KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Amortization of Deferred ChargesAsset Writedowns and ImpairmentCapital ExpendituresCash from Financing ActivitiesCash from Investing ActivitiesCash from OperationsChange in Account PayablesChange in Accured ExpensesChange in CashChange in IntangiblesChange in InventoryChange in ReceivablesDeferred TaxesDepreciation & Amortization (CF)Depreciation and DepletionExchange Rate EffectFree Cash FlowGains from Investment SecuritiesLong-Term Debt RepaymentsNet Cash FlowNet IncomeOther Working Capital ChangesSales of Property, Plant and EquipmentShare-based CompensationShares IssuedShort-Term Debt issuances
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 13 consecutive years, with -$104.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 97.4% to -$104.6 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$353.6 million, a 213.09% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$353.6 million, down 213.09% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$104.6 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, down from -$78.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $14.4 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$104.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$26.0 million and a median of -$10.0 million in 2022 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 794.96% in 2023, then crashed 1731.15% in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Free Cash Flow 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 crashed by 1048.57% to -$53.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 97.4% to -$104.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Free Cash Flow are -$104.6 million (Q4 2025), -$78.7 million (Q3 2025), and -$91.0 million (Q2 2025).