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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Sales: 2013-2024

Historic Return on Sales for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 12 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to -0.75%.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Sales rose 2.00% to -0.37% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -0.37%, marking a year-over-year increase of 2.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -0.75% for FY2024, which is 49.00% down from last year.
  • As of FY2024, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Sales stood at -0.75%, which was down 190.79% from -0.26% recorded in FY2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Sales peaked at -0.25% during FY2020, and registered a low of -0.75% during FY2024.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Return on Sales was -0.30% (2022), whereas its average is -0.43%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Sales rose by 10bps in 2020, and later crashed by 49bps in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Sales (Yearly) stood at -0.25% in 2020, then fell by 1bps to -0.26% in 2021, then declined by 4bps to -0.30% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to -0.26% in 2023, then plummeted by 49bps to -0.75% in 2024.