Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Free Cash Flow: 2013-2025

Historic Free Cash Flow for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 13 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -$78.7 million.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' Free Cash Flow fell 279.71% to -$78.7 million in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -$302.0 million, marking a year-over-year decrease of 367.78%. This contributed to the annual value of -$112.9 million for FY2024, which is 563.99% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Applied Optoelectronics' Free Cash Flow stood at -$78.7 million, which was up 13.46% from -$91.0 million recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' 5-year Free Cash Flow high stood at $14.4 million for Q2 2023, and its period low was -$91.0 million during Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 3 years, Applied Optoelectronics' median Free Cash Flow value was -$20.7 million (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at -$34.4 million.
  • Its Free Cash Flow has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first spiked by 794.96% in 2023, then crashed by 1,731.15% in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Free Cash Flow (Quarterly) stood at -$2.7 million in 2021, then plummeted by 57.91% to -$4.2 million in 2022, then fell by 8.74% to -$4.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 1,048.57% to -$53.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 279.71% to -$78.7 million in 2025.
  • Its Free Cash Flow stands at -$78.7 million for Q3 2025, versus -$91.0 million for Q2 2025 and -$79.3 million for Q1 2025.