Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Cash from Investing Activities (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$68.1 million in Q1 2026, down 87.56% year-on-year from -$547.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.83% on a QoQ basis from -$84.9 million in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Cash from Investing Activities (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$68.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 87.56% year-over-year to -$68.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$242.4 million, a 207.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$210.6 million, down 315.42% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$68.1 million, up from -$84.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for AAOI reached as high as -$624000.0 in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$84.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$20.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$8.1 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities soared 76.34% in 2022 and plunged 1438.94% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$624000.0 in 2022, then plunged by 1438.94% to -$9.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 204.8% to -$29.3 million in 2024, then sank by 190.17% to -$84.9 million in 2025, then grew by 19.83% to -$68.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$68.1 million in Q1 2026, -$84.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$50.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 453.08 Bn 436.44 Bn 10.08 Bn -2.07 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 70.40 Bn 69.51 Bn 1.36 Bn -183.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 64.04 Bn 59.20 Bn 9.10 Bn -793.00 Mn
4 Ciena 53.20 Bn 51.90 Bn 625.52 Mn -43.89 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.31 Bn 48.14 Bn 357.00 Mn -181.90 Mn
6 Nokia 49.83 Bn 42.52 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.53 Bn 32.16 Bn 370.71 Mn -5.56 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 32.22 Bn 26.54 Bn 2.53 Bn -
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.80 Bn 16.80 Bn 3.67 Mn -379.26 Mn
10 Applied Optoelectronics 7.44 Bn 7.00 Bn 43.92 Mn -68.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -68.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -68.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -84.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -84.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -50.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -50.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -38.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -38.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -36.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -36.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -29.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -29.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -8.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -8.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.60 Mn