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.
DJCO
Daily Journal Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score DJCO 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.
DJCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DJCO's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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.
DJCO PE Valuation
DJCO 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.
DJCO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for DJCO 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 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.
DJCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.23 | -112% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.14 | -87% |
| Q4 2025 | $67.71 | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.41 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $70.22 | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.71 | +376% |
| Q4 2024 | $55.47 | +370% |
| Q3 2024 | $56.72 | +264% |
DJCO 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 DJCO 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.
DJCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $27M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.7M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.5M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.4M | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.4M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.2M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.7M | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | $19.9M | -7.8% |
DJCO's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $27M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +7.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +7.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.7% | -7.2 points |
DJCO 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 |
DJCO has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 311% versus its history, compared with AAOI at down 676%.
DJCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9M | -188% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.5M | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M | +$3.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.1M | -54% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.6M | -76% |
| Q1 2024 | -$3.7M | -$3M |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.2M | -149% |
| Q3 2023 | $6.7M | +45% |
DJCO generated $17M in free cash flow over the past year, about five times what it generated the year before.
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.
DJCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +10 shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +306 shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +706 shares |
| 5 years | -0.2% | -3K shares |
| Available history | -0.2% | -3K shares |
DJCO has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DJCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
DJCO 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).
DJCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.7 | Neutral |
DJCO's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DJCO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DJCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DJCO 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.
DJCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $635.7 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $616.7 | 7.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $564.5 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $495.1 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $426.5 | 55% above |
DJCO 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 DJCO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DJCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $291.4 | $354.0 | +21% |
| 2021 | $354.0 | $356.7 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | $356.7 | $300.8 | -16% |
| 2023 | $300.8 | $340.8 | +13% |
| 2024 | $340.8 | $558.1 | +64% |
| 2025 | $558.1 | $517.0 | -7.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $517.0 | $663.0 | +28% |
DJCO has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 28% so far in 2026.