Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Sales (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 20.83% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Sales (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.0%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Sales for AAOI reached as high as 0.0% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.01% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Sales fell 1 bps in 2024 and grew 1 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 30 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then plunged by 421 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then jumped by 93 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then decreased by 21 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Sales figures were 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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4 Ciena 52.45 Bn 51.15 Bn 625.52 Mn 0.00%
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.38 Bn 47.21 Bn 357.00 Mn 0.00%
6 Nokia 48.74 Bn 41.43 Bn 9.86 Bn -0.23%
7 Ubiquiti 32.36 Bn 31.99 Bn 370.71 Mn 0.00%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.90 Bn 26.22 Bn 2.53 Bn 0.00%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.59 Bn 16.59 Bn 3.67 Mn -0.17%
10 Applied Optoelectronics 7.25 Bn 6.81 Bn 43.92 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%