AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SONO
Sonos, Inc.
SONO 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.
SONO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
SONO'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.
SONO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $15.38 | -15% |
| Current | 25x | $18.11 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $24.15 | +33% |
| Expensive | 148x | $106 | +488% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SONO's PE is 25x, 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.
SONO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SONO 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.
SONO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.72 | +$1.23 |
SONO has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 SONO 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.
SONO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $344.4M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $375.3M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $281.5M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $545.7M | -0.9% |
SONO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $344M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.4% | +9.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -24% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 8.7% | N/A |
SONO 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.
SONO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.3M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | -$70.2M | -$4.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $157.3M | +10% |
SONO and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
SONO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +773K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +559K shares |
SONO has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $30.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $40.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | $20.4M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $33.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $27.2M |
SONO spent $116M 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.
SONO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -14.7x | Net Cash |
SONO 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).
SONO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.7 | Neutral |
SONO's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SONO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SONO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 28x | 9.7% below |
| PE % | 33 | 35 | 2 pts below |
SONO is trading at 25x earnings, in line with 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.
SONO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.3 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.0 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.6 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.3 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.9 | 21% above |
SONO 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 has the edge over SONO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SONO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.0 | $24.4 | +63% |
| 2021 | $24.4 | $29.9 | +22% |
| 2022 | $29.9 | $17.0 | -43% |
| 2023 | $17.0 | $17.1 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | $17.1 | $15.0 | -12% |
| 2025 | $15.0 | $18.1 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $18.1 | +0.2% |
SONO has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.