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.
NXPL
NextPlat Corp
There isn't enough reported data to score NXPL 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.
NXPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
NXPL'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.
NXPL PE Valuation
NXPL 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.
NXPL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NXPL 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.
NXPL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.67 | +$0.73 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.32 | +$2.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.40 | +$2.40 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.00 | +$3.50 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.40 | -$1.80 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.50 | -$4.30 |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.80 | -$4.60 |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.50 | -$4.20 |
NXPL lost $3.67 per share over the past year, a smaller 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 NXPL 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 NXPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NXPL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11.9M | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.8M | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.8M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.2M | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.5M | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6M | -6% |
| Q3 2024 | $15.4M | +0.5% |
NXPL's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $12M last quarter, down 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -29% | -10 points |
| Q3 2025 | -14% | +38 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +50 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -18% | +73 points |
| Q3 2024 | -52% | -29 points |
NXPL's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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.
NXPL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.1M | +$2.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.6M | -$502K |
| Q4 2025 | -$339K | +$105K |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.7M | +$2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.1M | -147% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.1M | +$668K |
| Q4 2024 | -$444K | -196% |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.7M | -$3.4M |
NXPL 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.
NXPL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +15K shares |
| 1 year | +4.3% | +112K shares |
| 3 years | +88% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +52925% | +2.7M shares |
NXPL has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NXPL Net Leverage
NXPL'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).
NXPL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
NXPL's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NXPL PE vs Technology Sector
NXPL 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 NXPL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NXPL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.45 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.99 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.74 | 0.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.43 | 10% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.0 | 44% below |
NXPL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 44% 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 NXPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NXPL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.2 | $33.9 | +12% |
| 2021 | $33.9 | $37.0 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $37.0 | $19.5 | -47% |
| 2023 | $19.5 | $16.5 | -15% |
| 2024 | $16.5 | $11.6 | -30% |
| 2025 | $11.6 | $5.92 | -49% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.92 | $6.69 | +13% |
NXPL has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 13% so far in 2026.