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.
TCX
Tucows Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TCX 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.
TCX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TCX's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow 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.
TCX PE Valuation
TCX 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.
TCX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for TCX 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.
TCX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.38 | +$2.35 |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.54 | +$1.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.11 | +$1.86 |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.85 | +$3.17 |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.73 | -$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.68 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.97 | +$0.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$10.02 | -$1.17 |
TCX has the edge over AAOI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 TCX 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.
TCX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M | +1.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $100.6M | +2.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $96.7M | +2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $98.7M | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $98.6M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $98.5M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.6M | +8.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.1M | +7.1% |
TCX's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $100M last quarter, up 1.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.4% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.1% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.9% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1% | +17 points |
| Q4 2024 | -32% | -14 points |
TCX 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.
TCX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$9.7M | -$7.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.1M | -201% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2M | +$14.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$7M | +$9.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.3M | +$16.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1M | +$23.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.7M | +$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$16.5M | -$10.9M |
TCX has the edge over AAOI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
TCX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +33.4K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +103K shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +308K shares |
| 5 years | +3.4% | +363K shares |
| Available history | +3.8% | +409K shares |
TCX has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | $164,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $3.1M |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TCX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 102.8x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 15.4x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2019 | 3.2x | Elevated |
TCX's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.4 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).
TCX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.9 | Neutral |
TCX's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TCX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TCX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TCX 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.
TCX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.8 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.2 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.4 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.9 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.7 | 37% below |
TCX 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 TCX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TCX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.9 | $72.9 | +18% |
| 2021 | $72.9 | $84.0 | +15% |
| 2022 | $84.0 | $32.3 | -62% |
| 2023 | $32.3 | $27.0 | -16% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $16.3 | -40% |
| 2025 | $16.3 | $22.4 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.4 | $12.3 | -45% |
TCX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 45% so far in 2026.