AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BOSC
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd.
BOSC has a slight edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
BOSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BOSC's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
BOSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 7.6x | $4.01 | — |
| Cheap | 8x | $4.22 | +5.2% |
| Fair | 9.6x | $5.06 | +26% |
| Expensive | 14x | $7.34 | +83% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BOSC's PE is in its cheap range at 7.6x.
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.
BOSC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BOSC 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.
BOSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.53 | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.46 | -4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.57 | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.52 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.52 | +49% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.48 | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.39 | +11% |
BOSC has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 BOSC 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'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.
BOSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $14.9M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.4M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.6M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.4M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $15M | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4M | -4.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $9.8M | +0.1% |
BOSC's revenue is growing: $15M last quarter, up 29% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.9% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.7% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.6% | +1.1 points |
BOSC has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
BOSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.6M | +$4.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
BOSC has the edge over AAOI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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.
BOSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -4K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +756K shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +37% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +69% | +2.9M shares |
BOSC has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BOSC hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BOSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
BOSC 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).
BOSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.7 | Oversold |
BOSC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BOSC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BOSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.6x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 7 | 35 | 28 pts below |
BOSC is trading at 7.6x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
BOSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.33 | 7.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.43 | 9.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.54 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.45 | 9.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.68 | 9% above |
BOSC has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 9% above 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 BOSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BOSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.04 | $2.60 | +27% |
| 2021 | $2.60 | $2.87 | +10% |
| 2022 | $2.87 | $2.11 | -26% |
| 2023 | $2.11 | $2.64 | +25% |
| 2024 | $2.64 | $3.25 | +23% |
| 2025 | $3.25 | $4.62 | +42% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.62 | $4.01 | -13% |
BOSC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.