Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics has reported Retained Earnings over the past 14 years, most recently at -$490.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 19133.83% to -$490.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$490.1 million through Dec 2025, down 19133.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$490.1 million for FY2025, 19133.83% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$490.1 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, down from $1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $13.9 million in Q3 2021 and troughed at -$490.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$57.5 million (2021), against an average of -$116.8 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Retained Earnings was 640.37% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 21586.1% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$142.7 million in 2021, then crashed by 46.54% to -$209.1 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 100.47% to $975000.0 in 2023, then crashed by 361.33% to -$2.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 19133.83% to -$490.1 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Retained Earnings are -$490.1 million (Q4 2025), $1.1 million (Q3 2025), and $1.1 million (Q2 2025).