AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
SPSC
SPS Commerce, Inc.
SPSC has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
SPSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SPSC's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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.
SPSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $82.25 | — |
| Current | 36x | $82.25 | — |
| Cheap | 49x | $110 | +33% |
| Fair | 87x | $196 | +138% |
| Expensive | 104x | $235 | +186% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SPSC's PE is in its cheap range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
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.
SPSC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SPSC, with profitability improving. 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.
SPSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.36 | +137% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.26 | +1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.08 | -4.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.41 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.46 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.23 | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.18 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.14 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | +16% |
SPSC 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 SPSC 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.
SPSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $197.6M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.8M | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $192.1M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $192.7M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $189.9M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $187.4M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $181.5M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $170.9M | +18% |
SPSC's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $198M last quarter, up 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.3% | -9.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -1.3 points |
SPSC 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.
SPSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $58.5M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.4M | +124% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.5M | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.7M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.3M | +21% |
SPSC 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.
SPSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -368K shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -3.7% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -806K shares |
| Available history | +0.6% | +207K shares |
SPSC has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $48.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $51.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $47.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $30M |
| Q2 2025 | $19.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
SPSC spent $172M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 92% 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.
SPSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
SPSC 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).
SPSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.5 | Neutral |
SPSC's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SPSC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SPSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 28x | 31% above |
| PE % | 8 | 35 | 27 pts below |
SPSC is trading at 36x earnings, a 31% premium 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.
SPSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $84.2 | 2.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.9 | 5.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $71.5 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $101.7 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $139.3 | 41% below |
SPSC 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 SPSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SPSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.1 | $110.3 | +97% |
| 2021 | $110.3 | $143.8 | +30% |
| 2022 | $143.8 | $127.3 | -11% |
| 2023 | $127.3 | $193.8 | +52% |
| 2024 | $193.8 | $185.5 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | $185.5 | $91.9 | -50% |
| 2026 YTD | $91.9 | $82.3 | -11% |
SPSC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.