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.
SOS
SOS Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score SOS 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.
SOS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
SOS's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
SOS PE Valuation
SOS 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.
SOS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SOS 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.
SOS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.40 |
SOS and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 SOS in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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 SOS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $48.8M | -46% |
| Q4 2025 | $64.7M | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $89.6M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $170.9M | +238% |
| Q2 2024 | $60.5M | +45% |
| Q4 2023 | $50.6M | -42% |
SOS's revenue is growing: $49M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -85% | -61 points |
| Q4 2025 | -129% | -145 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.8% | +106 points |
| Q2 2024 | -25% | N/A |
| Q4 2023 | 15% | N/A |
| Q2 2023 | -30% | N/A |
| Q4 2022 | -110% | N/A |
SOS's operating margin was −85% last quarter, down 61 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.
SOS Free Cash Flow
SOS 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 the edge over SOS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SOS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -98% | -1B shares |
| 1 year | +3739% | +16.2M shares |
SOS has 17M diluted shares, up 3739% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $10M |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SOS Net Leverage
SOS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
SOS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 25.4 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
SOS's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SOS PE vs Technology Sector
SOS 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 SOS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.25 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.64 | 66% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.02 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.77 | 92% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.6 | 99% below |
SOS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 SOS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,857.5 | $945.0 | -67% |
| 2021 | $945.0 | $742.5 | -21% |
| 2022 | $742.5 | $45.8 | -94% |
| 2023 | $45.8 | $69.0 | +51% |
| 2024 | $69.0 | $7.48 | -89% |
| 2025 | $7.48 | $1.57 | -79% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.57 | $0.22 | -86% |
SOS has finished lower in five of the last six years. It's down 86% so far in 2026.