Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported Capital Expenditures of $58.2 million for Q1 2026, up 105.1% year-over-year from $28.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.4% quarter-over-quarter from $75.0 million in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $58.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $58.2 million, up 105.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $209.0 million (up 216.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $179.1 million, up 312.73% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures declined to $58.2 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from $75.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $75.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $575000.0 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $17.2 million and a median of $5.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures sank 68.67% in 2022, then soared 901.91% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $760000.0 in 2022, then soared by 711.05% to $6.2 million in 2023, then surged by 360.4% to $28.4 million in 2024, then soared by 164.4% to $75.0 million in 2025, then fell by 22.4% to $58.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAOI's Capital Expenditures at $58.2 million in Q1 2026, $75.0 million in Q4 2025, and $50.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 414.00 Mn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 73.89 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 62.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 569.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 124.70 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 12.44 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 261.60 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 58.23 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 5.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 58.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 58.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 75.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 75.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.16 Mn