AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TEAM
Atlassian Corporation
TEAM has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals 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.
TEAM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TEAM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
TEAM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $152 | — |
| Current | 448x | $152 | — |
| Cheap | 449x | $153 | +0.2% |
| Fair | 450x | $153 | +0.5% |
| Expensive | 451x | $153 | +0.8% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TEAM's PE is 448x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over TEAM on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
TEAM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect TEAM's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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.
TEAM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.45 | +1503% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.34 | +$1.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.82 | +$0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.71 | +$0.63 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.70 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.98 | +$0.18 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.66 | -$1.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.34 | +$0.16 |
TEAM 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 TEAM 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.
TEAM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +21% |
TEAM's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.8B last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.7% | -4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.5% | +0.2 points |
TEAM 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.
TEAM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $462.6M | +304% |
| Q2 2026 | $474.7M | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $561.3M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $168.5M | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $114.6M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $360.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $638.3M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $342.6M | +21% |
TEAM 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.
TEAM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -3.3M shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -6.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | +1.9% | +4.7M shares |
| Available history | +2.3% | +5.9M shares |
TEAM has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $588M |
| Q2 2026 | $359.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $990.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $197.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $252.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $392.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $134.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $69.2M |
TEAM spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 152% 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.
TEAM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
TEAM 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).
TEAM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.5 | Neutral |
TEAM's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TEAM PE vs Technology Sector
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.
TEAM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $189.4 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $160.2 | 4.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $124.4 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $165.5 | 8% below |
| 200 week MA | $176.3 | 14% below |
TEAM's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 TEAM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TEAM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $121.1 | $241.8 | +100% |
| 2021 | $241.8 | $387.9 | +60% |
| 2022 | $387.9 | $127.2 | -67% |
| 2023 | $127.2 | $237.9 | +87% |
| 2024 | $237.9 | $250.1 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | $250.1 | $163.2 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $163.2 | $152.3 | -6.7% |
TEAM has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 6.7% so far in 2026.