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.
KULR
KULR Technology Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score KULR 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.
KULR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
KULR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently 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.
KULR PE Valuation
KULR 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.
KULR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KULR 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.
KULR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.03 | -$1.44 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.30 | -$1.80 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.61 | -$0.65 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.56 | -$0.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.59 | +$0.37 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.50 | +$0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.96 | +$0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.72 | +$0.88 |
KULR lost $2.03 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 KULR 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 KULR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KULR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.4M | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | -48% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.9M | +116% |
| Q2 2025 | $4M | +63% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4M | +44% |
KULR's revenue has held roughly level: $7M last quarter, up 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -149% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | -539% | -301 points |
| Q1 2026 | -152% | +233 points |
| Q4 2025 | -537% | -432 points |
| Q3 2025 | -127% | -73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -238% | -19 points |
| Q1 2025 | -386% | -119 points |
| Q4 2024 | -105% | +108 points |
KULR's operating margin was −149% last quarter, down 22 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.
KULR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15.1M | -$5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.2M | +$3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.9M | +$1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.2M | -$11M |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.6M | -$6.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$12.2M | -$6.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.9M | -$6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.2M | -$4.1M |
KULR 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.
KULR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +131K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +229% | +32.3M shares |
| 5 years | +312% | +35.2M shares |
| Available history | +364% | +36.4M shares |
KULR has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KULR Net Leverage
KULR'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).
KULR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.5 | Oversold |
KULR's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KULR PE vs Technology Sector
KULR 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 KULR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KULR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.98 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.43 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.92 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.37 | 71% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.29 | 65% below |
KULR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 65% 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 KULR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
KULR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $9.92 | -17% |
| 2021 | $9.92 | $24.2 | +144% |
| 2022 | $24.2 | $10.0 | -59% |
| 2023 | $10.0 | $1.48 | -85% |
| 2024 | $1.48 | $37.3 | +2419% |
| 2025 | $37.3 | $3.42 | -91% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.42 | $1.83 | -46% |
KULR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +2419% in 2024 to −91% in 2025. It's down 46% so far in 2026.