AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has a slight edge over CLMB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CLMB
Climb Global Solutions, Inc.
CLMB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
CLMB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CLMB's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
CLMB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $18.74 | -57% |
| Fair | 20x | $26.20 | -39% |
| Forward | 21x | $43.09 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $33.59 | -22% |
| Current | 33x | $43.09 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CLMB's PE is in its expensive range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over CLMB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CLMB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CLMB, 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.
CLMB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.06 | +60% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.11 | -7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.14 | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.07 | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | +49% |
CLMB 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 CLMB 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.
CLMB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220.3M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.4M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $161.3M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $159.3M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | $138M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.8M | +51% |
CLMB's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $220M last quarter, up 37% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | -2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | +0.3 points |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.1M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.9M | +$17.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.9M | -174% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +$25.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.5M | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +324% |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +179K shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +667K shares |
| 5 years | +7% | +1.2M shares |
| Available history | +3.6% | +639K shares |
CLMB has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $146,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $320,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $540,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $883,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $555,000 |
CLMB spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 6.3% 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.
CLMB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
CLMB 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).
CLMB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 78.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.0 | Overbought |
CLMB's weekly RSI is 79 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CLMB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLMB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 20% above |
| PE % | 95 | 35 | 60 pts above |
CLMB is trading at 33x earnings, a 20% premium 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.
CLMB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.7 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.6 | 41% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.8 | 61% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.0 | 54% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.8 | 98% above |
CLMB 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +891% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's up 42% so far in 2026.
CLMB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.85 | +21% |
| 2021 | $4.85 | $8.92 | +84% |
| 2022 | $8.92 | $7.82 | -12% |
| 2023 | $7.82 | $13.7 | +75% |
| 2024 | $13.7 | $31.6 | +130% |
| 2025 | $31.6 | $26.0 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $43.1 | +66% |
CLMB has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.