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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
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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI) Return on equity
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −2.34%, up 5.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−7.94%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −84.1% (fiscal 2024) to 26.4% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Communication Equipment industry median of 0.00% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.94% | 76.18 |
| FY2024 | −84.1% | (56.06) |
| FY2023 | −28.1% | 2.17 |
| FY2022 | −30.2% | (9.89) |
| FY2021 | −20.3% | 0.85 |
| FY2020 | −21.2% | 0.72 |
| FY2019 | −21.9% | (21.26) |
| FY2018 | −0.65% | (27.03) |
| FY2017 | 26.4% | 10.48 |
| FY2016 | 15.9% | 8.20 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc. compare | 67.1% |
| ONDS Ondas Holdings Inc. compare | 19.6% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 16.5% |
| BDC Belden Inc compare | 13.4% |
| DGII Digi International Inc. compare | 7.46% |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. compare | 6.54% |
| VSAT Viasat Inc. compare | −0.63% |
| AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | −2.34% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −34.8% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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