Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported Operating Expenses of $56.9 million for Q1 2026, up 44.14% year-over-year from $39.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.48% quarter-over-quarter from $53.4 million in Q4 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $56.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $56.9 million, up 44.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $208.9 million (up 46.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $191.5 million, up 44.31% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $56.9 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from $53.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $56.9 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $21.5 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $33.8 million and a median of $29.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses decreased 11.87% in 2022, then jumped 58.48% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $24.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.29% to $26.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.68% to $35.2 million in 2024, then surged by 51.83% to $53.4 million in 2025, then increased by 6.48% to $56.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AAOI's Operating Expenses at $56.9 million in Q1 2026, $53.4 million in Q4 2025, and $51.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 209.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 56.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 53.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.43 Mn |