Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$504.4 million in Q1 2026, down 165.27% year-on-year from $772.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 141.19% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 15 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$504.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 165.27% year-over-year to -$504.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$504.4 million, a 165.27% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, up 48158.79% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$504.4 million, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for AAOI reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$504.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $190.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$1.5 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 12244.57% in 2023 and surged 58488.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $2.2 million in 2022, then slumped by 12244.57% to -$265.1 million in 2023, then surged by 99.04% to -$2.5 million in 2024, then surged by 48158.79% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 141.19% to -$504.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$504.4 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 453.08 Bn 436.44 Bn 10.08 Bn -793.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 70.40 Bn 69.51 Bn 1.36 Bn 2.60 Bn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 64.04 Bn 59.20 Bn 9.10 Bn -2.77 Bn
4 Ciena 53.20 Bn 51.90 Bn 625.52 Mn -38.72 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.31 Bn 48.14 Bn 357.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
6 Nokia 49.83 Bn 42.52 Bn 9.86 Bn 2.11 Bn
7 Ubiquiti 32.53 Bn 32.16 Bn 370.71 Mn 1.18 Bn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 32.22 Bn 26.54 Bn 2.53 Bn -
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.80 Bn 16.80 Bn 3.67 Mn -1.02 Bn
10 Applied Optoelectronics 7.44 Bn 7.00 Bn 43.92 Mn -504.36 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -504.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 893.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 772.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -332.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 484.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -265.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 431.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -188.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -173.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -158.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -142.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -128.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 375.31 Mn