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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics has reported Operating Expenses over the past 13 years, most recently at $53.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 51.83% to $53.4 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $191.5 million through Dec 2025, up 44.31% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $191.5 million for FY2025, 44.31% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $53.4 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $51.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $53.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $21.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $25.4 million (2021), against an average of $30.6 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses decreased 11.87% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 58.48% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $21.7 million in 2021, then rose by 13.21% to $24.6 million in 2022, then rose by 6.29% to $26.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 34.68% to $35.2 million in 2024, then surged by 51.83% to $53.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Operating Expenses are $53.4 million (Q4 2025), $51.4 million (Q3 2025), and $47.1 million (Q2 2025).