AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DCBO
Docebo Inc.
DCBO has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
DCBO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
DCBO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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.
DCBO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $32.48 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $26.30 | -19% |
| Current | 28x | $32.48 | — |
| Fair | 75x | $86.97 | +168% |
| Expensive | 222x | $257 | +692% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DCBO's PE is in its cheap range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
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.
DCBO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DCBO, 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.
DCBO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.71 | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.16 | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.18 | +59% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.29 | +50% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.74 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.69 | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.74 | +252% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.86 | +975% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.57 | +1040% |
DCBO 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 DCBO 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.
DCBO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $68.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $65.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $63M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $60.7M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $57M | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $55.4M | +19% |
DCBO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $69M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | -3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +12 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.5% | +1.8 points |
DCBO 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.
DCBO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.2M | -154% |
| Q1 2026 | $24M | +214% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.6M | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.1M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | -8% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | -7% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4M | +52% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9M | -37% |
DCBO 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.
DCBO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.6% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -3.4M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -6.4M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -6M shares |
| Available history | -5.8% | -1.7M shares |
DCBO has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $16.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $62.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $6,909 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $34.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $238,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $5.1M |
DCBO spent $82M buying back its own shares over the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DCBO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
DCBO's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
DCBO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 72.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 85.1 | Overbought |
DCBO's weekly RSI is 72 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 85 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DCBO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DCBO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 28x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 22 | 39 | 17 pts below |
DCBO is trading at 28x earnings, in line with 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.
DCBO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.7 | 17% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.3 | 34% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.1 | 54% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.2 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.0 | 4.5% below |
DCBO 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.
DCBO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.1 | $57.7 | +15% |
| 2021 | $57.7 | $68.1 | +18% |
| 2022 | $68.1 | $31.9 | -53% |
| 2023 | $31.9 | $48.4 | +51% |
| 2024 | $48.4 | $45.7 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | $45.7 | $22.2 | -51% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.2 | $32.5 | +46% |
DCBO has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.