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

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) posted quarterly 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 reported Cash from Investing Activities for 14 consecutive years, with -$68.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 87.56% year-over-year to -$68.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$242.4 million (down 207.11% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$210.6 million, down 315.42% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities climbed to -$68.1 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from -$84.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$624000.0 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities surged 76.34% — and 2023, when it slumped 1438.94%.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' 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 advanced 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 440.02 Bn 423.38 Bn 10.08 Bn -2.07 Bn
2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 77.69 Bn 72.40 Bn 3.94 Bn -200.00 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 77.25 Bn 76.56 Bn 1.68 Bn -151.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 66.40 Bn 63.23 Bn 357.00 Mn -181.90 Mn
5 Nokia 61.84 Bn 54.37 Bn 10.09 Bn -
6 Ciena 60.71 Bn 59.51 Bn 691.55 Mn -153.93 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 34.65 Bn 34.28 Bn 370.71 Mn -5.56 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.62 Bn 28.92 Bn 2.58 Bn -
9 AST SpaceMobile 27.62 Bn 28.12 Bn 9.12 Mn -600.46 Mn
10 Applied Optoelectronics 12.68 Bn 12.18 Bn 53.21 Mn -565.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -565.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -565.63 Mn
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