Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Research & Development for 13 consecutive years, with $25.8 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 54.27% to $25.8 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $85.5 million, a 55.59% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $85.5 million, up 55.59% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development was $25.8 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, up from $21.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $25.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $8.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $12.7 million and a median of $10.5 million in 2021 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: decreased 23.69% in 2022, then skyrocketed 79.16% in 2024.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Research & Development stood at $9.2 million in 2021, then dropped by 0.07% to $9.2 million in 2022, then increased by 1.29% to $9.3 million in 2023, then surged by 79.16% to $16.7 million in 2024, then soared 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).