Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 94.99% in Q1 2026, down 1558.0% year-on-year from 6.52% in Q1 2025, and down 21.93% on a QoQ basis from 77.91% in Q4 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 94.99% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 1558.0% year-over-year to 94.99% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 82.42%, a 3121.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 77.59%, down 3230.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 94.99%, down from 77.91% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for AAOI reached as high as 34.54% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 94.99% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 37.43% across 5 years, with a median of 26.86% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 3147 bps in 2023 and tumbled 7687 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 6.89% in 2022, then dropped by 11 bps to 7.63% in 2023, then plunged by 592 bps to 52.85% in 2024, then slumped by 47 bps to 77.91% in 2025, then retreated by 22 bps to 94.99% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 94.99% in Q1 2026, 77.91% in Q4 2025, and 66.35% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 21.10% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 14.33% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 6.55% |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 14.91% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 9.78% |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 20.58% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 32.22 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 12.01% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -2,101.51% |
| 10 | Applied Optoelectronics | 7.44 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -94.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -94.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -77.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -66.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -88.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -79.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -52.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -31.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -84.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.92% |