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.
GCL
GCL Global Holdings Ltd Ordinary Shares
There isn't enough reported data to score GCL 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.
GCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
GCL's balance sheet is currently strong, but its profitability is weak. 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.
GCL PE Valuation
GCL 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.
GCL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for GCL 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 has the edge over GCL in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GCL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$0.20 | -500% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.05 | +$0.24 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.19 | -733% |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.19 | -1050% |
GCL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.20 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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.
GCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $140.2M | -1.3% |
GCL's revenue is growing: $140M last quarter.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -4.7% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -6.7% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3% | N/A |
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 |
GCL has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 324% versus its history, compared with AAOI at down 676%.
GCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$6.4M | +$4.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.5M | -$10.4M |
| Q1 2024 | -$115.8K | -381% |
| Q4 2023 | -$729.7K | -$452.2K |
| Q3 2023 | -$313.1K | -$191.8K |
| Q2 2023 | -$974K | +$220.1K |
GCL has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$22M over the past year, against −$2M 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 GCL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
GCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +1.2M shares |
| 1 year | +4084% | +120M shares |
| 3 years | +870% | +111M shares |
GCL has 123M diluted shares, up 4084% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2023 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2023 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 8.4x | High |
| Q4 2022 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
GCL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
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).
GCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 93.2 | Overbought |
GCL's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 93 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GCL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GCL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
GCL 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 |
GCL has stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus GCL above 3 of 3.
GCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.91 | 27% above |
| 20 week MA | $0.68 | 71% above |
| 50 week MA | $0.71 | 63% above |
GCL is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 63% above 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 GCL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.98 | $1.01 | -87% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.01 | $1.16 | +15% |
GCL has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's up 15% so far in 2026.