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.
FUSE
Fusemachines Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score FUSE 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.
FUSE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
FUSE's profitability and balance sheet are currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
FUSE PE Valuation
FUSE 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.
FUSE Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for FUSE 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 |
FUSE has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 112% for AAOI versus FUSE up 156%.
FUSE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $0.23 | +156% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.28 | +1300% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.26 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2023 | $0.16 | +$0.17 |
FUSE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $0.23 over the past year, up 156% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since early 2023.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 127% for AAOI versus down 5.6% for FUSE.
| 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 FUSE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FUSE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | -3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2M | +1.9% |
FUSE's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $2M last quarter, down 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -125% | N/A |
| Q2 2026 | -150% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | -162% | -94 points |
| Q1 2025 | -67% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -62% | N/A |
| Q2 2024 | 4.4% | N/A |
| Q1 2024 | -95% | N/A |
FUSE's operating margin was −125% last quarter, down 63 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.
FUSE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.3M | -$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -$2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$230.1K | -101% |
| Q1 2025 | -$253K | +$1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $304K | -51% |
| Q2 2024 | $45.6M | +6569% |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.5M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2023 | $622K | +75% |
FUSE has burned cash in most quarters: −$5M over the past year, against $44M 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 the edge over FUSE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
FUSE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.6% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +321% | +23.3M shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +7.1M shares |
FUSE has 31M diluted shares, up 321% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $2M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $149.5M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FUSE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 2.2x | Moderate |
FUSE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
FUSE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 6.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
FUSE's weekly RSI is 7 (oversold) 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.
FUSE PE vs Technology Sector
FUSE 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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus FUSE above 0 of 3.
FUSE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.40 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.64 | 50% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.19 | 73% below |
FUSE is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 73% below its 50-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 FUSE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FUSE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.0 | $1.91 | -87% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.91 | $0.32 | -83% |
FUSE has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 83% so far in 2026.