AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over TBCH overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
TBCH
Turtle Beach Corporation
TBCH 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.
TBCH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
TBCH's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
TBCH PE Valuation
TBCH 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.
TBCH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TBCH, 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.
TBCH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.16 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.06 | -107% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.22 | -123% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.02 | -97% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.77 | -1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.87 | +200% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.95 | +$1.03 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.74 | +$1.40 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.78 | +$1.85 |
TBCH has swung to a loss: it lost $0.06 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 TBCH 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.
TBCH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $84.7M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $56.4M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.2M | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $118.8M | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $80.5M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.8M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.9M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $146.1M | +47% |
TBCH's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $85M last quarter, up 5.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.4% | -4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -33% | -36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.7% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +7.6 points |
TBCH 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.
TBCH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.3M | +$8.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $5.9M | +$9.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $29.1M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.1M | +2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | -$15.9M | +$8.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.5M | +$10.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.3M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.8M | -32% |
TBCH 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.
TBCH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.1% | -985K shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.9% | +852K shares |
| 5 years | -0.8% | -138K shares |
| Available history | +16% | +2.5M shares |
TBCH has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $2M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M |
TBCH spent $29M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 50% 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.
TBCH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
TBCH's net debt is about 5.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 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).
TBCH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.0 | Neutral |
TBCH's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TBCH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TBCH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TBCH 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
TBCH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.9 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.6 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $12.9 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 26% above |
TBCH 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 TBCH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TBCH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.91 | $24.7 | +178% |
| 2021 | $24.7 | $24.5 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | $24.5 | $6.99 | -71% |
| 2023 | $6.99 | $11.0 | +57% |
| 2024 | $11.0 | $16.9 | +55% |
| 2025 | $16.9 | $14.2 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.2 | $16.5 | +17% |
TBCH's yearly returns have swung widely, from +178% in 2020 to −71% in 2022. It's up 17% so far in 2026.