Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported Share-based Compensation of $4.4 million for Q1 2026, up 71.39% year-over-year from $2.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 53.1% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 million in Q4 2025.

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 14 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $4.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $4.4 million, up 71.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.5 million (down 48.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $11.7 million, down 20.82% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $4.4 million in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from $2.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $14.8 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $2.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.8 million and a median of $2.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation surged 348.59% in 2024, then slumped 80.61% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $2.4 million in 2022, then soared by 39.88% to $3.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 348.59% to $14.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 80.61% to $2.9 million in 2025, then surged by 53.1% to $4.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAOI's Share-based Compensation at $4.4 million in Q1 2026, $2.9 million in Q4 2025, and $3.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 914.00 Mn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 49.83 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 100.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 216.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 41.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 1.61 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 55.35 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 4.39 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 58.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 13.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 4.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.30 Mn