AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
FORM
FormFactor, Inc.
FORM has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
FORM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
FORM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
FORM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $92.32 | — |
| Cheap | 28x | $60.70 | -34% |
| Fair | 41x | $90.72 | -1.7% |
| Current | 42x | $92.32 | — |
| Expensive | 80x | $176 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FORM's PE is in its fair range at 42x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
FORM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for FORM, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
FORM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.13 | +88% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.19 | +321% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.46 | +161% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.87 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.69 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.52 | -70% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.56 | -64% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.69 | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.89 | -15% |
FORM 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 FORM 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.
FORM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $280.5M | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $258.2M | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $226.1M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $215.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $202.7M | -2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $195.8M | -0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $171.4M | +1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $189.5M | +13% |
FORM's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $281M last quarter, up 38% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +6.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.9% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.3% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1% | -44 points |
FORM 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.
FORM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6M | +232% |
| Q2 2026 | $52.2M | +$99.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $29.8M | +501% |
| Q4 2025 | $34.7M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.5M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | -$47.4M | -451% |
| Q1 2025 | $5M | -75% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.3M | +$28.9M |
FORM 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.
FORM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -160K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | +1.3% | +1M shares |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +418K shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +1.4M shares |
FORM has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.1M |
FORM hasn't bought back shares in 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.
FORM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
FORM 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).
FORM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
FORM's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FORM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FORM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 28x | 51% above |
| PE % | 52 | 35 | 17 pts above |
FORM is trading at 42x earnings, a 51% premium to 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.
FORM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $110.4 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $112.1 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $105.7 | 13% below |
| 100 week MA | $70.9 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $55.3 | 67% above |
FORM 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.
FORM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.0 | $42.6 | +64% |
| 2021 | $42.6 | $44.5 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | $44.5 | $21.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $21.5 | $41.7 | +94% |
| 2024 | $41.7 | $45.9 | +10% |
| 2025 | $45.9 | $58.1 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $58.1 | $92.3 | +59% |
FORM has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.