Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics has reported Research & Development over the past 13 years, most recently at $25.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 54.27% to $25.8 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $85.5 million through Dec 2025, up 55.59% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $85.5 million for FY2025, 55.59% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $25.8 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $21.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $25.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $8.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $10.5 million (2021), against an average of $12.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development decreased 23.69% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 79.16% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $9.2 million in 2021, then dropped by 0.08% to $9.2 million in 2022, then grew by 1.29% to $9.3 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 79.16% to $16.7 million in 2024, then surged by 54.27% to $25.8 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Research & Development are $25.8 million (Q4 2025), $21.3 million (Q3 2025), and $20.6 million (Q2 2025).