Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 13 consecutive years, with $75.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 164.4% to $75.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $179.1 million, a 312.73% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $179.1 million, up 312.73% from a year prior.
  • Capital Expenditures was $75.0 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $50.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $75.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $575000.0 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $12.1 million and a median of $2.3 million in 2021 define the central range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Peak YoY movement for Capital Expenditures: crashed 83.67% in 2021, then soared 901.91% in 2024.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Capital Expenditures stood at $2.4 million in 2021, then tumbled by 68.67% to $760000.0 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 711.05% to $6.2 million in 2023, then soared by 360.4% to $28.4 million in 2024, then skyrocketed 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).