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

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

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 378.92% year-over-year to $25.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $129.7 million, a 129.46% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $85.5 million, up 55.59% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $25.7 million, down from $62.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for AAOI reached as high as $62.1 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $2.3 million in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $15.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.2 million in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 72.75% in 2023 and surged 378.92% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $9.2 million in 2022, then surged by 207.32% to $28.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 42.72% to $40.5 million in 2024, then surged by 53.62% to $62.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 58.72% to $25.7 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $25.7 million in Q1 2026, $62.1 million in Q4 2025, and $21.3 million in Q3 2025.