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

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$143.6 million in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 81.05% year-over-year to -$143.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$417.8 million, a 164.47% 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 for Q1 2026 stood at -$143.6 million, down from -$104.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for AAOI reached as high as $14.4 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$143.6 million in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$37.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$16.8 million in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 794.96% in 2023 and plunged 1731.15% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$4.2 million in 2022, then declined 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 plunged by 37.25% to -$143.6 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$143.6 million in Q1 2026, -$104.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$78.7 million in Q3 2025.