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.
POET
POET Technologies Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score POET 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.
POET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
POET's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are 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.
POET PE Valuation
POET 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.
POET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect POET's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 POET on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
POET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.71 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.85 | -$0.17 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.69 | +$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.65 | -$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.68 | -$0.19 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.88 | -$0.38 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.59 | -$0.05 |
POET is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.71 per share over the past year, against $0.88 at its worst in late 2024.
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 POET 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 POET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
POET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $569.9K | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $503.4K | +202% |
| Q4 2025 | $341.2K | +1075% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.4K | +7999% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.8K | +1823% |
| Q4 2024 | $29K | -73% |
| Q1 2024 | $8.7K | -95% |
| Q4 2023 | $107.6K | -46% |
POET's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $569,925 last quarter, up 112% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3543% | -281 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3550% | +2169 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2817% | +36594 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3202% | +179880 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3262% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -5719% | +53055 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39411% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | -183082% | N/A |
POET's operating margin was −3543% last quarter, down 281 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.
POET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$15.2M | -$5.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.2M | -$1.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.9M | +$1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2M | +$3.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.9M | -$3.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.5M | -$4.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.7M | -$9.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.5M | -$1.4M |
POET 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 POET on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
POET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +10% | +14.8M shares |
| 1 year | +100% | +81.3M shares |
| 3 years | +301% | +122M shares |
| 5 years | +370% | +128M shares |
| Available history | +463% | +134M shares |
POET has 162M diluted shares, up 100% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
POET 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.
POET Net Leverage
POET'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).
POET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.3 | Oversold |
POET's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POET PE vs Technology Sector
POET 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
POET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.11 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.26 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.94 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.52 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.77 | 9.2% above |
POET has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 9.2% above 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 POET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
POET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.70 | $6.10 | +126% |
| 2021 | $6.10 | $6.90 | +13% |
| 2022 | $6.90 | $2.97 | -57% |
| 2023 | $2.97 | $0.94 | -68% |
| 2024 | $0.94 | $6.96 | +640% |
| 2025 | $6.96 | $6.81 | -2.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.81 | $5.21 | -23% |
POET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +640% in 2024 to −68% in 2023. It's down 23% so far in 2026.