Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported Research & Development of $25.7 million for Q1 2026, up 44.05% year-over-year from $17.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.64% quarter-over-quarter from $25.8 million in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $25.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $25.7 million, up 44.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $93.4 million (up 52.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $85.5 million, up 55.59% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $25.7 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from $25.8 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.
  • A 5-year average of $14.0 million and a median of $11.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development decreased 23.69% in 2022, then jumped 79.16% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $9.2 million in 2022, then grew by 1.29% to $9.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 79.16% to $16.7 million in 2024, then surged by 54.27% to $25.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.64% to $25.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAOI's Research & Development at $25.7 million in Q1 2026, $25.8 million in Q4 2025, and $21.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 71.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 13.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 9.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 9.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.91 Mn