Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported FCF Margin of 94.99% for Q1 2026, down 1558.0% year-over-year from 6.52% in Q1 2025, and down 21.93% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 94.99%, down 1558.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 82.42% (down 3121.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 77.59%, down 3230.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin eased to 94.99% in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from 77.91% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 34.54% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 94.99% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 37.43% and a median of 26.86% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin jumped 3147 bps in 2023, then sank 7687 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 6.89% in 2022, then retreated by 11 bps to 7.63% in 2023, then tumbled by 592 bps to 52.85% in 2024, then sank by 47 bps to 77.91% in 2025, then dropped by 22 bps to 94.99% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AAOI's FCF Margin at 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 | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 21.10% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 10.77% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 14.33% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 6.55% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 9.78% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 19.71% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -2,101.51% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -94.99% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.90% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | -7.92% |
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% |