Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Income (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Operating Income came in at -$13.0 million in Q1 2026, down 45.36% year-on-year from -$23.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.96% on a QoQ basis from -$11.5 million in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Income (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at -$13.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Income fell 45.36% year-over-year to -$13.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$58.7 million, a 0.78% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$54.6 million, up 23.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$13.0 million, down from -$11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Income for AAOI reached as high as -$4.5 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$26.2 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$14.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$14.2 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income soared 75.32% in 2023 and sank 147.49% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Income stood at -$18.4 million in 2022, then surged by 75.32% to -$4.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 42.81% to -$6.5 million in 2024, then sank by 77.7% to -$11.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 12.96% to -$13.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Income figures were -$13.0 million in Q1 2026, -$11.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$18.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 447.88 Bn 431.24 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.96 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.72 Bn 68.84 Bn 1.36 Bn 525.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.99 Bn 58.15 Bn 9.10 Bn 470.00 Mn
4 Ciena 51.87 Bn 50.57 Bn 625.52 Mn 189.41 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.93 Bn 47.75 Bn 357.00 Mn 174.50 Mn
6 Nokia 48.80 Bn 41.49 Bn 9.86 Bn -158.18 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 32.01 Bn 31.64 Bn 370.71 Mn 290.82 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.85 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.53 Bn 621.28 Mn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.56 Bn 16.56 Bn 3.67 Mn -160.48 Mn
10 Applied Optoelectronics 7.13 Bn 6.69 Bn 43.92 Mn -12.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -15.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -8.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -6.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -16.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -26.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -21.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -15.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -14.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -18.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -13.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -12.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -14.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -13.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -15.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -13.65 Mn