AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over SOHU overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
SOHU
Sohu.com Limited
SOHU has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
SOHU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SOHU's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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.
SOHU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.7x | $6.23 | -48% |
| Current | 1.4x | $11.97 | — |
| Fair | 1.5x | $13.31 | +11% |
| Expensive | 3.7x | $31.99 | +167% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOHU's PE is in its fair range at 1.4x.
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.
SOHU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SOHU 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.
SOHU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.60 | +107% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.86 | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.10 | +$17.23 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.00 | +$7.81 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.16 | +$5.83 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.70 | +$4.83 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.13 | -$2.23 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.81 | -$2.07 |
SOHU 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 SOHU 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 SOHU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOHU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $135.8M | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.7M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $142.3M | +5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.4M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $135.6M | -2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.7M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $152M | +4.5% |
SOHU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $136M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -14% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.8% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -20% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | -18% | +8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -19% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | -8.6% | +5.6 points |
SOHU's operating margin was −14% last quarter, up 4.2 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.
SOHU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
SOHU's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $0 over the past year, against $0 the year before.
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.
SOHU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.3% | -607K shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -3.4M shares |
| 3 years | -25% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -36% | -14.1M shares |
| Available history | -35% | -13.8M shares |
SOHU has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SOHU 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.
SOHU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -17.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -13.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -11.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -8.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
SOHU 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).
SOHU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.9 | Neutral |
SOHU's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SOHU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SOHU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.4x | 28x | 95% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
SOHU is trading at 1.4x earnings, a 95% 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 the edge over SOHU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOHU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 6.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.2 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.5 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.9 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 8.3% below |
SOHU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 8.3% 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 SOHU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOHU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $16.3 | +51% |
| 2021 | $16.3 | $16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $16.1 | $13.5 | -16% |
| 2023 | $13.5 | $9.93 | -26% |
| 2024 | $9.93 | $13.7 | +37% |
| 2025 | $13.7 | $15.9 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.9 | $12.0 | -25% |
SOHU has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 25% so far in 2026.