AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GTLB
GitLab Inc.
GTLB has a slight 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.
GTLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
GTLB's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
GTLB PE Valuation
GTLB 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 GTLB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GTLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GTLB, but weaker profitability. 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 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.
GTLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.93 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.15 | -267% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.34 | -$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.05 | +$2.29 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.09 | +$2.84 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | +$2.71 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.32 | +$2.45 |
GTLB has the edge over AAOI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 GTLB 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 has the edge over GTLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GTLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $286.3M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $264.2M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $260.4M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $244.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $236M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.5M | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $196M | +31% |
GTLB's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $286M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20% | -12 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.1% | +9.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.8% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.2% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -15% | +12 points |
GTLB's operating margin was −20% 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.
GTLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.3M | -107% |
| Q2 2026 | $146.8M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8M | -33% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.4M | +$206.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $46.5M | +328% |
| Q2 2025 | $105.4M | +182% |
| Q1 2025 | $62.1M | +153% |
| Q4 2024 | -$178.1M | -$171.4M |
GTLB 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.
GTLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +15.1M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +25.7M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +36.2M shares |
GTLB has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $104.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $50M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GTLB Net Leverage
GTLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
GTLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.1 | Neutral |
GTLB's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GTLB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GTLB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
GTLB 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
GTLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $51.3 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $44.4 | 6.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.1 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.5 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 1.5% above |
GTLB 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 GTLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GTLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $115.0 | $94.3 | -18% |
| 2022 | $94.3 | $46.1 | -51% |
| 2023 | $46.1 | $63.0 | +36% |
| 2024 | $63.0 | $58.0 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | $58.0 | $37.8 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.8 | $47.3 | +25% |
GTLB has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.