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.
ORBS
Eightco Holdings Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ORBS 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.
ORBS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ORBS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. 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.
ORBS PE Valuation
ORBS 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.
ORBS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ORBS 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 has the edge over ORBS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
ORBS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.20 | +$1.21 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.62 | -$1.74 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.14 | -1250% |
ORBS is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $3.20 per share over the past year, against $4.41 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 ORBS 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 ORBS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ORBS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | -73% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.6M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.9M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.3M | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.7M | -67% |
ORBS's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $2M last quarter, down 73% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -571% | -555 points |
| Q1 2026 | -139% | -125 points |
| Q4 2025 | -475% | -463 points |
| Q3 2025 | -117% | -95 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +17 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -22% | -19 points |
ORBS's operating margin was −571% last quarter, down 555 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
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 |
ORBS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 79% versus its history, compared with AAOI at down 676%.
ORBS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$9.7M | -$4.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6M | -2185% |
| Q2 2025 | -$661.3K | -$221K |
| Q1 2025 | $999.7K | +$1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.6M | -1957% |
| Q3 2024 | $77.7K | +$1.1M |
| Q2 2024 | -$440.3K | +$372.5K |
| Q1 2024 | -$723.3K | +$4.3M |
ORBS has burned cash in most quarters: −$11M over the past year, against −$7M the year before.
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 ORBS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
ORBS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +66% | +158M shares |
| 1 year | +13002% | +396M shares |
| 3 years | +96172% | +398M shares |
ORBS has 399M diluted shares, up 13002% 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.
ORBS Net Leverage
ORBS'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).
ORBS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
ORBS's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ORBS PE vs Technology Sector
ORBS 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 ORBS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ORBS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.86 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.80 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.07 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.98 | 66% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.05 | 87% below |
ORBS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 87% 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 ORBS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ORBS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,707.5 | $59.1 | -97% |
| 2023 | $59.1 | $2.57 | -96% |
| 2024 | $2.57 | $1.60 | -38% |
| 2025 | $1.60 | $1.67 | +4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.67 | $0.67 | -60% |
ORBS has finished lower in three of the last four years. It's down 60% so far in 2026.