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

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$68.1 million for Q1 2026, down 87.56% year-over-year from -$547.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.83% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$68.1 million, down 87.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$242.4 million (down 207.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$210.6 million, down 315.42% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities rose to -$68.1 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from -$84.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$624000.0 in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$84.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$20.5 million and a median of -$8.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities surged 76.34% in 2022, then slumped 1438.94% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$624000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 1438.94% to -$9.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 204.8% to -$29.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 190.17% to -$84.9 million in 2025, then gained by 19.83% to -$68.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAOI's Cash from Investing Activities at -$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 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn -2.07 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn -43.89 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn -183.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn -793.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn -181.90 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn -5.56 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn -379.26 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn -68.09 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn -4.70 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