AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over CLVT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CLVT
Clarivate Plc
CLVT 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.
CLVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CLVT's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are 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.
CLVT PE Valuation
CLVT 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 |
AAOI has the edge over CLVT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
CLVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CLVT's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability improving.
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.
CLVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.62 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | -$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | +$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.62 | +$1.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.96 | +$0.51 |
CLVT 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 CLVT 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.
CLVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $481.6M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $587.3M | -5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $585.5M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $617M | -6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $623.1M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $621.4M | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $593.7M | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $663M | -3% |
CLVT's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $482M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -34% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.7% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.5% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.4% | +106 points |
CLVT 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.
CLVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.2M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $44M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $78.9M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $89.2M | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.5M | -8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.3M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $59.1M | -53% |
CLVT 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.
CLVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | -4.3% | -28.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -31.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +28.6M shares |
| Available history | +86% | +297M shares |
CLVT has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $18.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $75M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | $100M |
CLVT spent $93M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 63% 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.
CLVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4x | High |
CLVT's net debt is about 6.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.7 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).
CLVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.9 | Neutral |
CLVT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CLVT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CLVT 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.
CLVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.85 | 24% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.99 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.38 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.29 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.46 | 58% below |
CLVT 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 CLVT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CLVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $30.1 | +77% |
| 2021 | $30.1 | $24.7 | -18% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $8.16 | -67% |
| 2023 | $8.16 | $9.26 | +13% |
| 2024 | $9.26 | $5.12 | -45% |
| 2025 | $5.12 | $3.50 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.50 | $2.30 | -34% |
CLVT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 34% so far in 2026.