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.
DUOT
Duos Technologies Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score DUOT 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.
DUOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
DUOT's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is 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.
DUOT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 4.9x | $5.11 | — |
| Cheap | 5.2x | $5.39 | +5.6% |
| Fair | 7.9x | $8.19 | +60% |
| Expensive | 8.8x | $9.14 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DUOT's PE is 4.9x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
DUOT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for DUOT 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.
DUOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.04 | +$2.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.61 | +$0.58 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.94 | +$0.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.06 | +$0.59 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.19 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.39 | +$0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.42 | -$0.19 |
DUOT 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'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'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.
DUOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $6.2M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M | -45% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.5M | +547% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.9M | +112% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7M | +280% |
| Q1 2025 | $5M | +363% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M | -4.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.2M | +112% |
DUOT's revenue is growing: $6M last quarter, up 7.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | +61 points |
| Q1 2026 | -133% | -97 points |
| Q4 2025 | -36% | +175 points |
| Q3 2025 | -16% | +43 points |
| Q2 2025 | -60% | +153 points |
| Q1 2025 | -36% | +222 points |
| Q4 2024 | -211% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | -59% | +135 points |
DUOT 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.
DUOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.7M | +$16.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4M | +$3.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$18.6M | -865% |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.6M | -$6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.2M | -$3.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M | +$5.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.9M | +$832.3K |
DUOT 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 DUOT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
DUOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +50% | +11.9M shares |
| 1 year | +212% | +24.1M shares |
| 3 years | +475% | +29.4M shares |
| 5 years | +970% | +32.2M shares |
| Available history | +1856% | +33.7M shares |
DUOT has 36M diluted shares, up 212% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q3 2019 | $6,842 |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DUOT Net Leverage
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).
DUOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
DUOT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DUOT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DUOT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.9x | 28x | 82% below |
DUOT is trading at 4.9x earnings, a 82% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 DUOT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DUOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.63 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.05 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.95 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.07 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.99 | 15% below |
DUOT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 DUOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DUOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.00 | $4.42 | -37% |
| 2021 | $4.42 | $6.39 | +45% |
| 2022 | $6.39 | $2.10 | -67% |
| 2023 | $2.10 | $2.90 | +38% |
| 2024 | $2.90 | $6.38 | +120% |
| 2025 | $6.38 | $9.65 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.65 | $5.11 | -47% |
DUOT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +120% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 47% so far in 2026.