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.
TROO
TROOPS, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TROO 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.
TROO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
There isn't enough reported data to rate TROO's fundamentals.
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.
TROO PE Valuation
TROO 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.
TROO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for TROO 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.
TROO Earnings Per Share
TROO and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $270M last quarter, up 127% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
TROO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $9.5M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.6M | +192% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.5M | +330% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.6M | +42% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | +78% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.8M | +91% |
| Q4 2022 | $975.5K | -19% |
| Q2 2022 | $962K | +50% |
TROO has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -163% | -120 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +42 points |
| Q4 2024 | -37% | -90 points |
| Q2 2024 | -114% | -40 points |
| Q4 2023 | -43% | +59 points |
| Q2 2023 | -58% | +52 points |
| Q4 2022 | 53% | +178 points |
| Q2 2022 | -74% | -16 points |
TROO's operating margin was −163% last quarter, down 120 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.
TROO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2023 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2022 | $0 | +$6.8M |
| Q2 2022 | $0 | -100% |
TROO's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against $0 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 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
TROO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +6.1% | +7.1M shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +20.6M shares |
| 3 years | +53% | +42.1M shares |
| 5 years | +2687% | +118M shares |
| Available history | +2764% | +118M shares |
TROO has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TROO Net Leverage
TROO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
TROO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.0 | Neutral |
TROO's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TROO PE vs Technology Sector
TROO 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 TROO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TROO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.85 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.97 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.65 | 42% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.87 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.43 | 36% below |
TROO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 36% 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 TROO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TROO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.92 | $1.05 | +14% |
| 2021 | $1.05 | $5.23 | +398% |
| 2022 | $5.23 | $2.13 | -59% |
| 2023 | $2.13 | $2.99 | +40% |
| 2024 | $2.99 | $1.75 | -41% |
| 2025 | $1.75 | $1.93 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.93 | $1.55 | -20% |
TROO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +398% in 2021 to −59% in 2022. It's down 20% so far in 2026.