Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $53.4 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 51.83% to $53.4 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $191.5 million, a 44.31% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $191.5 million, up 44.31% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses was $53.4 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $51.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $53.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $21.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $30.6 million and a median of $25.4 million in 2021 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: decreased 11.87% in 2022, then skyrocketed 58.48% in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Operating Expenses stood at $21.7 million in 2021, then grew by 13.21% to $24.6 million in 2022, then grew by 6.29% to $26.1 million in 2023, then surged by 34.68% to $35.2 million in 2024, then soared 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).