Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

AAOI Technology Communication Equipment

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $455.7 million, up 82.8% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+127.5%
EPS
+125.0%
Free cash flow
+96.1%
Total debt
+69.0%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

50.03 3.14 +6.70%
Market cap
$4.0B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
19.6×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
2.98
Beneish M
−0.51
Dividend safety
n/a

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI) Return on assets

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −1.59%, up 2.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−4.46%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.9% (fiscal 2024) to 19.1% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.10% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 −4.46% 35.43
FY2024 −39.9% (25.83)
FY2023 −14.1% 1.33
FY2022 −15.4% (3.81)
FY2021 −11.6% 0.76
FY2020 −12.3% 1.81
FY2019 −14.2% (13.68)
FY2018 −0.47% (19.55)
FY2017 19.1% 8.60
FY2016 10.5% 5.76

Against its own ten years

Low −39.9% High 19.1%
Ten-year median −11.6%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
ONDS Ondas Holdings Inc. compare 10.4%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 7.13%
DGII Digi International Inc. compare 5.62%
EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc. compare 4.28%
BDC Belden Inc compare 3.75%
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. compare 2.87%
VSAT Viasat Inc. compare −0.20%
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. −1.59%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −16.0%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.10%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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