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.
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score GFS 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.
GFS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
GFS's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. 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.
GFS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $42.62 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $7.78 | -82% |
| Fair | 32x | $11.50 | -73% |
| Expensive | 54x | $19.41 | -54% |
| Current | 118x | $42.62 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GFS's PE is 118x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
GFS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GFS, with profitability improving.
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.
GFS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.38 | +560% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.36 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.59 | +$2.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.09 | -107% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.49 | -127% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.32 | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.83 | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.62 | +$3.11 |
| Q4 2021 | -$0.49 | +$2.10 |
GFS has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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% |
GFS has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 127% for AAOI versus up 236% for GFS.
| 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.
GFS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | +215% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | -66% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | -1.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.9B | +166% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.9B | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.9B | -11% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.8B | -7.4% |
GFS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $5.3B last quarter, up 236% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +52 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -38% | -53 points |
| Q3 2024 | 9.9% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2023 | 16% | +2.6 points |
GFS 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 |
GFS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 47% versus its history, compared with AAOI at down 676%.
GFS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $264M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $166M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $406M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $223M | -41% |
| Q3 2024 | $874M | +680% |
| Q4 2023 | $379M | +$938M |
| Q3 2023 | $112M | +44% |
| Q2 2023 | $156M | +$343M |
GFS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $1.1B over the past year.
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.
GFS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -6M shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -5M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -1M shares |
GFS has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $200M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GFS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
GFS'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).
GFS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.6 | Oversold |
GFS's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GFS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GFS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 118x | 28x | 325% above |
| PE % | 93 | 46 | 47 pts above |
GFS is trading at 118x earnings, a 325% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 GFS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GFS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.2 | 5.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $50.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.5 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.8 | 4.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.4 | 14% below |
GFS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 GFS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GFS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48.7 | $61.7 | +27% |
| 2022 | $61.7 | $54.7 | -11% |
| 2023 | $54.7 | $60.6 | +11% |
| 2024 | $60.6 | $44.2 | -27% |
| 2025 | $44.2 | $35.8 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.8 | $42.6 | +19% |
GFS has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's up 19% so far in 2026.