Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Operating Margin: 2013-2024

Historic Operating Margin for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 12 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to -28.44%.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' Operating Margin rose 1007.00% to -15.33% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -11.75%, marking a year-over-year increase of 2116.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -28.44% for FY2024, which is 944.00% down from last year.
  • As of FY2024, Applied Optoelectronics' Operating Margin stood at -28.44%, which was down 49.67% from -19.00% recorded in FY2023.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' 5-year Operating Margin high stood at -19.00% for FY2023, and its period low was -28.44% during FY2024.
  • Over the past 3 years, Applied Optoelectronics' median Operating Margin value was -26.48% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at -24.64%.
  • Its Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first surged by 748bps in 2023, then crashed by 944bps in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' Operating Margin (Yearly) stood at -20.82% in 2020, then slumped by 601bps to -26.83% in 2021, then soared by 35bps to -26.48% in 2022, then surged by 748bps to -19.00% in 2023, then slumped by 944bps to -28.44% in 2024.