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.
CYN
Cyngn Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CYN 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.
CYN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
CYN's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
CYN PE Valuation
CYN 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.
CYN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CYN 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 CYN down 135%.
CYN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$3,277.50 | +$6,049.77 |
| Q2 2024 | -$4,966.50 | +$4,442.59 |
| Q1 2024 | -$6,940.91 | +$1,922.73 |
| Q4 2023 | -$8,059.09 | +$395.46 |
CYN is still losing money, but far less than before: $3,277.50 per share over the past year, against $9,409.09 at its worst in mid-2023.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $270M last quarter, up 127% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 CYN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CYN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $156.5K | +124% |
| Q2 2026 | $144.5K | +328% |
| Q1 2026 | $104.6K | +122% |
| Q4 2025 | $68.1K | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $70K | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.7K | +289% |
| Q1 2025 | $47.2K | +755% |
| Q4 2024 | $306.4K | +659% |
CYN's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $156,495 last quarter, up 124% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4093% | +7936 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4675% | +11638 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6638% | +4422 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9621% | -7812 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12029% | -453 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16313% | +50763 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11060% | +97163 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1809% | +11562 points |
CYN's operating margin was −4093% last quarter, up 7936 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.
CYN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$5.1M | -$556.9K |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.1M | +$1.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.7M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.1M | -$3.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.6M | +$902.3K |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.4M | -$1.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.7M | -$636.9K |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | +$1.2M |
CYN 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 CYN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
CYN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.3% | +605K shares |
| 1 year | +629% | +12.7M shares |
| 3 years | +642470% | +14.7M shares |
CYN has 15M diluted shares, up 629% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CYN Net Leverage
CYN'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).
CYN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 25.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
CYN's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CYN PE vs Technology Sector
CYN 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 the edge over CYN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CYN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.45 | 40% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.82 | 67% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.49 | 82% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.94 | 97% below |
| 200 week MA | $2,996.7 | 100% below |
CYN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% 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 CYN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CYN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $101,590.9 | $65,318.2 | -36% |
| 2022 | $65,318.2 | $8,938.6 | -86% |
| 2023 | $8,938.6 | $2,170.5 | -76% |
| 2024 | $2,170.5 | $94.2 | -96% |
| 2025 | $94.2 | $2.90 | -97% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.90 | $0.27 | -91% |
CYN has finished every year since 2021 lower, and it's down 91% so far in 2026.