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.
SCKT
Socket Mobile, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score SCKT 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.
SCKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SCKT's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are 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.
SCKT PE Valuation
SCKT 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.
SCKT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SCKT 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 SCKT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SCKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.79 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.85 | -$1.47 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.79 | -$1.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.81 | -$1.51 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.38 | -$0.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.38 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.14 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.30 | -$0.03 |
SCKT lost $1.79 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 SCKT 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 SCKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SCKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | +9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7M | -6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $4M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $4M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.8M | +9.8% |
SCKT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $3M last quarter, up 9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -19% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | -23 points |
| Q1 2026 | -21% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | -6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -34% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -6.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8.5% | +2.3 points |
SCKT's operating margin was −19% last quarter, up 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.
SCKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$107.4K | +$482.1K |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2K | +$646.6K |
| Q1 2026 | -$822.2K | -$36.9K |
| Q4 2025 | $189.3K | +$500.2K |
| Q3 2025 | -$589.6K | -$397K |
| Q2 2025 | -$601.4K | +$53.6K |
| Q1 2025 | -$785.3K | -$633.9K |
| Q4 2024 | -$310.9K | -$187.4K |
SCKT 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
SCKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +68.2K shares |
| 1 year | +4.4% | +352K shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +993K shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -626K shares |
| Available history | +34% | +2.1M shares |
SCKT has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $416,850 |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $416,850 |
| Q1 2023 | $208,425 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.5M |
| Q3 2022 | $275,734 |
| Q4 2020 | $455 |
| Q3 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SCKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -10.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
SCKT 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).
SCKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.1 | Oversold |
SCKT's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SCKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SCKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SCKT 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 SCKT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SCKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.48 | 4.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.55 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.80 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $0.99 | 54% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.16 | 60% below |
SCKT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 60% 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 SCKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SCKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.59 | $2.49 | +57% |
| 2021 | $2.49 | $4.65 | +87% |
| 2022 | $4.65 | $1.93 | -58% |
| 2023 | $1.93 | $1.16 | -40% |
| 2024 | $1.16 | $1.34 | +16% |
| 2025 | $1.34 | $1.05 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.05 | $0.46 | -56% |
SCKT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 56% so far in 2026.