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.
IZM
ICZOOM Group Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score IZM 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.
IZM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Stable |
IZM's profitability is currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable. 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.
IZM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 1.4x | $0.70 | — |
| Cheap | 3.4x | $1.72 | +145% |
| Fair | 34x | $17.05 | +2336% |
| Expensive | 203x | $101 | +14396% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IZM's PE is 1.4x, 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.
IZM Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for IZM 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 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.
IZM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$1.50 |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.00 | -211% |
IZM and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 IZM in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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.
IZM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $187M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2024 | $177.9M | -17% |
| Q2 2023 | $214.4M | +43% |
| Q2 2022 | $149.9M | -1.2% |
| Q4 2021 | $140.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2021 | $151.7M | +78% |
| Q4 2020 | $127.7M | +59% |
| Q2 2020 | $85M | +42% |
IZM's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $187M last quarter, up 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 0.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2024 | -0.8% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2023 | 0.4% | -1 points |
| Q2 2022 | 1.1% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2021 | 1.3% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2021 | 1.1% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2020 | 1.4% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2020 | 0.9% | N/A |
IZM's operating margin was 0.5% last quarter, down 0.8 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.
IZM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $2.7M | +37% |
| Q2 2024 | $2M | +$5.8M |
| Q2 2023 | -$3.8M | -3854% |
| Q2 2022 | $102.1K | -88% |
| Q4 2021 | $4.5K | -100% |
| Q2 2021 | $829.8K | +$7.2M |
| Q4 2020 | $3M | +50% |
| Q2 2020 | -$6.3M | -$3.8M |
IZM's free cash flow has turned positive again: $967,042 over the past year, against −$3M the year before.
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.
IZM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.2% | +93.8K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +245K shares |
IZM has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q2 2019 | — |
| Q4 2018 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
IZM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2023 | 13.0x | High |
IZM's net debt is about 2.2 years 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).
IZM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 2.2 | Oversold |
IZM's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IZM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IZM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.4x | 28x | 95% below |
| PE % | 2 | 34 | 32 pts below |
IZM is trading at 1.4x earnings, a 95% 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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus IZM above 0 of 4.
IZM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.87 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.14 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.98 | 77% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.48 | 89% below |
IZM is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 89% below its 100-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 IZM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IZM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16.4 | $52.2 | +218% |
| 2024 | $52.2 | $9.15 | -82% |
| 2025 | $9.15 | $9.65 | +5.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.65 | $0.70 | -93% |
IZM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +218% in 2023 to −82% in 2024. It's down 93% so far in 2026.