Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 13 years, most recently at $75.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 164.4% to $75.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $179.1 million through Dec 2025, up 312.73% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $179.1 million for FY2025, 312.73% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $75.0 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $50.2 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.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $2.3 million (2021), against an average of $12.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures plummeted 68.67% in 2022 and then soared 901.91% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $2.4 million in 2021, then plummeted by 68.67% to $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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Capital Expenditures are $75.0 million (Q4 2025), $50.2 million (Q3 2025), and $25.5 million (Q2 2025).