Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 8.6% in Q1 2026, up 35.0% year-on-year from 6.37% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 8.57% in Q4 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 8.6% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 35.0% year-over-year to 8.6% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.57%, a 729.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.98%, up 1645.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.6%, roughly flat from 8.57% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for AAOI reached as high as 6.45% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 60.65% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 23.03% across 5 years, with a median of 23.81% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin sank 2650 bps in 2024 and soared 4513 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 29.82% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 7.5% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 6.45% in 2024, then plunged by 33 bps to 8.57% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 8.6% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBITDA Margin figures were 8.6% in Q1 2026, 8.57% in Q4 2025, and 15.33% in Q3 2025.
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| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -1,089.07% |
| 10 | Applied Optoelectronics | 7.44 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -8.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -15.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -60.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -38.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -29.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -25.19% |