AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CINT
CI&T Inc
CINT has a slight edge over AAOI overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
CINT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
CINT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
CINT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 1.4x | $3.09 | — |
| Current | 11x | $3.09 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $5.17 | +67% |
| Fair | 25x | $7.02 | +127% |
| Expensive | 42x | $11.82 | +283% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CINT's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 1.4x next year's earnings.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over CINT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CINT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CINT, with profitability holding steady. 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 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.
CINT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.24 | +701% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.28 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.31 | +29% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.15 | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.19 | 0% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.21 | +62% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.20 | -4.8% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.17 | -26% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.19 | -9.5% |
CINT 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 CINT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
CINT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $142.8M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $136.6M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $127.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $117M | +502% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.9M | +486% |
| Q4 2024 | $124.2M | +33% |
| Q3 2024 | $109.8M | +16% |
CINT's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $143M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.9% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.5% | -3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
CINT 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.
CINT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$5.4M | -1755% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6M | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.7M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $325K | +$6.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $14.6M | +273% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.5M | -9.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $23.7M | +21% |
CINT 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.
CINT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -2.7M shares |
| 1 year | -3.6% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -7% | -9.6M shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +4.1M shares |
| Available history | +6% | +7.2M shares |
CINT has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6M |
CINT spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 4.4% from the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CINT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
CINT's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
CINT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.1 | Neutral |
CINT's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CINT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CINT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 60% below |
| PE % | 6 | 46 | 40 pts below |
CINT is trading at 11x earnings, a 60% 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.
CINT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.09 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.27 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.00 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.85 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.15 | 40% below |
CINT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% 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 CINT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CINT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.0 | $11.9 | -41% |
| 2022 | $11.9 | $5.95 | -50% |
| 2023 | $5.95 | $5.26 | -12% |
| 2024 | $5.26 | $6.08 | +16% |
| 2025 | $6.08 | $4.34 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.34 | $3.09 | -29% |
CINT has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 29% so far in 2026.