AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over GRRR overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
GRRR
Gorilla Technology Group Inc.
GRRR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
GRRR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
GRRR's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
GRRR PE Valuation
GRRR 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 |
AAOI has the edge over GRRR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
GRRR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GRRR's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 GRRR in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GRRR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.88 | +$4.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.72 | +$4.06 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.53 | +$6.13 |
GRRR is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.88 per share over the past year, against $6.66 at its worst in late 2024.
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 GRRR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 GRRR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GRRR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $50.1M | +138% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.6M | +4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.3M | +109% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.9M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $20.1M | -36% |
GRRR's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $50M last quarter, up 138% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -36% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -79% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +187 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6% | +32 points |
| Q2 2025 | -23% | -134 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | +108 points |
| Q4 2024 | -185% | -177 points |
| Q3 2024 | -30% | -96 points |
GRRR's operating margin was −36% last quarter, down 12 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.
GRRR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$25.1M | -$23.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6M | +$17.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$13.7M | +$7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.8M | -316% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2M | +$5.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$11M | -$7.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$20.7M | -$20.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3M | +$1.3M |
GRRR 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 GRRR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
GRRR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.2% | +1.9M shares |
| 1 year | +42% | +8.2M shares |
GRRR has 28M diluted shares, up 42% from a year ago, despite $5M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $1.00 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GRRR spent $5M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent 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.
GRRR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2023 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2021 | 14.5x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 16.8x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 13.3x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 20.4x | High |
GRRR's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 14 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).
GRRR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.8 | Oversold |
GRRR's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GRRR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GRRR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
GRRR 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 GRRR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GRRR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.51 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.4 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.1 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.1 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.4 | 56% below |
GRRR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 56% 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 GRRR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GRRR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $98.3 | $100.0 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $100.0 | $40.4 | -60% |
| 2023 | $40.4 | $5.39 | -87% |
| 2024 | $5.39 | $18.9 | +250% |
| 2025 | $18.9 | $11.3 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $7.20 | -36% |
GRRR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +250% in 2024 to −87% in 2023. It's down 36% so far in 2026.