AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
RELY
Remitly Global, Inc.
RELY has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
RELY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
RELY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
RELY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 14x | $22.79 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $30.73 | +35% |
| Forward | 23x | $22.79 | — |
| Fair | 54x | $89.46 | +293% |
| Expensive | 258x | $425 | +1765% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RELY's PE is in its cheap range at 14x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 23x.
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.
RELY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RELY, 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.
RELY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.00 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.65 | +1733% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.39 | +2217% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.49 | +$0.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.31 | +$0.50 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.09 | +$0.43 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.06 | +$0.61 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.03 | +$0.57 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.46 |
RELY 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 RELY 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's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RELY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $509.8M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $495.2M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $452.8M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $442.2M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $419.5M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $411.9M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $361.6M | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $351.9M | +33% |
RELY's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $510M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +9.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +8.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6% | +8.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1% | +11 points |
RELY has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
RELY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.6M | +1788% |
| Q2 2026 | $133.4M | +367% |
| Q1 2026 | $75.9M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.3M | +171% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | -97% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.6M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $118.9M | +$176.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $52.8M | +$87.9M |
RELY 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.
RELY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +2.5M shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +6.3M shares |
| 3 years | +22% | +41M shares |
| 5 years | +38% | +62.1M shares |
| Available history | +672% | +195M shares |
RELY has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $22.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $42.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $12M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
RELY spent $92M buying back its own shares over 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.
RELY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -8.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -11.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -38.2x | Net Cash |
RELY has more cash than debt.
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).
RELY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.3 | Neutral |
RELY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RELY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RELY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 50% below |
| PE % | 2 | 45 | 43 pts below |
RELY is trading at 14x earnings, a 50% discount 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.
RELY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.2 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $23.8 | 4.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.8 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.7 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.8 | 21% above |
RELY 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +891% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's up 42% so far in 2026.
RELY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $44.1 | $21.6 | -51% |
| 2022 | $21.6 | $9.64 | -55% |
| 2023 | $9.64 | $19.4 | +101% |
| 2024 | $19.4 | $22.8 | +17% |
| 2025 | $22.8 | $14.2 | -38% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.2 | $22.8 | +60% |
RELY has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.