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.
CD
Chaince Digital Holdings Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CD 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.
CD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
CD'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.
CD PE Valuation
CD 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.
CD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CD 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.
CD Earnings Per Share
CD 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 CD 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 has the edge over CD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $463.2K | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4M | +186% |
| Q2 2025 | $441.5K | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $490.3K | +146% |
| Q2 2024 | $517.2K | +110% |
| Q4 2023 | $199.7K | +149% |
| Q2 2023 | $246.2K | -69% |
| Q4 2022 | $80.3K | -88% |
CD's revenue is growing: $463,206 last quarter, down 5.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -302% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | -258% | -106 points |
| Q4 2025 | -98% | +651 points |
| Q2 2025 | -427% | +2902 points |
| Q4 2024 | -152% | +4944 points |
| Q2 2024 | -748% | -524 points |
| Q4 2023 | -3329% | -2847 points |
| Q2 2023 | -752% | +42415 points |
CD's operating margin was −302% last quarter, down 150 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.
CD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $901.9K | +$2.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1M | +$1.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.7M | -$512.9K |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.4M | -$1.1M |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.2M | +$3.3M |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.3M | +$221.5K |
| Q2 2023 | -$4.5M | -$4.5M |
| Q4 2022 | -$1.5M | +$4B |
CD has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$3M over the past year, against −$9M 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
CD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.7% | +4.2M shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +2014% | +74.4M shares |
CD has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CD Net Leverage
CD'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).
CD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.3 | Neutral |
CD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CD PE vs Technology Sector
CD 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
CD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.69 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.70 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.16 | 1.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.27 | 16% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.06 | 29% above |
CD has the edge over AAOI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 CD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.86 | $3.39 | +82% |
| 2021 | $3.39 | $3.63 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | $3.63 | $0.71 | -80% |
| 2023 | $0.71 | $2.60 | +266% |
| 2024 | $2.60 | $6.78 | +161% |
| 2025 | $6.78 | $5.71 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.71 | $5.24 | -8.2% |
CD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +266% in 2023 to −80% in 2022. It's down 8.2% so far in 2026.