AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GIB
CGI Inc.
GIB 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.
GIB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GIB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
GIB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 14x | $81.81 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $97.00 | +19% |
| Fair | 20x | $114 | +39% |
| Expensive | 22x | $127 | +55% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GIB's PE is 14x, 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 |
AAOI has the edge over GIB on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
GIB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GIB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
GIB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.67 | +7.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.39 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.24 | -1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.16 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.29 | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.35 | +8.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.31 | +8.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.14 | +6.4% |
GIB 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 GIB on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
GIB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.9B | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9B | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +7.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8B | +7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | +5.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.6B | +4.4% |
GIB's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $2.9B last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +17 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 16% | +16 points |
GIB 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.
GIB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $374.2M | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $295.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $568.2M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $423M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $288.9M | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $257.5M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $411.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2024 | $402.6M | +4.8% |
GIB 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.
GIB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -4.3M shares |
| 1 year | -6.9% | -15.5M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -28M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.7M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -63.5M shares |
GIB has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $329.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $279.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $418.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $345M |
| Q2 2025 | $201.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $242.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $116.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $34.7M |
GIB spent $1.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 131% from the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GIB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
GIB's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years 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).
GIB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 91.1 | Overbought |
GIB's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GIB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GIB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 48% below |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
GIB is trading at 14x earnings, a 48% discount 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
GIB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $76.4 | 7.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $73.2 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $75.4 | 8.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $88.2 | 7.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $96.2 | 15% below |
GIB 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 has the edge over GIB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GIB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $84.1 | $79.4 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | $79.4 | $87.3 | +10% |
| 2022 | $87.3 | $85.9 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $85.9 | $107.2 | +25% |
| 2024 | $107.2 | $109.9 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | $109.9 | $93.8 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $93.8 | $81.8 | -13% |
GIB has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.