AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over NYAX overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
NYAX
Nayax Ltd.
NYAX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
NYAX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
NYAX's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
NYAX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 48x | $52.18 | — |
| Cheap | 66x | $13.83 | -73% |
| Fair | 82x | $17.22 | -67% |
| Expensive | 228x | $47.78 | -8.4% |
| Current | 246x | $52.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NYAX's PE is in its expensive range at 246x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 48x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
NYAX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NYAX, 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.
NYAX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.09 | +420% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.21 | -63% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.79 | +339% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.96 | +$1.13 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.65 | +$0.96 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.57 | +$1.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.18 | +$0.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.17 | +$0.31 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.31 | +$0.30 |
NYAX 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 NYAX 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 has the edge over NYAX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NYAX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $122.6M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $105.9M | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $121.9M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $105.8M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.6M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $81.1M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $89M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $83M | +38% |
NYAX's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $123M last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -5.4% | -15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3% | +6.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +8.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4% | +5.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.8% | +4.2 points |
NYAX's operating margin was −5.4% last quarter, down 15 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.
NYAX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.7M | -167% |
| Q1 2026 | $977.3K | +$6.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.3M | +76% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.5M | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6M | +91% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.7M | -$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.3M | +$10.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $10.1M | +1431% |
NYAX 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.
NYAX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -9.6% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -211K shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +4.6M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +7.1M shares |
| Available history | +51% | +12.7M shares |
NYAX has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
NYAX hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NYAX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
NYAX's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
NYAX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.3 | Neutral |
NYAX's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NYAX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NYAX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 246x | 28x | 781% above |
| PE % | 91 | 40 | 51 pts above |
NYAX is trading at 246x earnings, a 781% premium 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
NYAX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.7 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $54.0 | 3.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $57.2 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $49.3 | 5.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.0 | 45% above |
NYAX has the edge over AAOI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 NYAX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NYAX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26.5 | $19.7 | -26% |
| 2023 | $19.7 | $19.1 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | $19.1 | $27.8 | +46% |
| 2025 | $27.8 | $48.3 | +74% |
| 2026 YTD | $48.3 | $52.2 | +8% |
NYAX has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's up 8% so far in 2026.