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Key stats

Market cap: $5.43B
Price / Earnings ratio: -94.9x
EPS (TTM): -$0.75
Volume: Loading
52-week high: $233.67
52-week low: $18.50
Next earnings report: 5 Nov 2026

Source: third-party data provider, as of November 5, 2026

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Technical indicators

RSI 14: 32.16
MACD 12/26/9: -10.20
EMA 9 of MACD: -8.99
MACD histogram: -1.20
SMA 50: $95.56; Price below SMA 50
EMA 50: $93.40; Price below EMA 50
SMA 200: $114.54; Price below SMA 200
EMA 200: $96.30; Price below EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of November 4, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst ratings

Analyst consensus: Buy

Based on 3 analyst ratings

Strong Sell0

Sell0

Hold1

Buy2

Strong Buy0

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Financials

Performance

Revenue

Net income

Net margin %

2025

547M361M180M0

Debt & Balance Sheet

Total assets

Total liabilities

2025

1B925M463M0

Revenue to Profit

2025

$455.7M

Revenue

$0.0

Cost of revenue

$136.9M

Gross profit

$0.0

Operating expenses

$-38.2M

Net income

Earnings

EPS forecast

Actual EPS

$-0.13

Q4FY25

$-0.07

Q1FY26

$0.05

Q2FY26

$0.14

Q3FY26

The market is expecting earnings per share of $0.14 for this quarter. The company has not yet shared when it is announcing earnings.

Source: third-party data provider

About Applied Optoelectronics Inc

Applied Optoelectronics Inc is a provider of fiber-optic networking products, for four networking end-markets; internet data center, CATV, telecom, and FTTH. The Company designs and manufactures a wide range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies, and modules to complete turn-key equipment. Through direct sales personnel, and manufacturing teams in the United States, China, and Taiwan, the company coordinates with customers to determine product design, qualifications, and performance. The Company has manufacturing and research and development facilities located in the U.S., Taiwan, and China.

SectorTechnology

IndustryCommunication Equipment

Employees4,691

CEODr. Chih-Hsiang Lin Ph.D.

IPO DateSep 26, 2013

HeadquartersSugar Land, TX

Key Executives

Name	Title	Year Born
Dr. Chih-Hsiang Lin Ph.D.	Founder, Chairman, President & CEO	1963
Dr. Stefan J. Murry Ph.D.	CFO & Chief Strategy Officer	1973
Mr. David C. Kuo J.D.	Senior VP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Secretary	1983
Dr. Hung-Lun Chang Ph.D.	Senior VP of Optical Component Business Unit & North America GM	1964
Mr. Shu-Hua Yeh	Senior VP of Network Equipment Module Business Unit & Asia GM	1966
Ms. Lindsay Grant Savarese	Investor Relations	—
Ms. Jessica Hung	VP of Finance & Controller	—

Seasonality

Monthly price change (%)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021											+1.0	-9.3
2022	-22.2	-11.9	+0.8	-22.4	-8.5	-32.3	+10.3	+40.9	+24.8	+0.0	-19.4	-15.2
2023	+27.1	+8.1	-19.0	-15.3	+22.0	+169.7	+11.2	+95.9	-21.3	-34.1	+71.6	+17.4
2024	-15.8	-3.3	-10.1	-29.2	+6.0	-22.7	+18.2	+35.1	+16.7	+17.3	+144.8	-9.5
2025	-21.6	-15.4	-13.4	-15.2	+4.8	+65.5	-9.8	+12.4	+11.0	+25.1	-18.9	+31.4
2026	+10.1	+90.7	-17.5	+90.3	-13.7	-20.2	-32.1	-2.3	-4.0	-35.7	-5.2

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Create an account and complete KYC.
Make a deposit.
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Tap the "Buy" button.
Enter the amount you want to buy. You have two options:
1. Buy AAOI by number of shares.
2. Buy fractional shares in dollars, starting from $1.
Swipe up to confirm your order, and you're done!

On Gotrade, you don't have to buy a full lot. With fractional shares, you can start investing in Applied Optoelectronics Inc from just $1. A small budget shouldn't stop you from building a US stock portfolio.

At the moment, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) does not pay dividends because it focuses on reinvesting profits for company growth (a growth stock). However, you can still potentially earn profit from share price increases (capital gains). Track AAOI's performance via the price chart in the Gotrade app.

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