24.37

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	3.83
Inventory Turnover	2.31
Net Working Capital	$373.4M
Quick ratio	2.85
Working Capital	$733.1M
Working Capital Turnover	$1.13

Dividends and buybacks

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

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	-49.96%
Dividend Yield	0%

Performance and technicals

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

Metric	Value
10Y total return	1,310.42%
1Y total return	965.38%
200-day SMA	54.85
3Y total return	8,845.35%
50-day SMA	125.4
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	1,864.91%
All Time High	191.9
All Time High Change	-22.37%
All Time High Date	2026-05-01
All Time Low	1.48
All Time Low Change	9,963.51%
All Time Low Date	2022-07-13
ATR	19.29
Beta	3.76
Beta1y	2.62
Beta2y	3.34
Ch YTD	327.3
High	177.9
High52	191.9
High52 Date	2026-05-01
High52ch	-22.37%
Low	143.6
Low52	12.56
Low52 Date	2025-05-09
Low52ch	1,086.11%
Ma50ch	18.81%
Premarket Change Percent	10.92
Premarket Price	$175
Premarket Volume	1,466,961
Price vs 200-day SMA	171.52%
RSI	50.85
RSI Monthly	80.57
RSI Weekly	71
Sharpe ratio	2.37x
Sortino ratio	4.54
Total Return	-49.96%
Tr YTD	327.3
Tr1m	26.61%
Tr1w	-18.84%
Tr3m	236.21%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	6
Analyst Count Top	4
Analyst Price Target Top	$108
Analyst Ratings	Buy
Analyst Ratings Top	Strong Buy
Earnings EPS Estimate	$-0.06
Earnings Revenue Estimate	155,143,064x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	55.36x
Operating Income	$-58.7M
Operating margin	-11.57
Price target	$82.8
Price Target Change	$-44.41
Price Target Change Top	$-27.27

Ownership and float

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

Metric	Value
Float	77,181,809%
Float Percent	96.19%
Net Borrowing	28,000,000
Shares Insiders	3.73%
Shares Institutions	60.28%
Shares Out	80,242,767
Shares Qo Q	8.02%
Shares Yo Y	49.96%
Short Float	13.13%
Short Ratio	0.75
Short Shares	12.63

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$-462.5M
Average Volume	10,417,488.7x
Bv Per Share	14
CAPEX	$-240.1M
Ch10y	1,310.4
Ch1m	26.61
Ch1w	-18.84
Ch1y	965.4
Ch3m	236.2
Ch3y	8,845.3
Ch5y	1,864.9
Ch6m	421.3
Change	-5.46%
Change From Open	-14.33
Close	157.6
Days Gap	10.35
Depreciation Amortization	31,200,000
Dollar Volume	3,094,740,555.7
Earnings Date	2026-05-07
Earnings Time	amc
EBIT	$-58.7M
EBITDA	$-27.5M
EPS	$-0.66
F Score	3
FCF	$-448.9M
FCF EV Yield	-3.81x
FCF Per Share	$-5.59
Financing CF	847,192,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,997
Income Tax	$-7.4M
Investing CF	-242,390,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-05-07
Last Report Date	2026-03-31
Last Split Type	Never
Last10k Filing Date	2026-02-26
Ma150	64.82
Ma150ch	129.77%
Ma20	157.2
Ma20ch	-5.27%
Net CF	382,566,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-08-06
Open	173.9
Optionable	Yes
Position In Range	15.63
Post Close	148.9
Postmarket Change Percent	1
Postmarket Price	$150
Ppne	490,952,000
Pre Close	157.6
Price Date	2026-05-08
Ptbv Ratio	10.89
Relative Volume	1.99x
Revenue	507,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	2.67x
Share Based Comp	13,539,000
Tax By Revenue	-1.46x
Tr6m	421.32%
Us State	Texas
Views	293
Volume	20,778,438
Z Score	3.24

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Next action

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Income

Does AAOI pay a dividend?

Capital-return profile for this ticker.

Performance

AAOI stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns AAOI?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+60.3%

Float: +96.2% of shares outstanding

Insider ownership

+3.7%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

AAOI momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

50.8

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

+171.5%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

3.76

More volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

2.37

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

Questions

About AAOI

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What is the current AAOI stock rating?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is currently shown with the latest rating in the latest report. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full AAOI analysis?

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What fair-value range is used for AAOI?

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