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.
CHRN
ChronoScale Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score CHRN 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.
CHRN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
CHRN's profitability is currently under pressure. 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.
CHRN PE Valuation
CHRN 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.
CHRN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CHRN 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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 112% for AAOI versus CHRN down 194%.
CHRN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$6.83 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.59 | +$1.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.56 | +$4.19 |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.52 | +$5.33 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.23 | +$7.32 |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.43 | +$8.07 |
| Q3 2024 | -$9.75 | +$7.05 |
| Q2 2024 | -$11.85 | +$6.30 |
CHRN is still losing money, but far less than before: $6.83 per share over the past year, against $47.25 at its worst in late 2019.
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 CHRN 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 CHRN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CHRN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $41.5M | +881% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1M | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1M | -38% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1M | -58% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M | +5% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.1M | -10% |
CHRN's revenue is growing: $41M last quarter, up 1917% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -60% | +133 points |
| Q1 2026 | -262% | -161 points |
| Q4 2025 | -144% | -100 points |
| Q3 2025 | -33% | +31 points |
| Q2 2025 | -193% | -146 points |
| Q1 2025 | -102% | -15 points |
| Q4 2024 | -44% | +27 points |
| Q3 2024 | -64% | -0.3 points |
CHRN's operating margin was −60% last quarter, up 133 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.
CHRN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.6M | +$13.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.1M | -$148K |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.5M | -$3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.1M | +$212K |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.5M | -$814K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2M | +$1.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.5M | +$173K |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.3M | +$1.1M |
CHRN 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 the edge over CHRN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
CHRN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3981% | +142M shares |
| 1 year | +8489% | +144M shares |
| 3 years | +16727% | +145M shares |
| 5 years | +34737% | +145M shares |
CHRN has 145M diluted shares, up 8489% from a year ago.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CHRN Net Leverage
CHRN'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).
CHRN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.3 | Oversold |
CHRN's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CHRN PE vs Technology Sector
CHRN 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.
CHRN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.4 | 30% below |
| 20 week MA | $18.8 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.5 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.1 | 7.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.9 | 27% below |
CHRN's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 27% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +891% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's up 42% so far in 2026.
CHRN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $78.8 | $104.7 | +33% |
| 2021 | $104.7 | $45.3 | -57% |
| 2022 | $45.3 | $18.6 | -59% |
| 2023 | $18.6 | $37.5 | +102% |
| 2024 | $37.5 | $9.74 | -74% |
| 2025 | $9.74 | $5.56 | -43% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.56 | $10.9 | +95% |
CHRN has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.