AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
ALAR
Alarum Technologies Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score ALAR yet.
AAOI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AAOI's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ALAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
ALAR's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
AAOI PE Valuation
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
ALAR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.8x | $0.98 | -17% |
| Current | 12x | $1.18 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $1.64 | +39% |
| Expensive | 59x | $5.94 | +403% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALAR's PE is 12x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over ALAR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ALAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ALAR, with profitability holding steady.
AAOI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.42 | +$3.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$2.81 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.65 | +$3.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$3.86 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.44 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.08 | -$2.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.50 | -$2.75 |
AAOI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.42 per share over the past year, against $4.50 at its worst in late 2024.
ALAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $0.10 | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.16 | -43% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.23 | +$0.37 |
ALAR has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
AAOI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $269.9M | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $191.9M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.6M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.9M | +146% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.3M | +66% |
AAOI's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $270M last quarter, up 127% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +45 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +44 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | +1 points |
AAOI's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
ALAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $24.8M | +70% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.8M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.1M | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.6M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2024 | $8.9M | -30% |
| Q4 2023 | $13.9M | +39% |
| Q2 2023 | $12.7M | +44% |
| Q4 2022 | $10M | +40% |
ALAR has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -0.4% | -31 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2% | -31 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +79 points |
| Q2 2024 | 30% | +84 points |
| Q1 2024 | 31% | +122 points |
| Q4 2023 | 23% | +166 points |
| Q2 2023 | -69% | +85 points |
ALAR's operating margin was −0.4% last quarter, down 31 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AAOI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$369.9M | -$291.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$265.3M | -$174.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$143.6M | -$64.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.6M | -$51.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$78.7M | -$58M |
| Q2 2025 | -$91M | -$86M |
| Q1 2025 | -$79.3M | -$45.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$53M | -$48.4M |
AAOI has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$883M over the past year, against −$302M the year before.
ALAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$2.3M | -191% |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6M | -47% |
| Q2 2024 | $0 | +$165K |
| Q4 2023 | $4.8M | +$17.9M |
| Q2 2023 | -$165K | -103% |
| Q4 2022 | -$13M | -$351K |
ALAR usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$2M, but it generated $237,000 over the past year.
AAOI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.7% | +6.3M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +24.5M shares |
| 3 years | +168% | +55.1M shares |
| 5 years | +224% | +60.7M shares |
| Available history | +340% | +67.9M shares |
AAOI has 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
ALAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +8.8% | +561K shares |
ALAR has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ALAR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
ALAR has more cash than debt.
AAOI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.8 | Oversold |
AAOI's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
ALAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 7.5 | Oversold |
ALAR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ALAR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ALAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 28x | 58% below |
| PE % | 29 | 35 | 6 pts below |
ALAR is trading at 12x earnings, a 58% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
AAOI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.2 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.6 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.3 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.3 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.9 | 43% above |
AAOI has the edge over ALAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.44 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.91 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.38 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.21 | 86% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.85 | 88% below |
ALAR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% below its 200-week average.
AAOI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $8.77 | -24% |
| 2021 | $8.77 | $5.64 | -36% |
| 2022 | $5.64 | $1.95 | -65% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $19.3 | +891% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $37.7 | +95% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $37.2 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.2 | $52.9 | +42% |
AAOI has the edge over ALAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ALAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.3 | $13.0 | -57% |
| 2021 | $13.0 | $8.20 | -37% |
| 2022 | $8.20 | $2.35 | -71% |
| 2023 | $2.35 | $7.76 | +230% |
| 2024 | $7.76 | $11.5 | +48% |
| 2025 | $11.5 | $7.85 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.85 | $1.18 | -85% |
ALAR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +230% in 2023 to −71% in 2022. It's down 85% so far in 2026.