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.
KTCC
Key Tronic Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score KTCC 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.
KTCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
KTCC's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet 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.
KTCC PE Valuation
KTCC 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 |
Analysts expect AAOI to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
KTCC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KTCC 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 has the edge over KTCC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KTCC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.89 | -$3.81 |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.41 | -$3.64 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.59 | -$0.99 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | -$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.08 | -$0.89 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.77 | -$0.51 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.60 | -6100% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.75 | -288% |
KTCC lost $4.89 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last six quarters.
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 KTCC 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 KTCC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KTCC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.7M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $102M | -7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.6M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $96.3M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $98.8M | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.5M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $112M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $113.9M | -22% |
KTCC's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $99M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.6% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | -9.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6% | -4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1% | -3.7 points |
KTCC's operating margin was −4.2% last quarter, down 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
KTCC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.7M | -183% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.2M | -206% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.2M | +$2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1M | +168% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | -54% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7M | +8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.6M | +$170K |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | -17% |
KTCC 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
KTCC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +84K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +150K shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -82K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -131K shares |
| Available history | +0.4% | +44K shares |
KTCC has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KTCC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 21.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 10.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 5.5x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 4.3x | High |
KTCC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.5 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).
KTCC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.6 | Oversold |
KTCC's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KTCC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KTCC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
KTCC 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 KTCC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KTCC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.94 | 30% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.87 | 53% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.95 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.02 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.03 | 67% below |
KTCC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% 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 KTCC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
KTCC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.45 | $7.73 | +42% |
| 2021 | $7.73 | $6.19 | -20% |
| 2022 | $6.19 | $4.37 | -29% |
| 2023 | $4.37 | $4.32 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | $4.32 | $4.09 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | $4.09 | $2.58 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.58 | $1.35 | -48% |
KTCC has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 48% so far in 2026.