AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
LIF
Life360, Inc.
LIF has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
LIF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
LIF's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
LIF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 23x | $43.70 | — |
| Forward | 24x | $43.70 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $46.69 | +6.8% |
| Fair | 136x | $257 | +487% |
| Expensive | 297x | $559 | +1178% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LIF's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 24x.
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.
LIF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for LIF, with profitability improving.
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.
LIF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.79 | -4.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.88 | +395% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.73 | +381% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.75 | +1246% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.77 | +$1.83 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.36 | +$0.79 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.13 | +$0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.06 | +$0.36 |
LIF has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 LIF 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'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.
LIF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $174.1M | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $159M | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $143.1M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $146M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $124.5M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.4M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $115.5M | +33% |
LIF's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since mid-2023: $174M last quarter, up 40% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.6% | -7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6% | +9.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5% | +9.9 points |
LIF has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
LIF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.9M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.8M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.6M | +227% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.6M | +305% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.7M | +296% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.9M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.2M | +32% |
LIF 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.
LIF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +224K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +24.3K shares |
| 3 years | +28% | +18.7M shares |
LIF has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.2M |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
LIF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -11.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -10.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -14.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -15.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -16.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -27.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -15.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -88.4x | Net Cash |
LIF has more cash than debt.
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).
LIF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.3 | Neutral |
LIF's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LIF PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LIF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 28x | 17% below |
| PE % | 9 | 19 | 10 pts below |
LIF is trading at 23x earnings, a 17% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 LIF above 0 of 4.
LIF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $43.7 | 0% below |
| 20 week MA | $47.4 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $49.7 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.0 | 23% below |
LIF is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 23% 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 LIF on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LIF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27.1 | $42.1 | +55% |
| 2025 | $42.1 | $66.4 | +58% |
| 2026 YTD | $66.4 | $43.7 | -34% |
LIF has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 34% so far in 2026.