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.
MIND
MIND Technology, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score MIND 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.
MIND Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
MIND's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow 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.
MIND PE Valuation
MIND 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.
MIND Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MIND 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 |
MIND has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 112% for AAOI versus MIND down 99%.
MIND Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -$13.90 | -$3.00 |
| Q3 2022 | -$11.90 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2022 | -$12.20 | +$3.20 |
| Q1 2022 | -$13.10 | +$4.90 |
| Q4 2021 | -$10.90 | +$7.80 |
| Q3 2021 | -$11.90 | +$5.50 |
| Q2 2021 | -$15.40 | -$0.90 |
| Q1 2021 | -$18.00 | -$7.00 |
MIND has returned to profit: it earned $0.09 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 MIND 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 MIND on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MIND Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.6M | -59% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.8M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.6M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.9M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $15M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.1M | +143% |
MIND's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $6M last quarter, down 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | -52 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1% | +8.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | -18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -7.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.3% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +45 points |
MIND's operating margin was −32% last quarter, down 52 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.
MIND Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.9M | -$557K |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.4M | -136% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4M | -175% |
| Q4 2025 | $801K | -64% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -237% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8M | +$8.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8M | +198% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M | +$4.5M |
MIND 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.
MIND Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +14% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +560% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | +647% | +7.9M shares |
MIND has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $1,000 |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
MIND Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
MIND 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).
MIND Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.2 | Oversold |
MIND's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MIND PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MIND | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MIND 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 MIND on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MIND Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.03 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.47 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.47 | 52% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.35 | 58% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.24 | 50% below |
MIND is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% 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 MIND on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MIND Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.5 | $21.8 | -21% |
| 2021 | $21.8 | $16.3 | -25% |
| 2022 | $16.3 | $4.30 | -74% |
| 2023 | $4.30 | $6.59 | +53% |
| 2024 | $6.59 | $7.79 | +18% |
| 2025 | $7.79 | $9.23 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.23 | $3.09 | -67% |
MIND has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 67% so far in 2026.