Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) FCF Margin: 2013-2024

Historic FCF Margin for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 12 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to -45.29%.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' FCF Margin fell 3453.00% to -66.35% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -71.60%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 4080.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -45.29% for FY2024, which is 3747.00% down from last year.
  • Per Applied Optoelectronics' latest filing, its FCF Margin stood at -45.29% for FY2024, which was down 479.53% from -7.81% recorded in FY2023.
  • In the past 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' FCF Margin ranged from a high of -7.73% in FY2022 and a low of -45.29% during FY2024.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for FCF Margin was -7.81% (2023), whereas its average is -20.28%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Applied Optoelectronics' FCF Margin spiked by 1,621bps in 2021 and then tumbled by 3,747bps in 2024.
  • Yearly analysis of 5 years shows Applied Optoelectronics' FCF Margin stood at -25.49% in 2020, then surged by 1,621bps to -9.28% in 2021, then soared by 154bps to -7.73% in 2022, then fell by 8bps to -7.81% in 2023, then tumbled by 3,747bps to -45.29% in 2024.