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.
BOXL
Boxlight Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score BOXL 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.
BOXL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
BOXL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
BOXL PE Valuation
BOXL 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.
BOXL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BOXL 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.
BOXL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$184.72 | +$549.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$240.14 | +$471.58 |
| Q4 2025 | -$531.20 | +$12.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$740.88 | -$110.88 |
| Q2 2025 | -$734.40 | +$176.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$711.72 | +$188.28 |
| Q4 2024 | -$543.96 | +$276.84 |
| Q3 2024 | -$630.00 | -$165.60 |
BOXL has the edge over AAOI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 BOXL 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.
BOXL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $25.9M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.6M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.3M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.9M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.4M | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $24M | -38% |
| Q3 2024 | $36.3M | -27% |
BOXL's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $26M last quarter, down 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -22% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | +47 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -68% | -25 points |
| Q3 2024 | -2.4% | +21 points |
BOXL 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 the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 676% versus its history, compared with BOXL at down 938%.
BOXL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$5.1M | -$284K |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.5M | -189% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.8M | -$2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7M | -51% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.2M | -37% |
| Q2 2024 | -$5.4M | -381% |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.9M | -$39K |
| Q4 2023 | $3.3M | +384% |
BOXL has burned cash in most quarters: −$14M over the past year, against −$439,000 the year before.
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 BOXL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
BOXL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +12% | +60.6K shares |
| 1 year | +519% | +475K shares |
| 3 years | +1081% | +519K shares |
| 5 years | +6435% | +558K shares |
BOXL has 566,951 diluted shares, up 519% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BOXL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 9.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 62.6x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2023 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2022 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2022 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 14.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 13.0x | High |
BOXL's net debt is about 9.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.5 years a year ago.
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).
BOXL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 1.6 | Oversold |
BOXL's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BOXL PE vs Technology Sector
BOXL 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 BOXL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BOXL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.10 | 38% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.13 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.17 | 73% below |
| 100 week MA | $39.6 | 95% below |
| 200 week MA | $155.7 | 99% below |
BOXL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 BOXL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BOXL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,584.0 | $2,376.0 | +50% |
| 2021 | $2,376.0 | $2,016.0 | -15% |
| 2022 | $2,016.0 | $435.6 | -78% |
| 2023 | $435.6 | $192.6 | -56% |
| 2024 | $192.6 | $73.4 | -62% |
| 2025 | $73.4 | $13.1 | -82% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.1 | $1.91 | -85% |
BOXL has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 85% so far in 2026.