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.
ALMU
Aeluma, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ALMU 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.
ALMU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ALMU's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
ALMU PE Valuation
ALMU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AAOI to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ALMU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect ALMU's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
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.
ALMU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.62 | -$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.34 | -$0.07 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.33 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | +$0.05 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.12 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.46 | -$0.02 |
ALMU lost $0.62 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 has the edge over ALMU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALMU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $568K | -59% |
| Q2 2026 | $582K | -56% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | +188% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M | +372% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3M | +265% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M | +513% |
ALMU's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $568,000 last quarter, down 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -748% | -632 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -274% | -208 points |
| Q4 2025 | -164% | -188 points |
| Q3 2025 | -116% | +36 points |
| Q2 2025 | -74% | +281 points |
| Q1 2025 | -66% | +214 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +453 points |
ALMU's operating margin was −748% last quarter, down 632 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2023.
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.
ALMU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2M | -$973K |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.8M | -$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$775K | -478% |
| Q4 2025 | -$282K | +$157.5K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1M | -$91.4K |
| Q2 2025 | -$141.1K | +$442.3K |
| Q1 2025 | $205.2K | +$753.7K |
| Q4 2024 | -$439.5K | +$901.3K |
ALMU has the edge over AAOI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over ALMU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
ALMU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +46% | +6.1M shares |
| 3 years | +69% | +7.9M shares |
| 5 years | +381% | +15.3M shares |
| Available history | +81% | +8.6M shares |
ALMU has 19M diluted shares, up 46% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $4,001 |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ALMU Net Leverage
ALMU's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
ALMU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.8 | Oversold |
ALMU's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ALMU PE vs Technology Sector
ALMU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 ALMU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALMU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.35 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $16.1 | 53% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.5 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.86 | 14% below |
ALMU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 ALMU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ALMU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.10 | $2.10 | 0% |
| 2023 | $2.10 | $2.90 | +38% |
| 2024 | $2.90 | $7.80 | +169% |
| 2025 | $7.80 | $18.1 | +132% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $7.58 | -58% |
ALMU is down 58% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in three of the previous four years.