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.
FIRY
Firy Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score FIRY 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.
FIRY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
FIRY's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. 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.
FIRY PE Valuation
FIRY 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.
FIRY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect FIRY's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
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.
FIRY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$4.51 | +$0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.15 | -$1.93 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.51 | -$1.89 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.76 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.82 | -$2.55 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.22 | +$2.54 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.62 | +$2.49 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.90 | +$9.32 |
FIRY is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.51 per share over the past year, against $21.00 at its worst in late 2022.
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 FIRY 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 has the edge over FIRY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FIRY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $31M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.1M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $30M | +69% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.2M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.9M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.8M | -43% |
| Q3 2024 | $24.6M | -33% |
FIRY's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $31M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -70% | -6.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -30% | +41 points |
| Q4 2025 | -54% | +82 points |
| Q3 2025 | -59% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | -63% | -165 points |
| Q1 2025 | -71% | +36 points |
| Q4 2024 | -136% | -70 points |
| Q3 2024 | -85% | +0.8 points |
FIRY's operating margin was −70% last quarter, down 6.2 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.
FIRY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$17.6M | +$3.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.1M | +$5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$12M | +$8.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.8M | -$13.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.5M | -178% |
| Q1 2025 | -$12.1M | -$7.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$20.7M | -$7.3M |
| Q3 2024 | -$11.4M | +$7.5M |
FIRY 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
FIRY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +242K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +583K shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -4.9M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -3.2M shares |
FIRY has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $15,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $135,000 |
FIRY spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% from the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FIRY Net Leverage
FIRY'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).
FIRY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.7 | Neutral |
FIRY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FIRY PE vs Technology Sector
FIRY 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.
FIRY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.0 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.5 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.38 | 63% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.85 | 76% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.36 | 64% above |
FIRY 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.
FIRY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $197.0 | $380.4 | +93% |
| 2021 | $380.4 | $170.2 | -55% |
| 2022 | $170.2 | $10.5 | -94% |
| 2023 | $10.5 | $6.24 | -41% |
| 2024 | $6.24 | $5.21 | -17% |
| 2025 | $5.21 | $4.67 | -10% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.67 | $12.1 | +158% |
FIRY has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.