AAOI vs IOTR vs KHOBF Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, iOThree and Kheoba Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOTR iOThree Ltd
$2.06 0.0% 1M -34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
KHOBF KHEOBA Ltd
$2.50 0.0% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Applied Optoelectronics leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Applied Optoelectronics 2, Kheoba 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOIIOTRKHOBFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.60B $4.73M $20.23M AAOI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -98.2x -4.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 111.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +123.2% -34.4% 0.0% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +59.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 139.0% 146.0% 0.0% KHOBF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

AAOIIOTRKHOBF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Valuation 12 #99 of 112 57 #49 of 112 –
Growth 54 #50 of 108 – –
Profitability 16 #88 of 104 – –
Financial Health 71 #34 of 116 50 #59 of 116 81 #21 of 108
Shareholder Returns 9 #71 of 78 – –
Overall 32 – –
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IOTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KHOBF ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAOIIOTRKHOBFSPY
1 month -21.3%0.0%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%-33.8%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -51.8%-24.5%0.0% +7.1%
Year to date +127.2%-15.6%0.0% +12.8%
1 year +123.2%-34.4%0.0% +11.9%
3 years +1,018.5%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +123.8%—— +22.8%
5 years +935.2%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year +59.6%—— +10.9%
10 years +302.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOIIOTRKHOBFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 139.0%146.0%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 127.1%125.2%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.321.410.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.24— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-96.2%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-61.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $223.10$5.33$2.50 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$1.56$2.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAOIIOTRKHOBF
P/E now vs peer median -113.3xmedian 32.9x -4.7xmedian 32.9x —median 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 2.9x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -194.4xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 30.2x -1.7xmedian 30.2x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 122.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.41median 1.08 —median 1.08 —median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Revenue $595.97M – –
Gross profit $172.33M – –
Operating income -$67.41M – –
Net income -$57.02M – –
Free cash flow -$600.81M – –
R&D $107.61M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 – –
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $2.12M $318.16K
Total debt $57.26M $376.70K –
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 2.64M 8.09M
Enterprise value $4.32B $329.51K $19.91M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAOIIOTRKHOBF
P/E -113.3x -4.7x –
P/FCF -11.1x -1.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -50.7x – –
P/S 11.2x 0.3x –
P/B 4.0x 1.1x 122.0x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.2x 125.8x
EV/EBITDA -194.4x – –
EV/EBIT -92.6x – –
EV/Revenue 10.5x – –
EV/FCF -10.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -47.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.41 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Gross margin 28.9% – –
EBITDA margin -5.4% – –
Operating margin -11.3% – –
Pretax margin -10.6% – –
Net margin -9.6% – –
FCF margin -100.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% – –
Return on equity -4.1% – –
Return on assets -2.9% – –
Return on invested capital -4.2% – –
Return on capital employed -4.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Debt / assets 2.5% 4.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x – –
Debt / FCF -0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 47.3% 49.8%
Equity / assets 72.5% 52.7% 50.2%
Interest coverage -19.1x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 6.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.2% – –
Shareholder yield -20.2% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Forward P/E 111.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOIIOTRKHOBF
Held by institutions 60.5% – –
Institutions holding 481 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% – –
Institutions buying 313 – –
Institutions selling 143 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.19 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAOIIOTRKHOBF
AAOI 1.00 0.05 –
IOTR 0.05 1.00 –
KHOBF – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, IOTR and KHOBF?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.60B, iOThree (IOTR) $4.73M, Kheoba (KHOBF) $20.23M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.2%, iOThree (IOTR) -34.4%, Kheoba (KHOBF) 0.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kheoba (KHOBF) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%, iOThree (IOTR) 146.0%, Kheoba (KHOBF) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, IOTR and KHOBF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) leads on 2. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.