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    Applied Opt (AAOI)

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    TECHNOLOGY • COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT • NASDAQ

    $83.73
    -2.49 (-2.89%)

    Market Cap: $7.32B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    74%(29/39)
    Avg Surprise
    -1.53%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.14
    Range$0.10 - $0.19
    6 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    6
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.28-48.5%
    60d ago$0.28-48.5%
    30d ago$0.28-48.5%
    7d ago$0.140.0%
    Current$0.14
    Revenue Consensus
    $268M
    Range$261M - $275M
    5 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.57
    Range$0.36 - $0.74
    6 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $425M
    Range$387M - $479M
    5 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.57---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.14---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$-0.21$-0.02-950.00%Miss+0.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$-0.07$-0.05-40.00%Miss-250.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 26
    		$-0.04N/A+75.00%Beat-100.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 6
    		$-0.09$-0.09+0.00%Beat+57.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$-0.21$-0.11-90.91%Miss+25.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$-0.02$-0.04+50.00%Beat+93.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 26
    		$-0.02$-0.02-14.29%Miss-150.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    		$-0.21$-0.17-23.53%Miss-320.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 6
    		$-0.28$-0.29+3.45%Beat-33.3%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$-0.31$-0.29-6.90%Miss-24.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.04$-0.01+500.00%Beat+121.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 9
    		$-0.05$-0.05+0.00%Beat+80.8%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$-0.21$-0.28+25.00%Beat+25.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.25$-0.18-38.89%Miss+13.8%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$-0.19$-0.30+36.67%Beat+5.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$-0.26$-0.29+10.34%Beat-30.0%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$-0.28$-0.30+6.67%Beat-86.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$-0.29$-0.30+3.33%Beat-38.1%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 24
    		$-0.20$-0.22+9.09%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$-0.20$-0.28+28.57%Beat-233.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$-0.15$-0.18+16.67%Beat+37.5%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$-0.21$-0.26+19.23%Beat+52.3%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$-0.20$-0.23+13.04%Beat-11.1%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$-0.06$-0.08+25.00%Beat+60.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$-0.24$-0.25+4.00%Beat+7.7%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$-0.44$-0.38-15.79%Miss-63.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 27
    		$-0.18$-0.23+21.74%Beat-800.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 6
    		$-0.15$-0.24+37.50%Beat-207.1%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 7
    		$-0.26$-0.37+29.73%Beat-140.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 8
    		$-0.27$-0.22-22.73%Miss-196.4%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 21
    		$-0.02$-0.04+50.00%Beat-102.2%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.14$0.07+100.00%Beat-87.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.64$0.44+45.45%Beat-58.4%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 8
    		$0.28$0.33-15.15%Miss-74.5%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 21
    		$0.89$0.83+7.23%Beat+6.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 7
    		$1.08$1.02+5.88%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.54$1.35+14.07%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$1.10$1.01+8.91%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.84$0.75+12.00%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-204.22EV/EBITDAN/A
    Price/FCF-11.53xFCF Yield-8.67%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-9.57%Operating Margin-12.90%
    ROE-5.45%ROIC-3.20%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.11xInterest Coverage-18.64x
    Current Ratio2.78xQuick Ratio2.13x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta3.84Avg Volume10.13M
    52-Week High$233.6752-Week Low$18.50

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$107.38
    SMA 20$105.11
    SMA 50$111.96
    SMA 200$112.03
    EMA 10$100.10
    EMA 20$103.70
    EMA 50$109.94
    EMA 200$105.42

    MACD

    Line: -3.69Signal: -1.20Hist: -2.49

    ADX

    ADX: 17.1+DI: 17.8-DI: 41.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up72.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$126.49

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$127.64
    Lower Band$82.58
    %B Position4287%(Upper)
    Band Width0.03

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    36.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K8.6
    Stoch %D14.4
    Williams %R-86.3
    ROC (10d)-22.0%
    Momentum-23.59
    CCI (20d)-196.7
    MFI (14d)43.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$9.53(11.4%)
    StdDev (20d)11.27
    Hist Vol102.0%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$81.65
    OBV81.9M
    AD Line-6.8M
    CMF (20d)-0.006

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)10.4M
    Vol Ratio1.7x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$104.78

    Pivot Points

    R3$103.37
    R2$99.76
    R1$92.99
    Pivot Point$89.37
    S1$82.60
    S2$78.99
    S3$72.22

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-9.13
    Ultimate Osc33.8
    KST-14.08

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$191.92M$151.14M$134.27M$118.63M$102.95M$99.86M$100.27M$65.15M$43.27M$40.67M$60.45M$62.55M
    Cost of Revenue$138.72M$107.23M$92.33M$85.37M$71.79M$69.31M$71.54M$49.23M$33.71M$33.08M$38.85M$42.37M
    Gross Profit$53.21M$43.92M$41.94M$33.26M$31.16M$30.54M$28.73M$15.92M$9.56M$7.59M$21.61M$20.17M
    Operating Expenses$77.93M$56.91M$53.45M$51.45M$47.14M$39.48M$35.20M$32.46M$35.81M$29.24M$26.14M$26.86M
    R&D$34.87M$25.66M$25.82M$21.27M$20.61M$17.81M$16.74M$13.43M$13.08M$11.71M$9.34M$9.46M
    SG&A$31.57M$24.90M$20.72M$20.31M$18.39M$16.31M$14.81M$14.24M$16.82M$13.73M$13.36M$14.37M
    Operating Income$-24,727,000$-12,991,000$-11,502,000$-18,187,000$-15,976,000$-8,937,000$-6,471,000$-16,547,000$-26,244,000$-21,646,000$-4,531,000$-6,686,000
    Interest Income$3.25M$1.74M$831,000$451,000$286,000$224,000$365,000$156,000$93,000$260,000$474,000$65,000
    Interest Expense$927,000$863,000$843,000$902,000$818,000$934,000$1.75M$1.70M$1.69M$1.68M$3.13M$1.99M
    Income Before Tax$-21,492,000$-13,232,000$-10,498,000$-17,936,000$-9,098,000$-9,172,000$-119,689,000$-17,757,000$-26,115,000$-23,170,000$-13,858,000$-8,953,000
    Income Tax Expense$1.29M$1.05M$-8,476,000$0$0$0$2,000$0$0$0$1,000$0
    Net Income$-22,781,000$-14,281,000$-2,022,000$-17,936,000$-9,098,000$-9,172,000$-119,691,000$-17,757,000$-26,115,000$-23,170,000$-13,859,000$-8,953,000
    EBITDA$-13,566,000$-5,135,000$-2,532,000$-10,385,000$-2,459,000$-2,949,000$-112,550,000$-10,617,000$-19,089,000$-16,444,000$-4,897,000$-1,738,000
    EBIT$-23,813,000$-14,106,000$-10,486,000$-17,485,000$-8,566,000$-8,462,000$-118,299,000$-16,211,000$-24,515,000$-21,754,000$-11,205,000$-7,029,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Stock Price Down 2.9% Following Insider Selling

    Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock fell 2.9% after CFO Stefan Murry sold 4,000 shares for $411,480. Despite this insider selling, the company reported strong second-quarter 2026 revenue of $191.9 million...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Applied Optoelectronics Announces Date of Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call

    Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) announced it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 5...

    Yahoo Finance•10/15/26•Neutral

    A Nov. 5 call will cover Applied Optoelectronics' third-quarter results and next-quarter outlook.

    Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) announced it will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results on November 5...

    Stock Titan•10/15/26•Neutral

    Applied Optoelectronics Stock Fell 12% on Hot Inflation. Opportunity or Falling Knife?

    Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock dropped 11.82% following a higher-than-expected September CPI report and warnings from Broadcom and Intel about potential capital constraints on AI spending. Despite the recent dip...

    TIKR.com•10/15/26•Bearish

    Applied optoelectronics CFO Murry sells $411,480 shares. By Investing.com

    Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s CFO, Stefan J. Murry, sold 4,000 shares of company stock for $411,480 on October 12, 2026...

    Investing.com Nigeria•10/15/26•Bearish

    AAOI Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -204.2x
    Forward P/E
    84.0x
    P/FCF
    -11.5x
    PEG
    0.8x
    P/B
    4.1x
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    AAOI Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    28.9%
    Operating margin
    -12.9%
    Net margin
    -9.6%
    ROIC
    -3.2%
    ROE
    -5.5%
    FCF margin
    -99.4%
    FCF yield
    -8.7%

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    Sector: Technology

    AAOI Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    6
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    1
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    AAOI Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • AAOI grew quarterly revenue 86.4% year over year.

    Bear case

    • AAOI has a -9.6% net profit margin.
    • AAOI beat EPS estimates in 25.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    AAOI Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    2 of 8 quarters (25.0%)
    Average surprise
    -124.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.14
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 6 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About AAOI

    Does AAOI pay dividends?

    Applied Opt (AAOI) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is AAOI's market cap?

    Applied Opt (AAOI) has a market capitalization of $7.32B with a current stock price of $83.73.

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