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.
GDC
GD Culture Group Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score GDC 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.
GDC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
GDC'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.
GDC PE Valuation
GDC 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.
GDC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for GDC 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 GDC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GDC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2,180.90 | -$2,010.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2,152.50 | -$1,910.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1,540.00 | -$1,177.50 |
| Q2 2022 | -$3,083.62 | +$2,166.38 |
GDC lost $2,180.90 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 100% for GDC.
| 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.
GDC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | $15.5M | +435% |
| Q3 2021 | $3.1M | +24% |
| Q2 2021 | $3.1M | +135% |
| Q1 2021 | $3.4M | -35% |
| Q4 2020 | $2.9M | +0.4% |
| Q3 2020 | $2.5M | -63% |
GDC's revenue is growing: $0 last quarter, down 100% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | -75% | N/A |
| Q1 2023 | -29% | N/A |
| Q4 2021 | 57% | +62 points |
| Q3 2021 | -106% | -92 points |
| Q2 2021 | -186% | -173 points |
| Q1 2021 | -426% | -420 points |
| Q4 2020 | -5.3% | -23 points |
| Q3 2020 | -14% | -17 points |
GDC's operating margin was −75% last quarter, up 111 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.
GDC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$11.7M | -$8.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$649.3K | +$182.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$831.3K | +$2.8M |
| Q1 2024 | -$3.6M | -$3.2M |
| Q4 2023 | -$6.8M | -8513% |
| Q3 2023 | -$7.3M | -6829% |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.3M | -195% |
| Q1 2023 | -$380.6K | +$2.1M |
GDC 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 GDC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
GDC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +277% | +718K shares |
| 1 year | +2022% | +931K shares |
| 3 years | +17011% | +972K shares |
| 5 years | +29698% | +974K shares |
GDC has 977,363 diluted shares, up 2022% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GDC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -11.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -24.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
GDC'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).
GDC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.1 | Oversold |
GDC's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GDC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GDC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
GDC 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 the edge over GDC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GDC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.24 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.49 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $437.2 | 100% below |
| 100 week MA | $614.5 | 100% below |
| 200 week MA | $644.7 | 100% below |
GDC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% 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 GDC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GDC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9,000.0 | $12,975.0 | +44% |
| 2021 | $12,975.0 | $7,875.0 | -39% |
| 2022 | $7,875.0 | $462.5 | -94% |
| 2023 | $462.5 | $642.5 | +39% |
| 2024 | $642.5 | $507.5 | -21% |
| 2025 | $507.5 | $1,205.0 | +137% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,205.0 | $1.10 | -100% |
GDC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +137% in 2025 to −94% in 2022. It's down 100% so far in 2026.