Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 13 consecutive years, with $2.9 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 2.75% to $2.9 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $11.7 million, a 20.82% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $11.7 million, down 20.82% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.9 million for Q4 2025 at Applied Optoelectronics, down from $8.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $8.8 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$2.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $3.0 million and a median of $2.9 million in 2024 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 198.54% in 2025; the steepest drop was 141.42% in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Share-based Compensation stood at $3.2 million in 2021, then dropped by 26.32% to $2.4 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 39.88% to $3.3 million in 2023, then decreased by 10.56% to $2.9 million in 2024, then fell by 2.75% to $2.9 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAOI's Share-based Compensation are $2.9 million (Q4 2025), $8.8 million (Q3 2025), and -$2.5 million (Q2 2025).