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.
SNAL
Snail, Inc. Class A Common Stock
There isn't enough reported data to score SNAL 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.
SNAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
SNAL'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.
SNAL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 4.4x | $2.28 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $9.02 | +296% |
| Fair | 22x | $11.59 | +408% |
| Expensive | 32x | $16.62 | +629% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNAL's PE is 4.4x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
SNAL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SNAL 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.
SNAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.52 | +$3.92 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.28 | +$1.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.12 | -1742% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.70 | -1580% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.40 | -910% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.32 | -$2.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.19 | +$1.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.25 | +$1.48 |
SNAL 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 SNAL 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'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.
SNAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.1M | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.3M | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.1M | -4.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.8M | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.2M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.1M | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.2M | -8.2% |
SNAL's revenue is growing: $33M last quarter, up 139% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +91 points |
| Q2 2026 | -14% | -5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.7% | +28 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6% | -18 points |
| Q3 2025 | -69% | -71 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.2% | -21 points |
| Q1 2025 | -20% | -4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -1.3 points |
SNAL 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.
SNAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.4M | -$175.1K |
| Q1 2026 | $10.2M | +$11.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.3M | -$1.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.4M | +$10.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.2M | -1638% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.1M | -116% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.6M | -132% |
| Q3 2024 | -$5M | -$3M |
SNAL 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.
SNAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.2% | +441K shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +1.5M shares |
| 3 years | +22% | +1.6M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +1.6M shares |
SNAL has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SNAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -28.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.8x | Very low |
SNAL 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).
SNAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.7 | Oversold |
SNAL's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNAL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.4x | 28x | 84% below |
| PE % | 0 | 39 | 39 pts below |
SNAL is trading at 4.4x earnings, a 84% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
SNAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.23 | 2.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.10 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.42 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.97 | 54% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.55 | 59% below |
SNAL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 59% 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 SNAL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SNAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $15.0 | $6.50 | -57% |
| 2023 | $6.50 | $6.05 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | $6.05 | $9.35 | +55% |
| 2025 | $9.35 | $4.58 | -51% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.58 | $2.28 | -50% |
SNAL has finished lower in three of the last four years. It's down 50% so far in 2026.