AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
SNX
TD SYNNEX Corporation
SNX has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
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.
SNX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
SNX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is 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.
SNX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $243 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $223 | -8.2% |
| Current | 15x | $243 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $259 | +6.7% |
| Expensive | 18x | $287 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNX's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over SNX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SNX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNX, with 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 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.
SNX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $23.63 | +44% |
| Q3 2026 | $16.39 | +78% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.95 | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.01 | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.95 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.21 | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.55 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.00 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.95 | +19% |
SNX 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 SNX 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.
SNX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.6B | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.4B | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.7B | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.9B | +7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.5B | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.8B | +10% |
SNX's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $21.6B last quarter, up 38% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2% | +0.1 points |
SNX 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.
SNX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$975.6M | -556% |
| Q2 2026 | -$332.4M | -161% |
| Q1 2026 | -$929M | -$139.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +177% |
| Q3 2025 | $213.9M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $542.9M | +$695.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$789.5M | -330% |
| Q4 2024 | $512.9M | +205% |
SNX 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.
SNX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -342K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -2.5M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -13.5M shares |
| 5 years | +54% | +27.7M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -22.5M shares |
SNX has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $112.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $79.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $173M |
| Q3 2025 | $173.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $148.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $100.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $102M |
SNX spent $465M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SNX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
SNX's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
SNX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.1 | Oversold |
SNX's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 47% below |
| PE % | 30 | 35 | 5 pts below |
SNX is trading at 15x earnings, a 47% 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.
SNX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $250.8 | 3.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $252.9 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $216.8 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $176.2 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $141.2 | 72% above |
SNX 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.
SNX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.6 | $82.7 | +28% |
| 2021 | $82.7 | $113.2 | +37% |
| 2022 | $113.2 | $95.2 | -16% |
| 2023 | $95.2 | $107.6 | +13% |
| 2024 | $107.6 | $118.3 | +10% |
| 2025 | $118.3 | $154.9 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $154.9 | $242.5 | +57% |
SNX has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.