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.
TAOP
Taoping Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TAOP 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.
TAOP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
TAOP's profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
TAOP PE Valuation
TAOP 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 0.0x 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.
TAOP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TAOP to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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 has the edge over TAOP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TAOP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $96.23 | — |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.88 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.14 | -173% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.70 | +$2.10 |
| Q4 2023 | -$10.80 | +$124.20 |
| Q4 2022 | -$135.00 | +$87.00 |
| Q2 2022 | $132.00 | +$921.00 |
| Q4 2021 | -$222.00 | +$498.00 |
| Q2 2021 | -$789.00 | -$375.00 |
TAOP lost $7.88 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 TAOP 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'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.
TAOP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $13.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.6M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M | -24% |
| Q2 2024 | $18.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2023 | $24.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $14.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2022 | $24.2M | +32% |
| Q2 2022 | $10.5M | +64% |
TAOP's revenue has slid since its 2012 peak: $13M last quarter, down 46% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -44 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2024 | -0.7% | +33 points |
| Q4 2023 | 6% | -22 points |
| Q2 2023 | -12% | +205 points |
| Q4 2022 | -13% | +121 points |
| Q2 2022 | -34% | +168 points |
TAOP's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 44 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.
TAOP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1M | -$955.7K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | +$493.4K |
| Q4 2024 | -$129.3K | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2024 | -$3.3M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.3M | +$8.5M |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.2M | +$6M |
| Q4 2022 | -$10.8M | -$483.6K |
| Q2 2022 | -$7.2M | +$9.9M |
TAOP has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$7M over the past year, against −$22M 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 the edge over TAOP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
TAOP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +371% | +564K shares |
| 1 year | +1302% | +665K shares |
| 3 years | +2990% | +693K shares |
TAOP has 715,992 diluted shares, up 1302% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q4 2016 | $379,710 |
| Q4 2015 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2014 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2013 | $3M |
| Q4 2012 | $315,577 |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TAOP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 15.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.4x | High |
| Q2 2019 | 37.3x | High |
| Q4 2018 | 2.7x | Moderate |
TAOP's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years 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).
TAOP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
TAOP's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TAOP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TAOP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TAOP 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 TAOP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TAOP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.38 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.70 | 57% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.17 | 74% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.55 | 92% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.1 | 99% below |
TAOP 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 TAOP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TAOP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,006.0 | $852.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $852.0 | $675.0 | -21% |
| 2022 | $675.0 | $204.0 | -70% |
| 2023 | $204.0 | $43.5 | -79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $12.3 | -72% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $1.47 | -88% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.47 | $0.30 | -80% |
TAOP has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 80% so far in 2026.