Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has reported Free Cash Flow for 14 consecutive years, with -$265.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 191.73% year-over-year to -$265.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$592.2 million, a 142.74% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$353.6 million, down 213.09% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was -$265.3 million for Q2 2026 at Applied Optoelectronics, down from -$143.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $14.4 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$265.3 million in Q2 2026.
• A 5-year average of -$50.5 million and a median of -$18.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 794.96% in 2023 and tumbled 1731.15% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$4.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.74% to -$4.6 million in 2023, then sank by 1048.57% to -$53.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 97.4% to -$104.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 153.64% to -$265.3 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$265.3 million (Q2 2026), -$143.6 million (Q1 2026), and -$104.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.