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.
AZ
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score AZ 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.
AZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AZ's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. 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.
AZ PE Valuation
AZ 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 40x next year's earnings.
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.
AZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AZ to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 112% for AAOI versus AZ down 146%.
AZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.16 | — |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.29 | +$0.34 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.61 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.35 | +$0.35 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.46 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.63 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.80 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.70 | -$0.15 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.69 | +$1.12 |
AZ is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $1.82 at its worst in late 2021.
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 AZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 AZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.9M | +409% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6M | +96% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5M | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $2M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M | +41% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1M | -20% |
AZ's revenue is growing: $6M last quarter, up 409% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -129% | +457 points |
| Q1 2026 | -242% | +139 points |
| Q4 2025 | -520% | -279 points |
| Q3 2025 | -266% | -126 points |
| Q2 2025 | -586% | -357 points |
| Q1 2025 | -381% | -162 points |
| Q4 2024 | -241% | +88 points |
| Q3 2024 | -140% | +51 points |
AZ's operating margin was −129% last quarter, up 457 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.
AZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$12.2M | -$6.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$10M | -$6.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.6M | -$6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.5M | -$3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6M | -$2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | +$75K |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -$1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | -$664K | +$2.7M |
AZ 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
AZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +230K shares |
| 1 year | +9.5% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +67% | +17.9M shares |
| 5 years | +181% | +28.8M shares |
AZ has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AZ Net Leverage
AZ'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).
AZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.7 | Neutral |
AZ's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AZ PE vs Technology Sector
AZ 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 |
AZ has stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus AZ above 2 of 3.
AZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.89 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.05 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.33 | 3% below |
AZ has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 3% below its 50-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 AZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.93 | $6.40 | -7.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.40 | $6.14 | -4.1% |
AZ has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 4.1% so far in 2026.