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.
CYCU
Cycurion, Inc. Common Stock
There isn't enough reported data to score CYCU 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.
CYCU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
CYCU's profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue 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.
CYCU PE Valuation
CYCU 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.
CYCU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CYCU's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 edge over CYCU on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CYCU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$53.54 | +$90.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$85.62 | +$69.98 |
| Q4 2025 | -$213.88 | -4631% |
| Q3 2025 | -$130.37 | -$69.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$143.81 | -$91.94 |
| Q1 2025 | -$155.60 | -$132.02 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.72 | +$63.66 |
CYCU lost $53.54 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 CYCU 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 CYCU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CYCU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.8M | -3.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | -16% |
CYCU's revenue is growing: $4M last quarter, down 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -50% | +47 points |
| Q1 2026 | -73% | +188 points |
| Q4 2025 | -142% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -118% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -97% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -261% | N/A |
CYCU's operating margin was −50% last quarter, up 47 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.
CYCU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.3M | +$314.7K |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | -$203.7K |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.6M | -$2.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.7M | -$3.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.8M | -$2.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$90.8K | +$65.1K |
| Q2 2024 | -$313.2K | -$215.5K |
| Q1 2024 | -$107.6K | +$285.5K |
CYCU has the edge over AAOI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 CYCU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
CYCU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +99% | +563K shares |
| 1 year | +666% | +985K shares |
| 3 years | +6544% | +1.1M shares |
CYCU has 1M diluted shares, up 666% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $293,261 |
| Q1 2024 | $327,375 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $4.9M |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CYCU Net Leverage
CYCU'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).
CYCU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.2 | Oversold |
CYCU's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CYCU PE vs Technology Sector
CYCU 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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus CYCU above 0 of 2.
CYCU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.62 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.56 | 38% below |
CYCU is in a downtrend: it's below all two of its weekly moving averages, and 38% below its 20-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 CYCU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CYCU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.0 | $22.4 | -6.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.4 | $2.22 | -90% |
CYCU has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 90% so far in 2026.