Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 29.06% in Q1 2026, down 153.0% year-on-year from 54.82% in Q1 2025, and down 6.98% on a QoQ basis from 31.24% in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 29.06% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 153.0% year-over-year to 29.06% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 29.64%, a 217.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 30.04%, up 526.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 29.06%, down from 31.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for AAOI reached as high as 35.74% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 10.11% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 24.03% across 5 years, with a median of 24.43% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 2563 bps in 2023 and tumbled 782 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 10.11% in 2022, then surged by 253 bps to 35.74% in 2023, then fell by 20 bps to 28.65% in 2024, then advanced by 9 bps to 31.24% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 29.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 29.06% in Q1 2026, 31.24% in Q4 2025, and 28.04% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.90 Bn 433.26 Bn 10.08 Bn 63.63%
2 Motorola Solutions 70.79 Bn 69.91 Bn 1.36 Bn 50.18%
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.79 Bn 57.95 Bn 9.10 Bn 97.81%
4 Ciena 52.38 Bn 51.08 Bn 625.52 Mn 43.83%
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.14 Bn 46.97 Bn 357.00 Mn 44.16%
6 Nokia 48.70 Bn 41.39 Bn 9.86 Bn 144,416.67%
7 Ubiquiti 32.21 Bn 31.84 Bn 370.71 Mn 47.03%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.94 Bn 26.26 Bn 2.53 Bn 45.78%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.52 Bn 16.52 Bn 3.67 Mn 24.92%
10 Applied Optoelectronics 7.24 Bn 6.80 Bn 43.92 Mn 29.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.06%
Dec 31, 2025 31.24%
Sep 30, 2025 28.04%
Jun 30, 2025 30.27%
Mar 31, 2025 30.59%
Dec 31, 2024 28.65%
Sep 30, 2024 24.43%
Jun 30, 2024 22.10%
Mar 31, 2024 18.66%
Dec 31, 2023 35.74%
Sep 30, 2023 32.25%
Jun 30, 2023 18.98%
Mar 31, 2023 17.43%
Dec 31, 2022 10.11%
Sep 30, 2022 17.20%
Jun 30, 2022 16.50%
Mar 31, 2022 17.28%
Dec 31, 2021 14.88%
Sep 30, 2021 15.25%
Jun 30, 2021 19.89%