AAOI vs SILC vs UI Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Silicom and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SILC Silicom Ltd.
$42.00 -20.4% 1M +141.4% 1Y
Market cap
$246.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$75.43M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$35.74B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 6, Applied Optoelectronics 2, Silicom 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOISILCUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $246.48M $35.74B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -113.4x -25.2x 37.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 108.4x — 31.8x UI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% +28.6% +27.2% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% -13.0% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.7% +141.4% -19.4% SILC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.7%/yr 0.0%/yr +14.4%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 138.8% 90.3% 53.8% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 36/100 69/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

AAOISILCUI

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

AxisAAOISILCUI
Valuation 13 #98 of 112 41 #67 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 56 #49 of 109 21 #86 of 109 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 17 #87 of 104 18 #85 of 104 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 72 #33 of 116 65 #41 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns 9 #74 of 81 – 51 #40 of 81
Overall 33 36 69
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SILC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAOISILCUISPY
1 month -24.1%-20.4%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -12.7%+10.5%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months -43.9%+52.5%-37.8% +8.2%
Year to date +120.7%+185.7%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +106.7%+141.4%-19.4% +12.3%
3 years +993.0%+180.0%+414.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +122.0%+41.0%+72.7% +23.3%
5 years +904.6%0.0%+95.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +58.7%0.0%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +284.9%+15.1%+1,057.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+1.4%+27.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOISILCUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 138.8%90.3%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.6%79.5%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.313.011.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.57-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-77.3%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.5%-31.9%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $223.10$61.65$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$13.50$515.44 $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.

MultipleAAOISILCUI
P/E now vs peer median -110.1xmedian 33.2x -24.5xmedian 33.2x 37.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -188.5xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 29.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x 25.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.32median 1.17 0.65median 1.17 1.15median 1.17

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 monthsAAOISILCUI
Revenue $595.97M $75.43M $3.27B
Gross profit $172.33M $22.75M $1.51B
Operating income -$67.41M -$10.69M $1.19B
Net income -$57.02M -$9.79M $960.30M
Free cash flow -$600.81M – $908.94M
R&D $107.61M $21.03M $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $-1.72 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $25.15M $522.58M
Total debt $57.26M – $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 5.71M 60.57M
Enterprise value $5.18B $107.18M $34.28B

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
MetricAAOISILCUI
P/E -110.1x -24.5x 37.8x
P/FCF -10.8x – 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow -49.3x – 39.1x
P/S 10.9x 3.2x 11.1x
P/B 3.9x 2.1x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.2x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA -188.5x – 29.6x
EV/EBIT -89.8x -19.5x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 2.8x 10.9x
EV/FCF -10.1x – 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -45.9x – 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.32 0.65 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOISILCUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% 28.6% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -22.1% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% 31.6% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% -24.5% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% 18.2% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -35.7% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% 34.3% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -36.0% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% 30.7% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -37.8% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% – 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% – 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% – 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% – 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOISILCUI
Gross margin 28.9% 30.2% 46.2%
EBITDA margin -5.4% – 36.8%
Operating margin -11.3% -14.2% 36.2%
Pretax margin -10.6% -12.3% 36.1%
Net margin -9.6% -13.0% 29.3%
FCF margin -100.8% – 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% – 28.4%
Return on equity -4.1% -8.5% 72.7%
Return on assets -2.9% -6.1% 49.1%
Return on invested capital -4.2% – 72.8%
Return on capital employed -4.5% -8.9% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOISILCUI
Debt / assets 2.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x – –
Debt / FCF -0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 29.5% 34.5%
Equity / assets 72.5% 70.5% 65.5%
Interest coverage -19.1x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 3.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 6.39 4.64 33.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOISILCUI
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -20.8% – –
Shareholder yield -20.8% 0.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAAOISILCUI
Forward P/E 108.4xFY2026 – 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% – +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $91.18MFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +29.1% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOISILCUI
Held by institutions 60.5% 43.1% 4.9%
Institutions holding 481 51 354
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +42.4% +8.0%
Institutions buying 313 32 163
Institutions selling 143 12 139
Buyers to sellers 2.19 2.67 1.17

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.

AAOISILCUI
AAOI 1.00 0.36 0.31
SILC 0.36 1.00 0.26
UI 0.31 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, SILC and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.47B, Silicom (SILC) $246.48M, Ubiquiti (UI) $35.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Silicom (SILC) +28.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Silicom (SILC) -13.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicom (SILC) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +106.7%, Silicom (SILC) +141.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.7%/yr, Silicom (SILC) 0.0%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 138.8%, Silicom (SILC) 90.3%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, SILC and UI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ubiquiti (UI) leads on 6. 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.