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.
ARBB
ARB IOT Group Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score ARBB 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.
ARBB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
ARBB's profitability is currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and 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.
ARBB PE Valuation
ARBB 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.
ARBB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ARBB to show an outlook.
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.
ARBB Earnings Per Share
ARBB and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 has the edge over ARBB in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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.
ARBB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $28.1M | +332% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.3M | +161% |
| Q2 2024 | $6.5M | -89% |
| Q2 2023 | $59.4M | -10% |
| Q2 2022 | $66.2M | +1999% |
| Q4 2021 | $42.2M | +359% |
ARBB's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $28M last quarter, down 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -38% | -47 points |
| Q4 2024 | -34% | -55 points |
| Q2 2024 | -10% | -29 points |
| Q4 2023 | -199% | -243 points |
| Q2 2023 | 9% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2022 | 21% | N/A |
| Q4 2021 | 18% | N/A |
| Q2 2021 | 45% | N/A |
ARBB's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 47 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.
ARBB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | -$5.7M | -$1.3M |
| Q2 2023 | -$4.4M | +$5.6M |
| Q2 2022 | -$10M | -217% |
| Q4 2021 | $3.5M | +$11.3M |
ARBB and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
ARBB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +2.8K shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +299K shares |
ARBB has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ARBB Net Leverage
ARBB'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).
ARBB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.4 | Oversold |
ARBB's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ARBB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ARBB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
ARBB 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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus ARBB above 0 of 4.
ARBB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.02 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.24 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.81 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.14 | 42% below |
ARBB is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 42% below its 100-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 ARBB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ARBB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $59.0 | $38.3 | -35% |
| 2024 | $38.3 | $6.68 | -83% |
| 2025 | $6.68 | $5.84 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.84 | $3.55 | -39% |
ARBB has finished every year since 2023 lower, and it's down 39% so far in 2026.