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.
OLB
The OLB Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score OLB 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.
OLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
OLB's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently 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.
OLB PE Valuation
OLB 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.
OLB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for OLB 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.
OLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$3.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.35 | +$3.82 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.74 | +$4.36 |
| Q3 2023 | -$5.61 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2023 | -$5.61 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2023 | -$6.01 | -$0.41 |
| Q4 2022 | -$5.31 | +$0.99 |
| Q3 2022 | -$5.60 | -$1.78 |
OLB is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.77 per share over the past year, against $6.30 at its worst in late 2021.
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 OLB 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 OLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.3M | -44% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | -36% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | -54% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.1M | -68% |
OLB's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $1M last quarter, down 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -98% | -24 points |
| Q1 2026 | -77% | -40 points |
| Q4 2025 | -84% | +82 points |
| Q3 2025 | -49% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -75% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -37% | +46 points |
| Q4 2024 | -166% | +149 points |
| Q3 2024 | -53% | -34 points |
OLB's operating margin was −98% last quarter, down 24 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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.
OLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1M | -$39.5K |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$39.3K | +$974.2K |
| Q4 2024 | -$1M | -1273% |
| Q4 2023 | $86.4K | +$1.8M |
| Q1 2023 | $570.8K | +$1.2M |
| Q4 2022 | -$1.7M | +$3.8M |
| Q1 2022 | -$594.7K | +$345.1K |
OLB 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 the edge over OLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
OLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.9% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +495% | +11.7M shares |
| 3 years | +856% | +12.6M shares |
| 5 years | +2300% | +13.5M shares |
| Available history | +2468% | +13.5M shares |
OLB has 14M diluted shares, up 495% from a year ago.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
OLB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | 32.1x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 7.1x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 10.1x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 9.4x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 8.1x | High |
| Q3 2019 | 64.7x | High |
OLB's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 8.1 years 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).
OLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.6 | Oversold |
OLB's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
OLB PE vs Technology Sector
OLB 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 OLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.28 | 36% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.29 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.47 | 62% below |
| 100 week MA | $0.95 | 81% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.58 | 95% below |
OLB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 95% 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 OLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
OLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $75.0 | $150.0 | +100% |
| 2020 | $150.0 | $47.1 | -69% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $30.9 | -34% |
| 2022 | $30.9 | $9.43 | -69% |
| 2023 | $9.43 | $10.6 | +12% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $1.88 | -82% |
| 2025 | $1.88 | $0.80 | -57% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.80 | $0.18 | -78% |
OLB has finished lower in five of the last six years. It's down 78% so far in 2026.